Patents by Inventor Enzo COSTAMILAN

Enzo COSTAMILAN 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).

  • Publication number: 20230071276
    Abstract: The present invention proposes a solution for anchoring systems, which can be applied to connect a robotic system with its power supply structure (for example, umbilical cables), or then separate the same into several modules, each containing a pair of anchors. The objective is achieved when the sleeve (4) is tensioned, by pulling the ring against its stop and, thus, performing a self-locking. The self-locking occurs because the friction force generated at the lace interface is greater than the sleeve tensioning force. Also, allied to this, so that there is an initial friction force, the mesh is tightened by threading the stop of the conventional ring in the house of the conventional ring. The proposed solution takes up little space for the anchoring system, and can be applied in pipes of reduced internal diameter, still being a robust tension anchoring solution. It can be applied to any part of the robot and as many times as necessary, not being limited to the connection with the umbilical.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: André Viegas Wentz, Lucas Bianco Garcia Da Silva, Hugo Francisco Lisboa Santos, Frederico Eggers, Enzo Costamilan
  • Publication number: 20220356799
    Abstract: The present invention is used to compose the structure of a system that operates inside pipelines. It can be used in a robotic system in the form of a train to move tools inside small diameter tubes or ducts. It avoids the need for costly commercial connectors with limited variety of connections. The proposed solution is to partition/separate the electronic or hydraulic components into pressure vessel modules, thereby making it necessary to provide an adequate means of interconnection between said modules by means of an elastomeric conduit. Each module has a heat exchanger system (sink) to remove the heat generated by the electronic equipment installed inside thereof. The product of the invention has a sufficient degree of freedom to move in ducts and underwater pipes, where the hydrostatic pressure is extremely high.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicants: PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRÁS, SERVIÇO NACIONAL DE APRENDIZAGEM INDUSTRIAL - SENAI
    Inventors: André VIEGAS WENTZ, Cristiane MIOTO BECKER, Enzo COSTAMILAN, Eduardo GERHARDT, Hugo Francisco LISBOA SANTOS