Patents by Inventor Franco Piermartini

Franco Piermartini 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).

  • Naval propulsion system fed by refuse derived fuel and method thereof
    Patent number: 7172475
    Abstract: Naval propulsion system (1), comprising a heating chamber (6), apt to be fired with refuse derived fuel, an extraction unit (3, 5) apt to extract the fuel in the form of bales housed in containers to feed it towards the heating chamber, and a unit (4) for reducing the bales to the form of fluff, positioned upstream of the heating chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Worldwide Ecological Shipping & Transport West
    Inventor: Franco Piermartini
  • Naval propulsion system fed by refuse derived fuel and method thereof
    Publication number: 20050142960
    Abstract: Naval propulsion system (1), comprising a heating chamber (6), apt to be fired with refuse derived fuel, an extraction unit (3, 5) apt to extract the fuel in the form of bales housed in containers to feed it towards the heating chamber, and a unit (4) for reducing the bales to the form of fluff, positioned upstream of the heating chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2002
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventor: Franco Piermartini