Patents by Inventor Alberto Rodrigues

Alberto Rodrigues 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: 11965580
    Abstract: A dynamic viscoelastic vibration neutralizer for industrial pipes includes a metallic housing, to which the shaft supports are fixed, by screws. The supports of the viscoelastic pieces and the supports of the housing itself, allow the junction of the device with the system to be controlled. An oscillating mass, fixed in the center of a metallic shaft, is supported by the shaft supports. two sets of viscoelastic pieces, are fixed by one of their ends to the supports of the viscoelastic pieces and by the other to the oscillating mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignees: Universidade Federal Do Parana, Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.—Petrobras
    Inventors: Milena Watanabe Bavaresco, Thiago Da Silva, Gabriel De Almeida Pereira, Alex Geraldo Rodrigues Do Pilar, José Eduardo Gubaua, Jucélio Tomás Pereira, Eduardo Márcio De Oliveira Lopes, Carlos Alberto Bavastri, Jorivaldo Medeiros, Rodrigo Andre Hoppe, Joilson De Souza Rangel Junior, Claudio De Oliveira Mendonça, Carlos Akio Soki, Andre Albuquerque Thomas E Brandão
  • Publication number: 20240110137
    Abstract: A microfluidic system for the validation and study of nanomaterials, drugs, or mixtures thereof for biomedical and/or pharmaceutic applications includes a device for the production of an organoid cell culture having: a base layer for support; a transducer layer arranged on the base layer; and an intermediate layer, arranged on the transducer layer. The intermediate layer has a plurality of cavities for organoid cell growth and a microchannel network for fluid flow, a heating device, and at least a plurality of sensors in each cavity for cell parameter control and growth. Each sensor is located for measuring an organoid cell growth parameter in the interior of each cavity. The heating device is located in the interior of each cavity. The heating device and the plurality of sensors are in direct contact with the organoid cell culture. The plurality of sensors is selected from temperature sensor, pH sensor, heaters or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Graça Maria HENRIQUES MINAS, Raquel OLIVEIRA RODRIGUES, Paulo Jorge TEIXEIRA DE SOUSA, Rui Alberto MADEIRA MACEDO DE LIMA, Patrícia Catarina SARAIVA DE SOUSA, Carlos Alberto CALAZA CABANAS
  • Publication number: 20230142136
    Abstract: A microfluidic preconcentrator is provided, designed to receive a gas sample containing gaseous pollutants such as volatile organic compounds, to concentrate the gaseous pollutants and to transfer them to an analysis device. An assembly comprising an enclosure, a microfluidic preconcentrator, connectors and a means for holding the microfluidic preconcentrator inside the enclosure, a heating device and a cooling device, are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Stéphane LE CALVE, Alberto RODRIGUES CUEVAS, Irene LARA-IBEAS, Agathe LEPRINCE, Michel WOLF
  • Patent number: 10260179
    Abstract: The present application describes a net with identification and traceability system, in particular a knitted net of the Raschel type, for packing products by wrapping, that contains a position-color scheme distributed across the width of the knitted net and applied during weaving on looms which transposition for numerical code enables the processing of information by electronic reading devices suitable for production management and control. The solution disclosed in the present application aims at complementing identification systems currently applied in these products, in which the identifying code is applied in the cardboard tube wherein the agricultural net is winded, which is destroyed/recycled after application of the net in the field, making it impossible to trace the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: CORDENET—PRODUTORA DE REDES AGRICOLAS S.A.
    Inventors: Manuel Alberto Rodrigues Pereira, Mario Mendes, Joana Margarida De Oliveira Barbas
  • Publication number: 20170283998
    Abstract: The present application describes a net with identification and traceability system, in particular a knitted net of the Raschel type, for packing products by wrapping, that contains a position-color scheme distributed across the width of the knitted net and applied during weaving on looms which transposition for numerical code enables the processing of information by electronic reading devices suitable for production management and control. The solution disclosed in the present application aims at complementing identification systems currently applied in these products, in which the identifying code is applied in the cardboard tube wherein the agricultural net is winded, which is destroyed/recycled after application of the net in the field, making it impossible to trace the product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Manuel Alberto RODRIGUES PEREIRA, Mario MENDES, Joana Margarida DE OLIVEIRA BARBAS
  • Patent number: 9371052
    Abstract: An airbag module (400) has a housing (402), an airbag (404), an inflator (406) and a deflector mechanism (420) which provides a barrier or guide and a reaction hood 401 or surface to modify the trajectory of the airbag on inflation to inflate at a lower trajectory. The deflector mechanism (420) has a tensioning member (430).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Key Safety Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Heather Mallinger, Calum Beattie, Roy Deutschmann, Alberto Rodrigues, Joseph Massa
  • Publication number: 20150166001
    Abstract: An airbag module (400) has a housing (402), an airbag (404), an inflator (406) and a deflector mechanism (420) which provides a barrier or guide and a reaction hood 401 or surface to modify the trajectory of the airbag on inflation to inflate at a lower trajectory. The deflector mechanism (420) has a tensioning member (430).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: Key Safety Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Heather Mallinger, Calum Beattie, Roy Deutschmann, Alberto Rodrigues, Joseph Massa
  • Patent number: 8002145
    Abstract: The present invention is a reusable assembly for containing, distributing and consuming mineral water. The assembly includes a container having a top mounted handle and recesses and projections to facilitate piling. The lower portion has recesses and projections that match the upper recesses and projections when piled up among several units. The container has a partial cutout with a contoured opening so that a vane-like inner part can be placed thereupon. A bag is placed inside the container, on the vane, and has a nozzle that can fit an opening in the front wall of the container. The nozzle has a tubular configuration, allowing a plug to tightly fit inside. The assembly has a tap with a free end having side windows to let the water in. The plug and the head can be coupled to each other when the tap is inserted into the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Stop Air Locacao de Sistemas de Embalagens de Liquidos Ltda.
    Inventor: Carlos Alberto Rodrigues Anjos
  • Publication number: 20080156827
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a reusable assembly for containing, distributing and consuming mineral water comprised of a container (1) having a handle (2), recesses and projections (34) to be piled among several units, which are combined by other means in the form of coupling and locking holes (5a) for bolts (5b) provided on the upper face of a support base (6); wherein the bottom of said container is cut out to provide a large opening (7), however, a portion (8) of said bottom is kept in order to contour said opening (7), in such a way that a vane-like inner part (9) can be placed on said part (8), a plastic bag (10) is placed upon the former and provided with a cylindrical nozzle (11) that can be fit from inside into an opening (12) provided in the lower portion of the front wall of the container (1), wherein said nozzle (11), besides being attached through a nut (13) has inside same a plug (14) tightly fit from inside, acting jointly with a tap (15) provided with the respective actuating knob (16),
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2005
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: STOP AIR LOCACAO DE SISTEMAS DE EMBALAGENS DE LIQU
    Inventor: Carlos Alberto Rodrigues Anjos
  • Patent number: 7005582
    Abstract: A splice protection sleeve flange includes means for clamping a cable, a seal interposed between two rings, one of which can move along the cable, and a frustoconical threaded part which is screwed into the flange and acts both on the moveable ring and on the clamping means. In another aspect, a device for clamping a cable includes a ring on which fingers are each mounted in the form of a hinge, the free end of each finger terminating in a claw turned inwardly towards the axis YY? of the ring and, on the side of the plane where the fingers do not lie, there is provided a means which, by shape complementarity, is intended to cooperate with another clamping device of the same shape but having a ring diameter greater or smaller than a value equal to the largest radial dimension of the fingers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: CCS Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Thorsten Muller, Jean-Louis Delatouche, Yannick Schreiber, Alberto Rodrigues
  • Publication number: 20050238841
    Abstract: A ring for use in a splice protection sleeve flange includes a collar and means for putting the collar around a cable without slipping the collar over the cable. The collar comprises a base body, the inner and outer circumferential lateral faces of which include a male part and a female part, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventors: Alberto Rodrigues, Thorsten Muller, Jean-Louis Delatouche, Yannick Schreiber
  • Patent number: 6944388
    Abstract: A splice protection sleeve includes two half-shells provided with means for assembling them into a shell and at least two end flanges, each of them consisting of sub-flanges assembled by assembling means so as to form an opening for the passage of a cable, the assembling means including two dovetail bars and a wedge joining the two bars together. Furthermore, in a splice protection sleeve according to the invention, the half-shell includes, on the inner face, a cam which extends in the circumferential direction and is followed in this direction by a housing and the flange includes a stub intended to push the cam back before entering the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: CCS Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Alberto Rodrigues, Thorsten Muller, Jean-Louis Delatouche, Yannick Schreiber
  • Publication number: 20040231881
    Abstract: A splice protection sleeve flange includes means for clamping a cable, a seal interposed between two rings, one of which can move along the cable, and a frustoconical threaded part which is screwed into the flange and acts both on the moveable ring and on the clamping means. In another aspect, a device for clamping a cable includes a ring on which fingers are each mounted in the form of a hinge, the free end of each finger terminating in a claw turned inwardly towards the axis YY′ of the ring and, on the side of the plane where the fingers do not lie, there is provided a means which, by shape complementarity, is intended to cooperate with another clamping device of the same shape but having a ring diameter greater or smaller than a value equal to the largest radial dimension of the fingers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Thorsten Muller, Jean-Louis Detatouche, Yannick Schreiber, Alberto Rodrigues
  • Publication number: 20040208467
    Abstract: A splice protection sleeve includes two half-shells provided with means for assembling them into a shell and at least two end flanges, each of them consisting of sub-flanges assembled by assembling means so as to form an opening for the passage of a cable, the assembling means including two dovetail bars and a wedge joining the two bars together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Alberto Rodrigues, Thorsten Muller, Jean-Louis Delatouche, Yannick Schrieber
  • Patent number: D900608
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: CORDENET-PRODUTORA DE REDES AGRICOLAS, S.A.
    Inventors: Manuel Alberto Rodrigues Pereira, Mario Alberto Ferreira Mendes, Joana Margarida De Oliveira Barbas