Patents by Inventor Sergio Podesta

Sergio Podesta 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 for handling container cargo and a novel ship and lifting device
    Patent number: 4158416
    Abstract: A container cargo handling system for loading and unloading ships includes an improved transport vehicle having cable-operated collecting means for lowering and raising container cargo in the ship's hold from the main deck and a cargo vessel having vertical storage compartments with hatchways on the main deck covered by pontoon covers which form a roadway for the transport vehicle, and a bow entrance for direct passage of the transport vehicle onto the main deck for loading and unloading the vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1977
    Date of Patent: June 19, 1979
    Assignee: Container Cargo Carriers Corporation
    Inventor: Sergio Podesta