Patents by Inventor Afonso MOREIRA SERRO

Afonso MOREIRA SERRO 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: 10352004
    Abstract: A telescopic bar for load transmission which, if anchored in concrete slabs, creates a support between them, forming semi-rigid joints, and prevents differential settlement of the slabs, by enabling rotation in the vertical direction about a joint axis. The telescopic bar transmits a load from one slab to an adjacent slab, ensures perfect leveling of the slab surfaces, and enables removal and reuse of the slab at a later time. The telescopic bar may be used for constructing floors of easily manufactured prefabricated materials, and creates a new paradigm for the construction of roads, seaports, airports, railways, industrial areas, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: MOREIRA SERRO, AFONSO
    Inventor: Afonso Moreira Serro
  • Publication number: 20180266059
    Abstract: The present invention relates to bars for load transmission, which if anchored in concrete slabs create a support between them, forming semi-rigid joints and accompanying the differential settlements of the foundation bed, as a result of the rotation in the vertical direction about the joint axis, and transmitting the load from a slab to the other, ensuring a perfect leveling of the surface thereof when occurring elastic movements of the foundations, and allowing the possibility of removing the slabs at any time and reuse them again, due to the telescopic effect of the bars. The telescopic function of the bar which allows its support between slabs created a new possibility of obtaining prefabricated floorings of easy manufacture and assembly in situ, creating a new concept in the construction of roads, ports, airports, railways, industrial areas, etc., which distinguishes the present invention from the closest state of the art.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventor: Afonso MOREIRA SERRO
  • Publication number: 20180266058
    Abstract: The present invention relates to bars for load transmission, which if anchored in concrete slabs create a support between them, forming semi-rigid joints and accompanying the differential settlements of the foundation bed, as a result of the rotation in the vertical direction about the joint axis, and transmitting the load from a slab to the other, ensuring a perfect leveling of the surface thereof when occurring elastic movements of the foundations, and allowing the possibility of removing the slabs at any time and reuse them again, due to the telescopic effect of the bars. The telescopic function of the bar which allows its support between slabs created a new possibility of obtaining prefabricated floorings of easy manufacture and assembly in situ, creating a new concept in the construction of roads, ports, airports, railways, industrial areas, etc., which distinguishes the present invention from the closest state of the art.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventor: Afonso MOREIRA SERRO
  • Publication number: 20160326703
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an adjustable telescopic formwork with linear or axial and radial geometric alignment for pavement construction which materials lose volume in the dehydration step until reaching the solid state and consists in obtaining a light and resistant formwork. The present invention comprises at least two blades, one outer (a), which at its upper edge has a tab (l) for supporting various equipments for vibrating, cutting and grinding the materials that are confined by it; and another inner (b) that has a telescopic function which allows to be regulated millimetrically by a manual or electric adjustable vertical screw (c). The present invention is intended to confine various types of materials, especially cement concrete, ensuring his perfect levelling, ensuring very low margins of unevenness and is mainly intended for the construction of roads, airports, ports and industrial floorings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventor: Afonso MOREIRA SERRO