Patents by Inventor Alberto Antonio Sagüés

Alberto Antonio Sagüés 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).

  • Systems and methods for contactless assessment of structures buried in soil
    Patent number: 11099148
    Abstract: In one embodiment, reinforced soil is assessed using a non-contact method including positioning a reference electrode in close proximity to a surface of the soil without contacting the electrode to the soil surface, vibrating the electrode with a vibration generator, and measuring an electrical potential difference between the electrode and the soil surface, the potential difference being indicative of the condition of a portion of a reinforcement member positioned below the soil surface at the location of the electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
    Inventors: Alberto Antonio Sagüés, William Clarence Ruth, Leonidas Philip Emmenegger, Enrique Alberto Paz Velasquez
  • Systems and methods for contactless assessment of reinforced concrete
    Patent number: 10247691
    Abstract: In one embodiment, non-contact assessment of reinforced concrete is performed by positioning a reference electrode in close proximity to a surface of the concrete without contacting the electrode to the surface, vibrating the electrode with a vibration generator, and measuring the electrical potential difference between the electrode and the concrete surface, the potential difference being indicative of the condition of a portion of a reinforcement member positioned below the concrete surface at the location of the electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: University of South Florida
    Inventors: Alberto Antonio Sagüés, Michael Thomas Walsh