Patents by Inventor Fernando Manuel Martins Fernandes

Fernando Manuel Martins Fernandes 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).

  • Subsurface system for the collection of refuse
    Patent number: 10023383
    Abstract: The present invention describes a subsurface refuse system for side loading collection. It comprises an underground bunker (4), a refuse container (installed with lateral movable arms, a deposit input bin, one internal platform that supports temporarily the container and a cover with automatic opening and closing. All the movements are remotely operated. The container translates and is collected only with an automated side loading lifter installed in the truck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: ASFC SGPS, S.A.
    Inventors: Nuno Filipe Cardoso Cabral Martins Da Silva, Fernando Manuel Martins Fernandes
  • SUBSURFACE SYSTEM FOR THE COLLECTION OF REFUSE
    Publication number: 20150291355
    Abstract: The present invention describes a subsurface refuse system for side loading collection. It comprises an underground bunker (4), a refuse container (installed with lateral movable arms, a deposit input bin, one internal platform that supports temporarily the container and a cover with automatic opening and closing. All the movements are remotely operated. The container translates and is collected only with an automated side loading lifter installed in the truck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Nuno Filipe Cardoso Cabral Martins Da Silva, Fernando Manuel Martins Fernandes
  • Subsurface system for the collection of refuse
    Patent number: 9016496
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a subsurface refuse collection system comprising an underground bunker (4), a refuse container (3), a deposit bin (1) and a cover (2) with automatic opening and closing which can be powered electrically using a solar system. The container (3) is collected by means of an automated crane (18) with automatic hitching to facilitate collection. The system is equipped with multiple devices to measure volume and weight of the refuse deposited in the deposit bin (1), for the purpose of system monitoring or improvements to the management of truck routes. It also includes a safety device to prevent accidental fails into the underground bunker during collection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: MBE Sotkon SL,-Contenedores Subterraneos Para R.S.U.
    Inventors: Nuno Filipe Cardoso Cabral Martins Da Silva, Fernando Manuel Martins Fernandes, Gerard Georges Raphael Amanrich
  • SUBSURFACE SYSTEM FOR THE COLLECTION OF REFUSE
    Publication number: 20110210124
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a subsurface refuse collection system comprising an underground bunker (4), a refuse container (3), a deposit bin (1) and a cover (2) with automatic opening and closing which can be powered electrically using a solar system. The container (3) is collected by means of an automated crane (18) with automatic hitching to facilitate collection. The system is equipped with multiple devices to measure volume and weight of the refuse deposited in the deposit bin (1), for the purpose of system monitoring or improvements to the management of truck routes. It also includes a safety device to prevent accidental fails into the underground bunker during collection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2008
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: MBE SOTKON SL,-CONTENEDORES SUBTERRANEOS PARA R.S.U.
    Inventors: Nuno Filipe Cardoso Cabral Martins Da Silva, Fernando Manuel Martins Fernandes, Gerard Georges Raphael Amanrich
  • Container for waste material
    Patent number: D675393
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: ASFC SGPS, SA
    Inventors: José António Lopes Da Costa, Pedro Nuno Gonçalves Da Costa, Nuno Filipe Cardoso Cabral Martins Da Silva, Fernando Manuel Martins Fernandes