Patents by Inventor Daniele Benericetti

Daniele Benericetti 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).

  • Methods and devices for low speed low torque testing of a rotor in a turbomachinery
    Patent number: 9157373
    Abstract: Methods and devices for performing a low torque low speed test to determine whether a rotor of a turbomachinery is free to rotate are provided. A method includes automatically applying a torque to the rotor, the torque gradually increasing up to a predetermined torque value. The method further includes monitoring the speed of the rotor while the torque is gradually increased. The method also includes outputting an indication that the rotor is free to rotate after the speed of the rotor becomes positive, or outputting an indication that the rotor is locked when the speed of the rotor remains zero and the applied torque has reached the predetermined torque value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Nuovo Pignone, S.P.A.
    Inventors: Simone Bei, Andrea Casoni, Gianni Bagni, Daniele Benericetti, Guiseppe D'Alessandro
  • METHODS AND DEVICES FOR LOW SPEED LOW TORQUE TESTING OF A ROTOR IN A TURBOMACHINERY
    Publication number: 20120063883
    Abstract: Methods and devices for performing a low torque low speed test to determine whether a rotor of a turbomachinery is free to rotate are provided. A method includes automatically applying a torque to the rotor, the torque gradually increasing up to a predetermined torque value. The method further includes monitoring the speed of the rotor while the torque is gradually increased. The method also includes outputting an indication that the rotor is free to rotate after the speed of the rotor becomes positive, or outputting an indication that the rotor is locked when the speed of the rotor remains zero and the applied torque has reached the predetermined torque value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Simone BEI, Andrea Casoni, Gianni Bagni, Daniele Benericetti, Guiseppe D'Alessandro