Patents by Inventor Bruno Benedetti
Bruno Benedetti 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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Publication number: 20240126885Abstract: A method for providing data to a group of devices on a pallet includes: positioning a set of NFC antennas at different locations around a perimeter of the pallet, each antenna of the set of NFC antennas being configured to surround the pallet; broadcasting, by an NFC reader/writer utilizing the set of NFC antennas, an identification command simultaneously to the group of devices on the pallet, each device of the group of devices including an NFC tag storing a unique ID indicator; receiving, by the NFC reader/writer, unique ID indicators from each device of the group of devices that receives the identification command, transmitting, by the NFC reader/writer, individual commands to each device of the group of devices to enable energy harvesting by the NFC tag. The energy harvested by each device provides power to operate a processor and a nonvolatile memory of the device in a low power mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Matt Karlgaard, Keith Mario Torpy, David Bain, Mohammad Malas, Bruno Benedetti
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Patent number: 11886856Abstract: A method for providing data to a group of devices on a pallet includes: positioning a set of NFC antennas at different locations around a perimeter of the pallet, each antenna of the set of NFC antennas being configured to surround the pallet; broadcasting, by an NFC reader/writer utilizing the set of NFC antennas, an identification command simultaneously to the group of devices on the pallet, each device of the group of devices including an NFC tag storing a unique ID indicator; receiving, by the NFC reader/writer, unique ID indicators from each device of the group of devices that receives the identification command, transmitting, by the NFC reader/writer, individual commands to each device of the group of devices to enable energy harvesting by the NFC tag. The energy harvested by each device provides power to operate a processor and a nonvolatile memory of the device in a low power mode.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2020Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Landis+Gyr Technology, Inc.Inventors: Matt Karlgaard, Keith Mario Torpy, David Bain, Mohammad Malas, Bruno Benedetti
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Publication number: 20220171609Abstract: A method for providing data to a group of devices on a pallet includes: positioning a set of NFC antennas at different locations around a perimeter of the pallet, each antenna of the set of NFC antennas being configured to surround the pallet; broadcasting, by an NFC reader/writer utilizing the set of NFC antennas, an identification command simultaneously to the group of devices on the pallet, each device of the group of devices including an NFC tag storing a unique ID indicator; receiving, by the NFC reader/writer, unique ID indicators from each device of the group of devices that receives the identification command, transmitting, by the NFC reader/writer, individual commands to each device of the group of devices to enable energy harvesting by the NFC tag. The energy harvested by each device provides power to operate a processor and a nonvolatile memory of the device in a low power mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2020Publication date: June 2, 2022Inventors: Matt Karlgaard, Keith Mario Torpy, David Bain, Mohammad Malas, Bruno Benedetti
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Patent number: 7458772Abstract: A guide vane ring of a turbomachine, in particular of an axial-throughflow turbine, includes a vane group (6) having a plurality of vanes (2). The vane group (6) has a vane root (11) which has two flanges (12, 13). The vane group (6) is fastened to a vane carrier by means of the flanges (12, 13). In order to reduce stresses in the vanes (2) which occur during deformations of the vane carrier, one flange (13) has on a front end portion (14) and on a rear end portion (15), radially on the inside and radially on the outside, in each case a contact zone (18) which bears against the vane carrier. The other flange (12) has on one end portion (15), radially on the inside, a contact zone (18) which bears against the vane carrier, and is spaced apart from the vane carrier radially on the outside. Moreover, this flange (12) has on the other end portion (14), radially on the outside, a contact zone (18) which bears against the vane carrier, and is spaced apart from the vane carrier radially on the inside.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2005Date of Patent: December 2, 2008Assignee: ALSTOM Technology Ltd.Inventors: Bruno Benedetti, Andreas Boegli, Christopher Hulme, James Ritchie, Patrick Wolfgang Schnedler
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Publication number: 20060251519Abstract: A guide vane ring of a turbomachine, in particular of an axial-throughflow turbine, includes a vane group (6) having a plurality of vanes (2). The vane group (6) has a vane root (11) which has two flanges (12, 13). The vane group (6) is fastened to a vane carrier by means of the flanges (12, 13). In order to reduce stresses in the vanes (2) which occur during deformations of the vane carrier, one flange (13) has on a front end portion (14) and on a rear end portion (15), radially on the inside and radially on the outside, in each case a contact zone (18) which bears against the vane carrier. The other flange (12) has on one end portion (15), radially on the inside, a contact zone (18) which bears against the vane carrier, and is spaced apart from the vane carrier radially on the outside. Moreover, this flange (12) has on the other end portion (14), radially on the outside, a contact zone (18) which bears against the vane carrier, and is spaced apart from the vane carrier radially on the inside.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2005Publication date: November 9, 2006Inventors: Bruno Benedetti, Andreas Boegli, Christopher Hulme, James Ritchie, Patrick Schnedler
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Patent number: 6945750Abstract: A turbine blade for a gas turbine has a hollow airfoil extending from a platform. There is a fillet between the airfoil and the platform, both on the pressure side and on the suction side of the airfoil. The fillet contains a cooling bore extending along part of the length of the fillet, having a first end communicating with the interior of the turbine blade for receiving a gaseous coolant and a second end communicating with the exterior of the turbine blade. The cooling may be formed by electro-discharge machining.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2003Date of Patent: September 20, 2005Assignee: Alstom Technology LtdInventors: Bruno Benedetti, Said Jaamei, David Johns, Joerg Krueckels
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Patent number: 6916021Abstract: The present invention relates to a sealing arrangement which is formed between a rotating assembly (4, 6) and a static assembly (3, 14, 15). In this sealing arrangement, the rotating assembly (4, 6, 16) has at least one cutting element (1) which engages in a counterpart surface on the static component. The present sealing arrangement is distinguished by the fact that the cutting element (1) is designed as a chipping device with a geometrically determined cutting edge with respect to the counterpart surface (2) or forms a chipping device of this type when the rotating assembly is rotating. The proposed sealing arrangement reduces the wear to the cutting element even in the event of adverse rotation or temperature conditions.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2003Date of Patent: July 12, 2005Assignee: Alstom Technology Ltd.Inventors: Alexander Beeck, Bruno Benedetti, Andreas Kieninger, Ulrich Rathmann
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Publication number: 20050042384Abstract: A method of altering the frequency of blades (1) having an airfoil (2) with a suction side (6), a pressure side (5), a leading edge (10), a trailing edge (7) and a blade tip (9), and including a blade root (3), in particular turbine blades, for thermal fluid-flow machines. A metallic coating (8) formed of a material identical to the parent material is applied to the blade (1), already ready for use, in the region of the blade tip (9), the thickness of the coating (8) tapering continuously at the trailing edge (7) and in the radial direction toward the blade root (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2004Publication date: February 24, 2005Inventors: Bruno Benedetti, Andreas Kieninger, Christoph Nagler, Joerg Stengele
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Publication number: 20040109765Abstract: A turbine blade (1) for a gas turbine has a hollow airfoil (2) extending from a platform (3, 4). There is a filet (13) between the airfoil (2) and the platform (3, 4), both on the pressure side (8) and on the suction side (9) of the airfoil (2). The filet (13) contains a cooling bore (17, 18) extending along part of the length of the filet (13), having a first end (17a, 18a) communicating with the interior of the turbine blade (1) for receiving a gaseous coolant and a second end (17b, 18b) communicating with the exterior of the turbine blade (1). The cooling bore (17, 18) may be formed by Electro-Discharge Machining (EDM).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2003Publication date: June 10, 2004Applicant: ALSTOM Technology Ltd.Inventors: Bruno Benedetti, Said Jaamei, David Johns, Joerg Krueckels
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Patent number: 6732910Abstract: A device for producing a soldered joint between two joining partners which can be joined via a common contact surface (7), using a solder material which can be introduced between the two joining partners. At least one joining partner (1), in the region of the contact surface (7), provides at least one recess, known as a solder reservoir (3), which faces the contact surface and into which the solder material can be introduced, and the solder reservoir (3) is completely delimited and surrounded by the contact surface (7).Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2002Date of Patent: May 11, 2004Assignee: Alstom Technology LTDInventors: Bruno Benedetti, Christoph Nagler, Joerg Stengele
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Publication number: 20040012151Abstract: The present invention relates to a sealing arrangement which is formed between a rotating assembly (4, 6) and a static assembly (3, 14, 15). In this sealing arrangement, the rotating assembly (4, 6, 16) has at least one cutting element (1) which engages in a counterpart surface on the static component. The present sealing arrangement is distinguished by the fact that the cutting element (1) is designed as a chipping device with a geometrically determined cutting edge with respect to the counterpart surface (2) or forms a chipping device of this type when the rotating assembly is rotating. The proposed sealing arrangement reduces the wear to the cutting element even in the event of adverse rotation or temperature conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2003Publication date: January 22, 2004Inventors: Alexander Beeck, Bruno Benedetti, Andreas Kieninger, Ulrich Rathmann
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Publication number: 20020195479Abstract: The invention describes a device for producing a soldered joint between two joining partners which can be joined via a common contact surface (7), using a solder material which can be introduced between the two joining partners.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2002Publication date: December 26, 2002Inventors: Bruno Benedetti, Christoph Nagler, Joerg Stengele