Patents by Inventor Paolo Murgo

Paolo Murgo 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).

  • System and method for grit blasting an annular junction portion of a pipeline and laying vessel comprising said system
    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
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GRIT BLASTING AN ANNULAR JUNCTION PORTION OF A PIPELINE AND LAYING VESSEL COMPRISING SAID SYSTEM
    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