Patents by Inventor Eduardo Muñoz Fernandez

Eduardo Muñoz Fernandez 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).

  • Direct connection between a tube and a flat element
    Patent number: 9291185
    Abstract: Direct connection between a tube and a flat element by means of a connector preferably formed by stamping on the tube itself, which enables joining the latter to the flat element, without auxiliary elements, by nest-like insertion of same into the flat element and subsequent attachment by means of screws, rivets, bolts, pins or other elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Europea De Construcciones Metalicas, S.A.
    Inventors: Eduardo Muñoz Fernandez, Maximiliano Carrasco Gimena, José Ignacio Parra Fernández-Mota, Luis Garrido Delgado
  • DIRECT CONNECTION BETWEEN A TUBE AND A FLAT ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20130287480
    Abstract: The invention relates to a direct connection between a tube and a flat element by means of a connector preferably formed by stamping on the tube itself, which enables joining the latter to the flat element, without auxiliary elements, by nest-like insertion of same into the flat element and subsequent attachment by means of screws, rivets, bolts, pins or other elements. Said connection can be used in the construction of modular two-dimensional or three-dimensional tubular structures forming a single, double, or multi-layer latticework, preferably for supporting parabolic trough solar collectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Eduardo Muñoz Fernandez, Maximiliano Carrasco Gimena, José Ignacio Parra Fernández-Mota, Luis Garrido Delgado