Patents by Inventor Giovanni E. Farello

Giovanni E. Farello 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).

  • Passively actuated valve
    Patent number: 5094428
    Abstract: A valve comprises a valve body extending vertically, provided with an inlet conduit and an outlet conduit, at the interior of which there is located a suitable weighted shutter arranged for sliding in a guided manner between opening and closing positions for said conduits and to divide said valve body in an upper plenum chamber communicating with the sucking side of a pump and in a lower plenum chamber communicating with the delivery side of said pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1992
    Assignee: Comitato Nazionale Per la Ricerca E per lo Sviluppo Dell'Energia Nucleare E Delle Energie Alternative
    Inventors: Giovanni E. Farello, Antonio Naviglio
  • Mechanism for the automatic release of control bars in a nuclear reactor
    Patent number: 5059386
    Abstract: A mechanism for automatically releasing the control bars in a nuclear reactor following an increase of the temperature in the nuclear boiler includes a thermal sensor suitable for producing a mechanical force or a torque as a function of the temperature and such as to operate a mechanical actuator which provides to unlock the device that holds said control bars causing in this way their fall under the force of gravity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1991
    Assignee: Comitato Nazionale per la Ricerca e per lo Sviluppo Dell'Energia Nucleare e Delle Energie Alternative
    Inventors: Giovanni E. Farello, Antonio Naviglio