Patents by Inventor Guilherme Hartenberg Watson
Guilherme Hartenberg Watson 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).
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Publication number: 20230338224Abstract: A pneumatic system includes a fluidic switching module, an air connection inlet configured for connection to a source of pressurized air, a plurality of air connection outlets each in fluid communication with the air connection inlet, a first cascading subsystem downstream from and in fluid communication with the air connection inlet and configured to receive a pressurized airflow from the air connection inlet, a second cascading subsystem downstream from and in fluid communication with the first cascading subsystem, and a third cascading subsystem downstream from and in fluid communication with the first cascading subsystem. The fluidic switching module is configured to cyclically and sequentially direct the pressurized airflow between the plurality of air connection outlets without any moving parts or external controls.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Inventors: Guilherme Hartenberg Watson, Wade O'Moore, Horia Blendea, Renato Colja, Robert J. McMillen
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Patent number: 11752062Abstract: A pneumatic module has an air passage formed therein, including an air inlet to receive a source of pressurized air, a first subsystem with an air splitter in fluid communication with the air inlet, a second subsystem, and a third subsystem. The air splitter is configured to create two unequal air pressure fields to deflect an airflow from the air inlet to the second subsystem. The second subsystem is configured to create two unequal air pressure fields to deflect the airflow toward a first air bladder to inflate the first air bladder, and when the first air bladder reaches a first threshold air pressure, a first backpressure from the first air bladder causes the second subsystem to switch and deflect the air flow to a second air bladder. A second backpressure causes the air splitter to switch and deflect the airflow from the second subsystem to the third subsystem.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2022Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: LEGGETT & PLATT CANADA CO.Inventors: Guilherme Hartenberg Watson, Wade O'Moore, Horia Blendea, Renato Colja, Robert J. McMillen
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Publication number: 20230028075Abstract: A pneumatic module has an air passage formed therein, including an air inlet to receive a source of pressurized air, a first subsystem with an air splitter in fluid communication with the air inlet, a second subsystem, and a third subsystem. The air splitter is configured to create two unequal air pressure fields to deflect an airflow from the air inlet to the second subsystem. The second subsystem is configured to create two unequal air pressure fields to deflect the airflow toward a first air bladder to inflate the first air bladder, and when the first air bladder reaches a first threshold air pressure, a first backpressure from the first air bladder causes the second subsystem to switch and deflect the air flow to a second air bladder. A second backpressure causes the air splitter to switch and deflect the airflow from the second subsystem to the third subsystem.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Inventors: Guilherme Hartenberg Watson, Wade O'Moore, Horia Blendea, Renato Colja, Robert J. McMillen
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Publication number: 20220381238Abstract: A pump assembly includes a pneumatic pump with a pump body having a discharge passage. The pump is operable to discharge compressed air through the discharge passage. The pump assembly also includes a cap adjacent the pump body and at least partially enclosing a first volume in communication with the discharge passage, and a casing at least partially surrounding the pump. The pump assembly further includes a second volume defined between the casing and the cap, the second volume in fluid communication with the first volume via an opening in the cap, and a casing outlet in fluid communication with the second volume. The pump assembly is configured such that the compressed air flows through the first volume and the second volume before being discharged from the casing through the casing outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2020Publication date: December 1, 2022Inventors: Horia BLENDEA, Guilherme Hartenberg WATSON, Paul TINDALL, Robert J. McMILLEN
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Patent number: 11458066Abstract: A pneumatic system includes a passage to discharge compressed air and a sound attenuator including a first chamber in fluid communication with the passage and defined by a first wall through which the passage opens into the first chamber, a first surface of a second wall spaced from and opposite the first wall, and a sidewall extending between the first and second walls. The first chamber has a volume and includes a first opening in the sidewall. A second chamber is in fluid communication with the first opening and partially surrounds the first chamber. The second chamber is partially defined by a second surface of the second wall opposite the first surface and by the sidewall, and the second chamber has a volume and includes a second opening to exhaust air from the second chamber. The volume of the first chamber is less than that of the second chamber.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2021Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: LEGGETT & PLATT CANADA CO.Inventors: Guilherme Hartenberg Watson, Wade O'Moore, Horia Blendea, Renato Colja, Robert J. McMillen
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Publication number: 20210267839Abstract: A pneumatic system includes a passage to discharge compressed air and a sound attenuator including a first chamber in fluid communication with the passage and defined by a first wall through which the passage opens into the first chamber, a first surface of a second wall spaced from and opposite the first wall, and a sidewall extending between the first and second walls. The first chamber has a volume and includes a first opening in the sidewall. A second chamber is in fluid communication with the first opening and partially surrounds the first chamber. The second chamber is partially defined by a second surface of the second wall opposite the first surface and by the sidewall, and the second chamber has a volume and includes a second opening to exhaust air from the second chamber. The volume of the first chamber is less than that of the second chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2021Publication date: September 2, 2021Inventors: Guilherme Hartenberg Watson, Wade O'Moore, Horia Blendea, Renato Colja, Robert J. McMillen
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Patent number: 11039975Abstract: A pneumatic system includes a fluidic switching module having an air passage and a vent in fluid communication with the air passage. The pneumatic system also includes a sound attenuator coupled to the fluidic switching module, the sound attenuator having a first chamber in fluid communication with the vent, a first orifice in fluid communication with the vent via the first chamber, a second chamber in fluid communication with the first chamber via the first orifice, and a second orifice in fluid communication with the first orifice via the second chamber.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2019Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: Leggett & Platt Canada Co.Inventors: Guilherme Hartenberg Watson, Wade O'Moore, Horia Blendea, Renato Colja, Robert J. McMillen
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Publication number: 20200069508Abstract: A pneumatic system includes a fluidic switching module having an air passage and a vent in fluid communication with the air passage. The pneumatic system also includes a sound attenuator coupled to the fluidic switching module, the sound attenuator having a first chamber in fluid communication with the vent, a first orifice in fluid communication with the vent via the first chamber, a second chamber in fluid communication with the first chamber via the first orifice, and a second orifice in fluid communication with the first orifice via the second chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Inventors: Guilherme Hartenberg Watson, Wade O'Moore, Horia Blendea, Renato Colja, Robert J. McMillen