Patents by Inventor Alessandro Ditillo

Alessandro Ditillo 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: 8232686
    Abstract: A safety device for the emergency interruption of the drilling maneuvering in a drilling machine is provided with a guide tower or mast (17) and a device (10) for realizing the driving in the ground of drilling elements. The device includes at least a frame (12) fixed to the mast and provided with at least an arm or a door (11) rotating around an axis (Y) with respect to the frame. A microswitch (23) is activated by the movements of rotation given to the door (11) for stopping at least some of the dangerous drilling maneuvering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Soilmec S.p.A.
    Inventor: Alessandro Ditillo
  • Publication number: 20120163921
    Abstract: An apparatus for drilling the ground, in particular for the installation of foundation piles, includes a drilling turret (2) with a vertical guiding antenna (3), a rotary head for driving drilling batteries including a continuous ground drilling rotary propeller (5) housed inside at least one covering tube (7). A inner drive is adapted to drive said propeller (5), and a second external drive is connected to the tube (7) and allowing movement thereof, a driving cab (8) for an operator, which includes all the manipulators for operating the machine and the systems for displaying measured parameters. The apparatus further includes a system for controlling the excavation parameters, which is enabled to receive information from the drilling parameter control sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: Soilmec S.p.A.
    Inventor: Alessandro Ditillo
  • Publication number: 20120103083
    Abstract: A device for measuring the torque or force exerted by a drilling machine during a rotation, driving or lifting of a tool. The measuring device includes an engaging device with a drilling battery or with a shaft of at least a drilling equipment or rotary of the machine the engaging device is susceptible of symmetrically or axial-symmetrically locking the drilling battery or the shaft preventing the rotation and/or the axial displacement in a position in correspondence to the tool. The engaging device is associated with at least a transducer for the detection of at least a maximum torque or of at least a maximum force exerted by the machine; and the measuring device is fixedly constrained to the drilling battery or to the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: Soilmec S.p.A.
    Inventors: Simone Trevisani, Alessandro Ditillo, Marco Casadei
  • Publication number: 20110311316
    Abstract: Equipment serves to form consolidated soil columns having a non-circular cross-section, and includes a mast (2, 8), a rotary (3) which is rotatable and translatable along an axis parallel to the mast, a series of hollow rods (4) temporarily unlockable from the rotary (3), and a device to vary the rotational rate of the rotary in one or more prefixed angular ranges. A rotor (21) is directly secured to one of the rods of the string and operatively coupled to a device (20) generating control signals to vary the rotational speed of the rotary in response to the rotor angular position. A through clamp (10) is mounted to the rotatable mandrel of the rotary and is provided with locking members which can be activated to clamp a rod and make it integral to the rotary, and which can be deactivated to release the rod so as to allow the rotary to move relative to the rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: SOILMEC S.P.A.
    Inventors: Alessandro Ditillo, Maurizio Siepi
  • Publication number: 20110147090
    Abstract: A multi-function machine for drilling, boring, driving and lifting comprising a translation system (2) which supports a turret (3) motorized and provided with driving cab. A lattice tower type arm is hinged to the frame of the turret and movable between substantially raised and inclined positions. In at least a first configuration the arm is used as a lifting arm. The free upper end of the arm has a head (9) having a system of pulleys and/or transmissions for rope (10). The arm (4) can rotate with respect to the turret (3) to acquire a second configuration of mounting/transport wherein its longitudinal axis is substantially horizontally arranged and turned over toward the front. Ropes and rods are provided (14,16) for bringing the arm from the first to the second configuration and vice-versa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: Soilmec S.p.A.
    Inventors: Alessandro Ditillo, Stefano Massari
  • Publication number: 20110044769
    Abstract: An injection head includes an upper inlet pipe (12) for receiving fluid from a set of tubular rods which can be mounted above the head, at least a first pipe (13) having a curved intermediate portion (14) which connects the upper inlet pipe (12) to at least one lateral injection nozzle (11), at least a second pipe (15) for conveying a fluid from the inlet pipe (12) to a lower outlet pipe (17) which can be connected to a drilling tool. The injection head also has valve (20-23) which can be actuated to cut off the flow of the fluid towards the lower outlet pipe (17). The valve is located in a position downstream of the upper inlet pipe (12) and above, or upstream of, the lateral nozzles (11) and the second pipes (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: Soilmec S.p.A.
    Inventors: Maurizio Siepi, Alessandro Ditillo
  • Publication number: 20100263929
    Abstract: Excavation and compaction equipment for the construction of piles includes a drilling rod rotating around a rotation axis (A) and a tool (10) mounted at a lower end of the drilling rod. The tool includes a hollow central shaft (11) and provided at its lower end (17) with a door (18) for the outlet of the concrete; at least a screw (12) integral with the shaft (11). A compactor is (13) positioned along the screw (12) and a base (14) of substantially semicircular shape is provided at the lower end of the screw (12). A plate (15) has a shape such that it superimposes under the base (14) and rotates relatively around the shaft (11) for alternatively assuming an open position, in condition of excavation (descent) wherein it superimposes on the base, and a reclosed position, in condition of compaction (ascent) wherein it forms a surface substantially circular with the base (14). Excavation teeth (16) are fixed to the lower end of the tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: Soilmec S.p.A.
    Inventor: Alessandro Ditillo
  • Publication number: 20100237714
    Abstract: A safety device for the emergency interruption of the drilling maneuvering in a drilling machine is provided with a guide tower or mast (17) and a device (10) for realizing the driving in the ground of drilling elements. The device includes at least a frame (12) fixed to the mast and provided with at least an arm or a door (11) rotating around an axis (Y) with respect to the frame. A microswitch (23) is activated by the movements of rotation given to the door (11) for stopping at least some of the dangerous drilling maneuvering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: Soilmec S.p.A.
    Inventor: Alessandro Ditillo