Patents by Inventor Andrea Chiodini

Andrea Chiodini 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).

  • Apparatus and method for removing hydrocarbons from a body of water
    Patent number: 11891314
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device and an apparatus and relative method for removing hydrocarbons from a water body, in particular for the remediation of hydrophobic contaminated hydrocarbons present as a demixed phase. The device of the invention is equipped with at least one sensor which determines its position with respect to the demixed phase in the body of water, allowing automated modification of the position of the device with respect to the demixed phase in optimising its separation and recovery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: ENI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Andrea Chiodini, Stefano Loda
  • Apparatus and Method for Removing Hydrocarbons from a Body of Water
    Publication number: 20190330084
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device and an apparatus and relative method for removing hydrocarbons from a water body, in particular for the remediation of hydrophobic contaminated hydrocarbons present as a demixed phase. The device of the invention is equipped with at least one sensor which determines its position with respect to the demixed phase in the body of water, allowing automated modification of the position of the device with respect to the demixed phase in optimising its separation and recovery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Andrea Chiodini, Stefano Loda