Patents by Inventor Joan Saurina Casals

Joan Saurina Casals has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8356676
    Abstract: This device comprises a portable reservoir (2) suspended form a helicopter and provided with at least one lower hatch (21) for discharging the extinguishing liquid or water transported. The device comprises a vacuum pump (4) to create a vacuum inside said reservoir (2), a vacuum sensor (75) to regulate the vacuum created inside the reservoir (2) depending on the quantity of water to be loaded, several means to cause the opening of a lower hatch (21) of the reservoir (2) and the loading of water into the reservoir (2) as a result of the suction effect caused by the vacuum, several means for detecting when the reservoir (2) is full and several means for automatically closing the lower hatch (21) when the water load has reached a preset level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Inventec, S.L.
    Inventor: Joan Saurina Casals
  • Publication number: 20110192617
    Abstract: This device comprises a portable reservoir (2) suspended form a helicopter and provided with at least one lower hatch (21) for discharging the extinguishing liquid or water transported. The device comprises a vacuum pump (4) to create a vacuum inside said reservoir (2), a vacuum sensor (75) to regulate the vacuum created inside the reservoir (2) depending on the quantity of water to be loaded, several means to cause the opening of a lower hatch (21) of the reservoir (2) and the loading of water into the reservoir (2) as a result of the suction effect caused by the vacuum, several means for detecting when the reservoir (2) is full and several means for automatically closing the lower hatch (21) when the water load has reached a preset level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventor: Joan Saurina Casals