Patents by Inventor Alberto BRUCATO
Alberto BRUCATO 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).
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Patent number: 11266962Abstract: Described herein is a reactor (1) includes: a first reaction volume (V1), a second reaction volume (V2), wherein: the first reaction volume (V1) is in fluid communication with an inlet port for an oxidizer agent (OX_IN), an inlet port for at least one first reactant (R1_IN) and an outlet port for at least one reaction product (P1_OUT), said second reaction volume (V2) is in fluid communication with an inlet port for at least one second reactant (R2_IN), an outlet port for at least one second reaction product (P2_OUT) and is furthermore in thermal exchange relationship with said first reaction volume (V1), wherein, during operation, in said first reaction volume (V1) an oxidation reaction occurs between said at least one first reactant and said oxidizer agent with the formation of said at least one first reaction product, and in said second reaction volume (V2) a gasification reaction occurs of said second reactant with the contribution of a thermal energy flow exchanged between the first and the second reaType: GrantFiled: January 27, 2017Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Archimede S.R.L.Inventors: Alberto Brucato, Giuseppe Caputo, Franco Grisafi, Francesca Scargiali, Gianluca Minelli, Gaetano Tuzzolino, Calogero Gattuso, Roberto Rizzo, Marialaura Alessi, Fabio Santoro
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Patent number: 11187465Abstract: A heat exchanger (1; 1*; 100) includes a bundle of tubes (8), each extending in a respective elongation direction (X1) and defining a flow path for a working fluid that extends in the elongation direction, wherein each tube (8) of the bundle of tubes can be supplied with a working fluid; a matrix (6) of thermally conductive material that houses the tubes (8) of the bundle and that is configured, in use, for promoting heat exchange between working fluids that run through corresponding tubes (8) of the bundle; and a shell (4) made of thermally insulating material arranged around the matrix (6), wherein: the matrix (6) is made up of a plurality of sections (10; 10*) arranged aligned in the elongation direction (X1) and alternated by thermal interruptions (12) that extending transversely to the elongation direction (X1).Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2017Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: Archimede S.R.L.Inventors: Alberto Brucato, Giuseppe Caputo, Gianluca Tumminelli, Gaetano Tuzzolino, Calogero Gattuso, Roberto Rizzo
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Publication number: 20190041136Abstract: A heat exchanger (1; 1*; 100) includes a bundle of tubes (8), each extending in a respective elongation direction (X1) and defining a flow path for a working fluid that extends in the elongation direction, wherein each tube (8) of the bundle of tubes can be supplied with a working fluid; a matrix (6) of thermally conductive material that houses the tubes (8) of the bundle and that is configured, in use, for promoting heat exchange between working fluids that run through corresponding tubes (8) of the bundle; and a shell (4) made of thermally insulating material arranged around the matrix (6), wherein: the matrix (6) is made up of a plurality of sections (10; 10*) arranged aligned in the elongation direction (X1) and alternated by thermal interruptions (12) that extending transversely to the elongation direction (X1).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2017Publication date: February 7, 2019Inventors: ALBERTO BRUCATO, GIUSEPPE CAPUTO, GIANLUCA TUMMINELLI, GAETANO TUZZOLINO, CALOGERO GATTUSO, ROBERTO RIZZO
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Publication number: 20190039036Abstract: Described herein is a reactor (1) includes: a first reaction volume (V1), a second reaction volume (V2), wherein: the first reaction volume (V1) is in fluid communication with an inlet port for an oxidizer agent (OX_IN), an inlet port for at least one first reactant (R1_IN) and an outlet port for at least one reaction product (P1_OUT), said second reaction volume (V2) is in fluid communication with an inlet port for at least one second reactant (R2_IN), an outlet port for at least one second reaction product (P2_OUT) and is furthermore in thermal exchange relationship with said first reaction volume (V1), wherein, during operation, in said first reaction volume (V1) an oxidation reaction occurs between said at least one first reactant and said oxidizer agent with the formation of said at least one first reaction product, and in said second reaction volume (V2) a gasification reaction occurs of said second reactant with the contribution of a thermal energy flow exchanged between the first and the second reaType: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2017Publication date: February 7, 2019Inventors: ALBERTO BRUCATO, GIUSEPPE CAPUTO, FRANCO GRISAFI, FRANCESCA SCARGIALI, GIANLUCA MINELLI, GAETANO TUZZOLINO, CALOGERO GATTUSO, ROBERTO RIZZO, MARIALAURA ALESSI, FABIO SANTORO
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Patent number: 10086346Abstract: A plant for the disposal of wastes includes a supercritical water oxidation reactor, a supercritical water gasification reactor, and a feeding system configured for feeding at least two organic currents of wastes to the supercritical water oxidation reactor and supercritical water gasification reactor and configured for feeding at least one aqueous flow within said plant. The feeding system is configured for feeding the at least one aqueous current with a series flow through the supercritical water oxidation reactor and supercritical water gasification reactor. The feeding system is configured for feeding the at least two organic currents of wastes with a parallel flow through the supercritical water oxidation reactor and supercritical water gasification reactor and so as to selectively feed each of the organic currents of wastes to the supercritical water oxidation reactor or to the supercritical water gasification reactor.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2016Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: ARCHIMEDE S.R.L.Inventors: Alberto Brucato, Giuseppe Caputo, Franco Grisafi, Francesca Scargiali, Gianluca Tumminelli, Gaetano Tuzzolino, Roberto D'Agostino, Roberto Rizzo
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Publication number: 20180117561Abstract: A plant for the disposal of wastes includes a supercritical water oxidation reactor, a supercritical water gasification reactor, and a feeding system configured for feeding at least two organic currents of wastes to the supercritical water oxidation reactor and supercritical water gasification reactor and configured for feeding at least one aqueous flow within said plant. The feeding system is configured for feeding the at least one aqueous current with a series flow through the supercritical water oxidation reactor and supercritical water gasification reactor. The feeding system is configured for feeding the at least two organic currents of wastes with a parallel flow through the supercritical water oxidation reactor and supercritical water gasification reactor and so as to selectively feed each of the organic currents of wastes to the supercritical water oxidation reactor or to the supercritical water gasification reactor.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2016Publication date: May 3, 2018Applicant: Archimede S.r.l.Inventors: Alberto BRUCATO, Giuseppe CAPUTO, Franco GRISAFI, Francesca SCARGIALI, Gianluca TUMMINELLI, Gaetano TUZZOLINO, Roberto D'AGOSTINO, Roberto RIZZO