Patents by Inventor Maurizio De Santo

Maurizio De Santo 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: 11951593
    Abstract: A system for grit blasting an annular junction portion of a pipeline extending along a longitudinal axis on board a laying vessel, comprises at least one carriage configured to advance along an annular path about the pipeline; at least one centrifugal turbine, which is configured to project grit towards the pipeline, rotates about a rotation axis lying on a plane orthogonal to the longitudinal axis and is supported by the carriage; at least one feed device configured to feed the grit to the centrifugal turbine and comprising a hopper which extends along a respective axis, defines a feed chamber and is coupled to the respective carriage and a guide device configured to act in conjunction with the hopper to feed the grit to the centrifugal turbine at all the operating positions of the carriage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SAIPEM S.P.A.
    Inventors: Francesco Simone, Maurizio De Santo, Paolo Murgo
  • Publication number: 20220250109
    Abstract: A system for field internally coating a pipe joint comprising a polymer application unit, which has a first cart configured to selectively advance inside a pipe; a first and a second tank configured to contain a first and a second polymer component respectively; a mixer to mix the first and the second component; a first and a second pump to feed the first and the second component respectively from the first and the second tank to the mixer; an applicator to apply the polymer to the pipe; and a conduit comprising a free end configured to be placed near the applicator to feed the polymer from the mixer to the applicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Maurizio De Santo, Momtchil Kaltchev, Francesco Simone
  • Publication number: 20220032424
    Abstract: A system for grit blasting an annular junction portion of a pipeline extending along a longitudinal axis on board a laying vessel, comprises at least one carriage configured to advance along an annular path about the pipeline; at least one centrifugal turbine, which is configured to project grit towards the pipeline, rotates about a rotation axis lying on a plane orthogonal to the longitudinal axis and is supported by the carriage; at least one feed device configured to feed the grit to the centrifugal turbine and comprising a hopper which extends along a respective axis, defines a feed chamber and is coupled to the respective carriage and a guide device configured to act in conjunction with the hopper to feed the grit to the centrifugal turbine at all the operating positions of the carriage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Francesco Simone, Maurizio De Santo, Paolo Murgo
  • Publication number: 20210299797
    Abstract: A system for carrying out operations along an annular junction portion of a pipeline is provided with: a frame comprising a C-shaped structure, which is configured to be selectively clamped about a pipeline extending along a longitudinal axis and near an annular junction portion, and at least one driving device arranged along an arc of an annular path and coupled to the structure; a support arm configured to rest on the pipeline and connected to the structure for maintaining the laying plane of the driving device substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal axis; a carriage slideably coupled to the driving device; and at least one operating device configured to carry out operations along the annular junction portion and cantilever supported by said annular segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventor: Maurizio De Santo