Patents by Inventor Dario Oldani
Dario Oldani 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: 9062383Abstract: An electrolysis cell provided with a separator, suitable for chlor-alkali electrolysis, has a planar flexible cathode kept in contact with the separator by an elastic conductive element pressed by a current distributor and an anode consisting of a punched sheet or mesh supporting the separator suitable for being individually pre-assembled and used as elementary unit of a modular arrangement to form an electrolyzer whose terminal cells only are connected to the electric power supply; the electrical continuity between adjacent cells being assured by conductive contact strips secured to the external anodic walls of the shells delimiting each cell with the stiffness of the cathode current distributor and of the anodic structure and the elasticity of the conductive element cooperate in maintaining a uniform cathode to separator contact with a homogeneous pressure distribution meanwhile ensuring a suitable mechanical load on the contact strips.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2009Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: UHDENORA S.P.A.Inventors: Angelo Ottaviani, Fulvio Federico, Antonio Pasquinucci, Dario Oldani, Michele Perego
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Patent number: 8425754Abstract: The invention relates to a cathode for diaphragm chlor-alkali cells delimited by a conductive foraminous surface and having an internal volume containing two juxtaposed elements aimed at improving the fluid and electrical current distribution.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2009Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: Industrie de Nora S.p.A.Inventors: Dario Oldani, Salvatore Peragine, Luciano Iacopetti
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Patent number: 8372255Abstract: The invention relates to a current collector for electrochemical diaphragm or membrane-type cells, comprising a layer obtained by interlacing or weaving of a multiplicity of first sets of metal wires with a multiplicity of single metal wires or of second sets of metal wires and provided with substantially parallel corrugations. Such layer is coupled to a planar element consisting of a cloth or a flattened stocking formed by weaving of a single metal wire. The current collector is characterised by a low angular coefficient of the pressure/thickness ratio over a wide range of compression levels.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2008Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: Uhdenora S.p.A.Inventors: Michele Perego, Leonello Carrettin, Dario Oldani, Angelo Ottaviani
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Publication number: 20110259735Abstract: An electrolysis cell provided with a separator, suitable for chlor-alkali electrolysis, has a planar flexible cathode kept in contact with the separator by an elastic conductive element pressed by a current distributor and an anode consisting of a punched sheet or mesh supporting the separator suitable for being individually pre-assembled and used as elementary unit of a modular arrangement to form an electrolyser whose terminal cells only are connected to the electric power supply; the electrical continuity between adjacent cells being assured by conductive contact strips secured to the external anodic walls of the shells delimiting each cell with the stiffness of the cathode current distributor and of the anodic structure and the elasticity of the conductive element cooperate in maintaining a uniform cathode to separator contact with a homogeneous pressure distribution meanwhile ensuring a suitable mechanical load on the contact strips.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2009Publication date: October 27, 2011Inventors: Angelo Ottaviani, Fulvio Federico, Antonio Pasquinucci, Dario Oldani, Michele Perego
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Patent number: 7842172Abstract: It is described a bipolar plate consisting of a single wall and a perimetrical sealing frame obtained by folding and provided with a planar abutment surface for the frame-to-wall welding. The wall is further provided with projections on one face thereof preferably obtained by moulding, and with supports on the other face consisting of sheet strips housed in the recesses formed by the concave part of the projections. The projections substantially extend along the entire length of the bipolar plate. The projections and supports are connected to electrodes or current distributors. The projections, the supports, the single wall and the perimetrical frame are made of the same metal or alloy. The electrode or current distributor supported by the projections, the same projections and the supports are welded together by a single pass of arc-welding or preferably laser-welding.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2005Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Assignee: Uhdenora S.p.A.Inventors: Fulvio Federico, Leonello Carrettin, Dario Oldani, Corrado Mojana
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Patent number: 7828941Abstract: A distributing element for an electrolyte percolating-type electrochemical cell comprises an external feeding manifold and an assembly formed by a gas diffusion electrode, a percolator and optionally an on-exchange membrane. The element is particularly suitable for chlor-alkali electrolysis cells and alkaline fuel cells. It is also disclosed a method for retrofitting membrane electrochemical cells by inserting the distributing element of the invention therein.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2003Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: Industrie de Nora S.p.A.Inventors: Dario Oldani, Antonio Pasquinucci
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Patent number: 7799359Abstract: The invention relates to a process for wine evolution by electrochemical way, with reduced treatment times and controlled selectivity. The process may be carried out at the anodic compartment of an electrochemical reactor subdivided by a semipermeable membrane on a valve metal anode, for instance a titanium anode, provided with catalytic coating containing platinum or other noble metal.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2007Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: Industrie de Nora S.p.A.Inventors: Mario Bertuccioli, Gian Nicola Martelli, Luciano Iacopetti, Dario Oldani, Salvatore Peragine, Cleto Simoncelli
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Publication number: 20100108537Abstract: The invention relates to a current collector for electrochemical diaphragm or membrane-type cells, comprising a layer obtained by interlacing or weaving of a multiplicity of first sets of metal wires with a multiplicity of single metal wires or of second sets of metal wires and provided with substantially parallel corrugations. Such layer is coupled to a planar element consisting of a cloth or a flattened stocking formed by weaving of a single metal wire. The current collector is characterised by a low angular coefficient of the pressure/thickness ratio over a wide range of compression levels.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2008Publication date: May 6, 2010Applicant: UKHDENORA S.P.A.Inventors: Michele Perego, Leonello Carrettin, Dario Oldani, Angelo Ottaviani
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Publication number: 20100096275Abstract: The invention relates to a cathode for diaphragm chlor-alkali cells delimited by a conductive foraminous surface and having an internal volume containing two juxtaposed elements aimed at improving the fluid and electrical current distribution.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2009Publication date: April 22, 2010Applicant: Industrie De Nora S.p.A.Inventors: Dario Oldani, Salvatore Peragine, Luciano Iacopetti
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Publication number: 20090050472Abstract: An electrolysis cell comprising an anodic compartment and a cathodic compartment separated by an ion-exchange membrane, at least one of said compartments equipped with a gas-diffusion electrode having two major surfaces, the first major surface of said gas-diffusion electrode facing the membrane and being in contact with a planar porous element to be traversed by an electrode flow, the second major surface of said gas-diffusion electrode being in contact with a current distributor comprising a multiplicity of elastic conductive protrusions for compressing said gas-diffusion electrode against said planar porous element.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2007Publication date: February 26, 2009Applicant: UHDENORA S.p.A.Inventors: Fulvio Federico, Peter Woltering, Leonello Carrettin, Dario Oldani
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Patent number: 7494579Abstract: It is herein described an electrowinning cell with a spouted bed electrode of growing metallic beads, separated by a semi-permeable diaphragm and suitable for being assembled in a stack in a modular arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2003Date of Patent: February 24, 2009Assignee: De Nora Elettrodi S.p.A.Inventors: Douglas J. Robinson, Stacey A. MacDonald, Vladimir Jiricny, Dario Oldani, Francesco Todaro, Leonello Carrettin, Gian Nicola Martelli, Davide Scotti
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Publication number: 20080233249Abstract: The invention relates to a process for wine evolution by electrochemical way, with reduced treatment times and controlled selectivity. The process may be carried out at the anodic compartment of an electrochemical reactor subdivided by a semipermeable membrane on a valve metal anode, for instance a titanium anode, provided with catalytic coating containing platinum or other noble metal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2007Publication date: September 25, 2008Inventors: Mario Bertuccioli, Gian Nicola Martelli, Luciano Iacopetti, Dario Oldani, Salvatore Peragine, Cleto Simoncelli
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Patent number: 7399391Abstract: The invention describes a current collector for electrochemical cells, consisting of a sandwich of compressible and resilient layers of metal wires, which imparts a predetermined mechanical load under a broad compression range.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2002Date of Patent: July 15, 2008Assignee: UhDeNora Technologies, S.r.l.Inventors: Dario Oldani, Manuela Manghi
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Publication number: 20080105540Abstract: It is described a bipolar plate consisting of a single wall and a perimetrical sealing frame obtained by folding and provided with a planar abutment surface for the frame-to-wall welding. The wall is further provided with projections on one face thereof preferably obtained by moulding, and with supports on the other face consisting of sheet strips housed in the recesses formed by the concave part of the projections. The projections substantially extend along the entire length of the bipolar plate. The projections and supports are connected to electrodes or current distributors. The projections, the supports, the single wall and the perimetrical frame are made of the same metal or alloy. The electrode or current distributor supported by the projections, the same projections and the supports are welded together by a single pass of arc-welding or preferably laser-welding.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2005Publication date: May 8, 2008Inventors: Fulvio Federico, Leonello Carrettin, Dario Oldani, Corrado Mojana
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Publication number: 20070144898Abstract: It is described a finite interelectrodic gap-cell for oxygen evolving-electrochemical processes comprising a package of planar anodes secured to a rack and a package of planar cathodes intercalated to the anodes secured to a frame. The cathode package can be handled separately or jointly with the anode package by means of a lifting device. The cell is particularly useful in metal electrowinning processes and in softening processes of calcareous waters by microelectrolysis.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2005Publication date: June 28, 2007Inventors: Dario Oldani, Giorgio Minoia, Leonello Carrettin, Paolo Rossi
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Publication number: 20070068825Abstract: The invention describes heat exchange devices for dry-type inlet end-boxes of mercury cathode chlor-alkali electrolysis cells. The devices increase the heat exchange between recycled mercury and feed brine with the purpose of reducing the temperature of mercury to a substantial extent The devices consist of a first element directed to subdivide the mercury flow into a fine and a stable dispersion of rivulets and droplets and of a second element capable of increasing the brine level to allow the prolonged contact thereof with mercury. The decrease of mercury temperature below the critical value of 90-95 ° C. determines an advantageous duration improvement of the end-box internal lining.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2004Publication date: March 29, 2007Inventors: Dario Oldani, David Francis, Salvatore Peragine
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Publication number: 20060124452Abstract: It is herein described an electrowinning cell with a spouted bed electrode of growing metallic beads, separated by a semi-permeable diaphragm and suitable for being assembled in a stack in a modular arrangement.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2003Publication date: June 15, 2006Inventors: Douglas Robinson, Stacey MacDonald, Vladimir Jiricny, Dario Oldani, Francesco Todaro, Leonello Carrettin, Gian Martelli, Davide Scotti
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Patent number: 7033479Abstract: The invention is relative to an electrolytic cell comprising electrodes spaced apart from the back-wall by means of ribs, wherein a portion of the contact surface between the electrodes and the ribs is free from constraints in order to permit the complete removal of the electrodes once they have to be replaced by removing only partially the original contact surface, so that positioning of the substitute electrodes is allowed on the residual portion. A method for substituting the electrodes of the cell which leaves the distance between the electrode surface and the back-wall unvaried is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2001Date of Patent: April 25, 2006Assignee: De Nora Elettrodi S.p.A.Inventors: Dario Oldani, Antonio Pasquinucci
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Publication number: 20060070873Abstract: An adjustable elastic element (19) for forcing the surfaces of expandable-type anodes for diaphragm chlor-alkali cells wherein such element consists of a U-shaped elastic sheet provided with at least one adjusting mechanism comprising both one collar (29) which fastens the elastic sheet through openings obtained in the sheet itself and one gear (23) connectable to a removable external tool consisting of a handle and a shaft whereby turning the tool, a rotation of the gears is produced, in its turn acting on the collar controlling the span of the anode surfaces. And the span is freely adjustable in order to establish a predetermined controlled gap between anode and finger-supported diaphragm surfaces, or alternatively to bring such surfaces in contact without introducing however a useless and hazardous compression.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2004Publication date: April 6, 2006Inventors: Dario Oldani, Salvatore Peragine, Leonello Carrettin, David Francis
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Patent number: 6998030Abstract: A bipolar assembly for filter-press type electrolyzers is described comprising a single sheet, whose two faces work respectively as anodic and cathodic wall, characterised by a design of perimetral flanges which greatly simplifies its construction enhancing its reliability. The peripheral flanges are made of a first flange obtained by folding the peripheral portion of the single sheet and of a second flange formed by a rod or a tube with quadrangular section or, alternatively, the first and second flange are pre-formed by folding of adequate strips subsequently fixed to the single sheet. The electrolyser resulting from the assemblage of a multiplicity of assemblies of the invention is particularly suited to the process of electrolysis of hydrochloric acid solutions carried out with chlorine-evolving anodes and oxygen-consuming cathodes.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2002Date of Patent: February 14, 2006Assignee: Uhdenora Technologies S.r.l.Inventors: Dario Oldani, Peter Fabian, Fulvio Federico, Antonius Fischer, Leonello Carrettin