Patents by Inventor Andrea Pedretti
Andrea Pedretti 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: 11949932Abstract: Example methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to determine synthetic total audience ratings are disclosed. Disclosed example apparatus are to access census data including census viewing statements associated with media content presented by census devices, access panel data including panelist viewing statements associated with media content presented by panel devices, the panel data including weights to represent numbers of individuals to be represented by corresponding panelists, assign the census devices to the panel devices based on the weights, divide the weights for respective ones of the panelists into respective sets of split weights, and assign the census viewing statements to at least subsets of the sets of split weights to determine audience ratings for a population, the assignment of the census viewing statements to the at least subsets of the sets of split weights based on the assignment of the census devices to the panel devices.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: Chiara Frisardi, Claudio Meraviglia, Stefano Pedretti, Fabio Filatrella, Davide Rindori, Stefano Ghiotto, Valerio Maretti, Gianmarco Ria, Marco Abrate, Fabio Scantamburlo, Gianluca Costante, Michaela Papandrea, Tiziano Leidi, Andrea Quattrini, Davide Nasi
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Publication number: 20240100468Abstract: The present invention uses an inert gas medium to heat an adsorbent bed and effect desorption of one or more chemical moieties adsorbed thereon. In particular, the invention is useful for the desorption of CO2 from adsorption beds utilized for direct air capture (DAC) of CO2 as well as adsorption beds utilized for capture of CO2 from flue gases. The inert gas medium is heated to the necessary sorbent desorption temperature and passed through a CO2 adsorbent bed to bring it up to the proper desorption temperature and effect desorption. Once the bed is fully desorbed, the CO2-enriched gas medium is passed through one or more condensers to separate the inert gas medium from the CO2 product.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Andrea PEDRETTI, Alex WELCH, Saeb BESARATI, Brian HOLMAN
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Patent number: 11931686Abstract: The present invention uses an inert gas medium to heat an adsorbent bed and effect desorption of one or more chemical moieties adsorbed thereon. In particular, the invention is useful for the desorption of CO2 from adsorption beds utilized for direct air capture (DAC) of CO2 as well as adsorption beds utilized for capture of CO2 from flue gases. The inert gas medium is heated to the necessary sorbent desorption temperature and passed through a CO2 adsorbent bed to bring it up to the proper desorption temperature and effect desorption. Once the bed is fully desorbed, the CO2-enriched gas medium is passed through one or more condensers to separate the inert gas medium from the CO2 product.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2023Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: CARBON CAPTURE INC.Inventors: Andrea Pedretti, Alex Welch, Saeb Besarati, Brian Holman
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Patent number: 11924487Abstract: Example methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to determine synthetic total audience ratings are disclosed. Disclosed example apparatus are to access census data including census viewing statements associated with media content presented by census devices, access panel data including panelist viewing statements associated with media content presented by panel devices, the panel data including weights to represent numbers of individuals to be represented by corresponding panelists, determine scores representing similarities between ones of a first group of census devices determined to having matching panel devices in the panel data and ones of a second group of census devices determined to be unmatched in the panel data, and assign the census devices to the panel devices based on the scores and the weights.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: Chiara Frisardi, Claudio Meraviglia, Stefano Pedretti, Fabio Filatrella, Davide Rindori, Stefano Ghiotto, Valerio Maretti, Gianmarco Ria, Marco Abrate, Fabio Scantamburlo, Gianluca Costante, Michela Papandrea, Tiziano Leidi, Andrea Quattrini, Davide Nasi
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Patent number: 11920569Abstract: An energy storage and delivery system includes an elevator operable to move blocks from a lower elevation to a higher elevation to store energy and from a higher elevation to a lower elevation to generate electricity. A winch assembly is movably coupled to a cable that is coupled to the elevator. The winch assembly has planetary gear assemblies, brakes that selectively engage at least a portion of the planetary gear assemblies, and a spool coupled to the cable. A drive shaft extends between a motor-generator and the winch assembly. A brake is operable so that the spool rotates to reel-in the cable to raise the elevator to move a block from a lower elevation to a higher elevation to store energy or so that the spool rotates to reel-out the cable to lower the elevator to move a block from a higher elevation to a lower elevation to generate electricity.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2023Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Energy Vault, Inc.Inventors: Andrea Pedretti, Roland Markus Hänni
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Publication number: 20240035451Abstract: An elevator cage is used in an energy storage and delivery system to move blocks between a lower elevation of a tower and a higher elevation of a tower to store energy and to move blocks between a higher elevation of the tower and a lower elevation of the tower under force of gravity to generate electricity. The elevator cage removably receives a block thereon and supports the block on at least three sides.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Andrea Pedretti, Mauro Pedretti-Rodi
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Publication number: 20240018948Abstract: An energy storage and delivery system includes an elevator cage, where the elevator cage is operable to move one or more blocks from a lower elevation to a higher elevation to store energy (e.g., via the potential energy of the block in the higher elevation) and operable to move one or more blocks from the higher elevation to the lower elevation (e.g., by gravity) to generate electricity (e.g., via the kinetic energy of the block when moved to the lower elevation). The blocks are moved between the lower elevation and the higher elevation by an equal vertical distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventor: Andrea Pedretti
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Patent number: 11820629Abstract: A grabber used, for example in the lifting and lowering of blocks, includes one or more arms with a damped self-centering mechanism at a distal end thereof. The damped self-centering mechanism dampen a contact force received thereon and facilitates a self-centering of the damped self-centering mechanism relative to a surface of, for example, a block when the grabber is moved relative to the block (e.g., when the arms are lowered through bores in the block).Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Energy Vault, Inc.Inventors: Andrea Pedretti, Ernst Carlos Rohner
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Patent number: 11761431Abstract: An elevator cage is used in an energy storage and delivery system to move blocks between a lower elevation of a tower and a higher elevation of a tower to store energy and to move blocks between a higher elevation of the tower and a lower elevation of the tower under force of gravity to generate electricity. The elevator cage removably receives a block thereon and supports the block on at least three sides.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Energy Vault, Inc.Inventors: Andrea Pedretti, Mauro Pedretti-Rodi
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Patent number: 11761432Abstract: An energy storage and delivery system includes an elevator cage, where the elevator cage is operable to move one or more blocks from a lower elevation to a higher elevation to store energy (e.g., via the potential energy of the block in the higher elevation) and operable to move one or more blocks from the higher elevation to the lower elevation (e.g., by gravity) to generate electricity (e.g., via the kinetic energy of the block when moved to the lower elevation). The blocks are moved between the lower elevation and the higher elevation by an equal vertical distance.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2022Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Energy Vault, Inc.Inventor: Andrea Pedretti
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Patent number: 11746758Abstract: A method for energy storage and delivery includes operating a pair of elevator cages to move blocks between a first set of rows in an upper section of the frame and a corresponding second set of rows in a lower section of the frame. The elevator cages move blocks from alternating rows of the second set of rows to corresponding alternating rows of the first set of rows to store electrical energy corresponding to a potential energy of said blocks and move blocks from alternating rows of the first set of rows to corresponding alternating rows of the second set of rows under a force of gravity to generate electricity via an electric motor-generator electrically coupled to the elevator cages. The elevator cages move said blocks between each of the second set of rows and each of the corresponding first set of rows by an equal vertical distance.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Energy Vault, Inc.Inventors: Andrea Pedretti, Mauro Pedretti-Rodi
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Patent number: 11738301Abstract: The direct air capture (DAC) systems and methods efficiently and economically regenerate a desiccant bed without adding any thermal energy and without requiring any pressurization or depressurization of the desiccant reactors. The methods leverage water concentration differences in stream flows, the water concentration profile across a desiccant bed, and, optionally, exothermic water adsorption. These three elements, working in combination, are referred to as “reverse dry flow regeneration” or a “reverse dry air swing” regeneration process. Systems and methods for reverse flow regeneration include those for CO2 DAC applications, but they are also applicable to point source carbon capture and other similar technologies that require initial gas dehydration before exposure to a hydrophilic material.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2022Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: CARBON CAPTURE INC.Inventors: Brian J. Holman, William T. Gross, Andrea Pedretti, Saeb Besarati, Alex Welch, Dan Fang
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Patent number: 11719229Abstract: An energy storage and delivery system includes a crane operable to move blocks from a lower elevation to a higher elevation to store energy (e.g., via the potential energy of the block in the higher elevation) and operable to move blocks from the higher elevation to the lower elevation (e.g., by gravity) to generate electricity (e.g., via the kinetic energy of the block when moved to the lower elevation). The blocks remain vertically spaced from each other, and a vertical distance between the lower elevation and the higher elevation of each of the blocks is the same.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Energy Vault, Inc.Inventors: Andrea Pedretti, Mauro Pedretti-Rodi
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Publication number: 20230184229Abstract: An energy storage and delivery system includes an elevator cage, where the elevator cage is operable to move one or more blocks from a lower elevation to a higher elevation to store energy (e.g., via the potential energy of the block in the higher elevation) and operable to move one or more blocks from the higher elevation to the lower elevation (e.g., by gravity) to generate electricity (e.g., via the kinetic energy of the block when moved to the lower elevation). The blocks are moved between the lower elevation and the higher elevation by an equal vertical distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventor: Andrea Pedretti
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Publication number: 20230151799Abstract: An energy storage and delivery system includes an elevator operable to move blocks from a lower elevation to a higher elevation to store energy and from a higher elevation to a lower elevation to generate electricity. A winch assembly is movably coupled to a cable that is coupled to the elevator. The winch assembly has planetary gear assemblies, brakes that selectively engage at least a portion of the planetary gear assemblies, and a spool coupled to the cable. A drive shaft extends between a motor-generator and the winch assembly. A brake is operable so that the spool rotates to reel-in the cable to raise the elevator to move a block from a lower elevation to a higher elevation to store energy or so that the spool rotates to reel-out the cable to lower the elevator to move a block from a higher elevation to a lower elevation to generate electricity.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2023Publication date: May 18, 2023Inventors: Andrea Pedretti, Roland Markus Hänni
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Publication number: 20230073553Abstract: The direct air capture (DAC) systems and methods efficiently and economically regenerate a desiccant bed without adding any thermal energy and without requiring any pressurization or depressurization of the desiccant reactors. The methods leverage water concentration differences in stream flows, the water concentration profile across a desiccant bed, and, optionally, exothermic water adsorption. These three elements, working in combination, are referred to as “reverse dry flow regeneration” or a “reverse dry air swing” regeneration process. Systems and methods for reverse flow regeneration include those for CO2 DAC applications, but they are also applicable to point source carbon capture and other similar technologies that require initial gas dehydration before exposure to a hydrophilic material.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: Brian J. HOLMAN, William T. GROSS, Andrea PEDRETTI, Saeb BESARATI, Alex WELCH, Dan FANG
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Patent number: 11592211Abstract: The invention relates to a processing system comprising a processing unit (1, 60, 100) that can be operated between an upper (To) and a lower (Tu) temperature. A first heat accumulator (3, 61) and a second heat accumulator (4, 62) are operationally interconnected by means of a line arrangement (L) for a heat-transporting medium, said processing unit (1, 60, 100) being arranged in a first section (I) of said line arrangement (L) between the first (3, 61) and the second heat accumulator (4, 62).Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2016Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Synhelion S.A.Inventor: Andrea Pedretti-Rodi
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Patent number: 11585328Abstract: An energy storage and delivery system includes a crane elevator cage, where the crane or elevator cage is operable to move one or more blocks from a lower elevation to a higher elevation to store energy (e.g., via the potential energy of the block in the higher elevation) and operable to move one or more blocks from a higher elevation to a lower elevation (e.g., by gravity) to generate electricity (e.g., via the kinetic energy of the block when moved to the lower elevation). The energy storage system can, for example, store electricity generated from solar power as potential energy in the stacked blocks during daytime hours when solar power is available, and can convert the potential energy in the stacked blocks into electricity during nighttime hours when solar energy is not available, and deliver the converted electricity to the electrical grid.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2021Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Energy Vault, Inc.Inventors: Andrea Pedretti, Mauro Pedretti-Rodi
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Patent number: 11555484Abstract: An energy storage and delivery system includes an elevator operable to move blocks from a lower elevation to a higher elevation to store energy and from a higher elevation to a lower elevation to generate electricity. A winch assembly is movably coupled to a cable that is coupled to the elevator. The winch assembly has planetary gear assemblies, brakes that selectively engage at least a portion of the planetary gear assemblies, and a spool coupled to the cable. A drive shaft extends between a motor-generator and the winch assembly. A brake is operable so that the spool rotates to reel-in the cable to raise the elevator to move a block from a lower elevation to a higher elevation to store energy or so that the spool rotates to reel-out the cable to lower the elevator to move a block from a higher elevation to a lower elevation to generate electricity.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2022Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: Energy Vault, Inc.Inventors: Andrea Pedretti, Roland Markus Hänni
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Publication number: 20230009666Abstract: A lift drive system for an energy storage and delivery system includes an electric motor that rotates a driven shaft, a brake assembly for selectively braking the rotation of the driven shaft, and optionally includes a clutch selectively operable to decouple the electric motor from the driven shaft. A steel ribbon is disposed at least partially about and in contact with the driven shaft, where rotation of the driven shaft by the electric motor causes linear movement of the steel ribbon. The steel ribbon can connect at one end to an elevator cage assembly and at an opposite end to a counterweight.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2022Publication date: January 12, 2023Inventor: Andrea Pedretti