Patents by Inventor Francesco CAPANNI

Francesco CAPANNI 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).

  • Patent number: 11814978
    Abstract: A mounting system for supporting rotating machinery is described. The system comprises a base frame having an upper side for mounting the rotating machinery, and a lower side. A set of main supporting members are arranged according to a triangular arrangement and forming a three-point mounting arrangement defining a mounting plane. Moreover, a set of auxiliary supporting members, having a variable stiffness in at least one direction, are provided and are configured and arranged such as to increase the stiffness thereof when the base frame is subject to an overload, thus reducing load on the main supporting members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: NUOVO PIGNONE TECNOLOGIE S.R.L.
    Inventors: Domenico Zaffino, Francesco Capanni, Emanuele Checcacci, Stefano Rossin, Daniele Marcucci
  • Patent number: 10487973
    Abstract: A mounting system for supporting rotary machinery on a supporting structure of an off-shore installation, the system including a base frame provided with an upper side, for mounting the rotary machinery and a lower side, a set of at least four supporting members arranged at the lower side of the base frame and adapted to be placed on the supporting structure to act as an intermediate layer or frame between the base frame and the supporting structure in mounting condition. The supporting members include resilient elements generating a reaction force when subject to load and are configured to transfer to the base frame stresses and/or strains lower than allowable limits also in case of deformation of the supporting structures; the base frame has stiffness such as to guarantee design acceptance criteria for example for rotary machinery alignment, terminal points or interface point displacement, dynamic behavior or like parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Nuovo Pignone Tecnologie Srl
    Inventors: Jacopo Barsali, Valentina Bisio, Emanuele Checcacci, Francesco Capanni, Roberto Merlo
  • Publication number: 20180172198
    Abstract: A mounting system for supporting rotary machinery on a supporting structure of an off-shore installation, the system including a base frame provided with an upper side, for mounting the rotary machinery and a lower side, a set of at least four supporting members arranged at the lower side of the base frame and adapted to be placed on the supporting structure to act as an intermediate layer or frame between the base frame and the supporting structure in mounting condition. The supporting members include resilient elements generating a reaction force when subject to load and are configured to transfer to the base frame stresses and/or strains lower than allowable limits also in case of deformation of the supporting structures; the base frame has stiffness such as to guarantee design acceptance criteria for example for rotary machinery alignment, terminal points or interface point displacement, dynamic behavior or like parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Jacopo Barsali, Valentina Bisio, Emanuele Checcacci, Francesco Capanni, Roberto Merlo
  • Publication number: 20170241293
    Abstract: A mounting system for supporting rotating machinery is described. The system comprises a base frame having an upper side for mounting the rotating machinery, and a lower side. A set of main supporting members are arranged according to a triangular arrangement and forming a three-point mounting arrangement defining a mounting plane. Moreover, a set of auxiliary supporting members, having a variable stiffness in at least one direction, are provided and are configured and arranged such as to increase the stiffness thereof when the base frame is subject to an overload, thus reducing load on the main supporting members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Domenico ZAFFINO, Francesco CAPANNI, Emanuele CHECCACCI, Stefano ROSSIN, Daniele MARCUCCI
  • Publication number: 20160305270
    Abstract: The off-shore gas turbine system comprises a floating structure with at least one deck and a baseplate mounted on the deck. The baseplate supports a gas turbine having: a low pressure compressor, a high pressure compressor, a combustor, a high pressure turbine, an intermediate pressure turbine and a low pressure turbine. The low pressure compressor is driven into rotation by the intermediate pressure turbine and the high pressure compressor is driven by the high pressure turbine. The low pressure turbine has a load coupling. The system further comprises a driven equipment mechanically connected to the load coupling of the low pressure turbine and driven into rotation by the low pressure turbine. An intercooler is provided between the low pressure compressor and the high pressure compressor. The baseplate is supported on the deck separately from the intercooler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Daniele MARCUCCI, Massimo CARMIGNANI, Francesco CAPANNI, Ian Paul KAY, Paolo BIANCHI