Patents by Inventor Marco Brignone

Marco Brignone 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).

  • Publication number: 20240175387
    Abstract: A heating device for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine and having: a main tubular body, which contains a combustion chamber delimited by a first base wall and by a second base wall, which are opposite one another; a fuel injector configured to inject fuel; an inlet opening, which can be connected to a fan to receive an air flow, which is directed to the combustion chamber and gets mixed with fuel; a secondary tubular body which is arranged inside the main tubular body and inside the combustion chamber and has a side wall, which is arranged at a given distance from the side wall of the main tubular body so as to divide an initial part of the combustion chamber into a central zone, which is located inside the secondary tubular body, and an annular peripheral zone, which is located around the secondary tubular body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: MARELLI EUROPE S.P.A.
    Inventors: Mauro Brignone, Salvatore Pizza, Emanuele Milani, Marco La Sana, Francesco Napoli, Luigi Lubrano, Marco Bovina
  • Patent number: 11971229
    Abstract: A heat exchanger assembly including an elongated tubular heat exchanger enclosure defining an interior chamber. A tube sheet is positioned within the interior chamber of the heat exchanger enclosure separating the interior chamber into a shell side and a channel side. The interior portion is configured to removably receive a tube bundle positioned within the shell side of the interior chamber. An annular sleeve member is positioned within the channel side of the interior chamber of the heat exchanger enclosure. An annular elastic torsion member is positioned within the channel side of the interior chamber of the heat exchanger such that the sleeve member is positioned between the tube sheet and the elastic torsion member. The elastic torsion member has an inner circumference deflectable relative to its outer circumference for torsioning the elastic torsion member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Lummus Technology LLC
    Inventors: Richard Jibb, David Thomas Creech, Randy Lee Eberly, Elizabeth MacLean Meacham, Henk Boekhouder, Roberto Groppi, Vincenzo Marco Brignone, Trevor Jaye
  • Publication number: 20240085126
    Abstract: A heat exchanger assembly including an elongated tubular heat exchanger enclosure defining an interior chamber. A tube sheet is positioned within the interior chamber of the heat exchanger enclosure separating the interior chamber into a shell side and a channel side. The interior portion is configured to removably receive a tube bundle positioned within the shell side of the interior chamber. An annular sleeve member is positioned within the channel side of the interior chamber of the heat exchanger enclosure. An annular elastic torsion member is positioned within the channel side of the interior chamber of the heat exchanger such that the sleeve member is positioned between the tube sheet and the elastic torsion member. The elastic torsion member has an inner circumference deflectable relative to its outer circumference for torsioning the elastic torsion member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Richard JIBB, David Thomas CREECH, Randy Lee EBERLY, Elizabeth MacLean MEACHAM, Henk BOEKHOUDER, Roberto GROPPI, Vincenzo Marco BRIGNONE, Trevor JAYE
  • Patent number: 11913366
    Abstract: A heating device for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine and having: a tubular body, where a combustion chamber is obtained on the inside; a fuel injector, which is designed to inject fuel into the combustion chamber; at least one inlet opening, which can be connected to a fan so as to receive an air flow, which is directed to the combustion chamber; a feeding channel, which receives air from the inlet opening, surrounds an end portion of the fuel injector and ends with a nozzle, which is arranged around a spray tip of the fuel injector, from which fuel flows out; and a spark plug, which is mounted through a side wall of the tubular body. An axial distance, namely measured along a longitudinal axis of the tubular body, between the spray tip of the fuel injector and a longitudinal axis of the spark plug ranges from 33% to 100% of an inner diameter of the tubular body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: MARELLI EUROPE S.P.A.
    Inventors: Marco La Sana, Emanuele Milani, Mauro Brignone, Luigi Lubrano
  • Patent number: 11852424
    Abstract: A heat exchanger assembly including an elongated tubular heat exchanger enclosure defining an interior chamber. A tube sheet is positioned within the interior chamber of the heat exchanger enclosure separating the interior chamber into a shell side and a channel side. The interior portion is configured to removably receive a tube bundle positioned within the shell side of the interior chamber. An annular sleeve member is positioned within the channel side of the interior chamber of the heat exchanger enclosure. An annular elastic torsion member is positioned within the channel side of the interior chamber of the heat exchanger such that the sleeve member is positioned between the tube sheet and the elastic torsion member. The elastic torsion member has an inner circumference deflectable relative to its outer circumference for torsioning the elastic torsion member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Lummus Technology LLC
    Inventors: Richard Jibb, David Thomas Creech, Randy Lee Eberly, Elizabeth MacLean Meacham, Henk Boekhouder, Roberto Groppi, Vincenzo Marco Brignone, Trevor Jaye
  • Publication number: 20230332523
    Abstract: A system may include a turbine and a recuperative heat exchanger system. The recuperative heat exchanger system is configured to receive exhaust gases from the turbine. The recuperative heat exchanger system may include a precool section to cool the exhaust gases, a major heating section to receive the cooled the exhaust gases, and a minor heating section to receive the cooled the exhaust gases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Richard John Jibb, David Guymon, Ron Herbanek, Vincenzo Marco Brignone, Roberto Groppi
  • Publication number: 20230314086
    Abstract: A vertical rod baffle heat exchanger may be used for heat removal, condensation operations, electricity generation, petrochemical plants, waste heat recovery, and other industrial applications. The vertical rod baffle heat exchanger may include a shell; a tube-sheet; a tube bundle having a plurality of heat exchange tubes extending in an axial direction; six or more longitudinal partition plates; and a plurality of rod baffle rings provided along an axial length of the plurality of heat exchange tubes. At least one longitudinal partition plate may be a notched longitudinal partition plate. The plurality of rod baffle rings may have lateral rod baffles and longitudinal rod baffles. The lateral rod baffles and the longitudinal rod baffles may pass through gaps between every two adjacent tubes of plurality of heat exchange tubes. The lateral rod baffles may pass through openings in the notched longitudinal partition plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Lummus Novolen Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Oliver Marco Ruhl, Jochen Axel Schwab, Marco Brignone, Frank Fiedler
  • Patent number: 11719141
    Abstract: A system may include a turbine and a recuperative heat exchanger system. The recuperative heat exchanger system is configured to receive exhaust gases from the turbine. The recuperative heat exchanger system may include a precool section to cool the exhaust gases, a major heating section to receive the cooled the exhaust gases, and a minor heating section to receive the cooled the exhaust gases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: LUMMUS TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Richard John Jibb, David Guymon, Ron Herbanek, Vincenzo Marco Brignone, Roberto Groppi
  • Publication number: 20230058456
    Abstract: A system may include a turbine and a recuperative heat exchanger system. The recuperative heat exchanger system is configured to receive exhaust gases from the turbine. The recuperative heat exchanger system may include a precool section to cool the exhaust gases, a major heating section to receive the cooled the exhaust gases, and a minor heating section to receive the cooled the exhaust gases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Richard John Jibb, David Guymon, Ron Herbanek, Vincenzo Marco Brignone, Roberto Groppi
  • Publication number: 20210404350
    Abstract: A system may include a turbine and a recuperative heat exchanger system. The recuperative heat exchanger system is configured to receive exhaust gases from the turbine. The recuperative heat exchanger system may include a precool section to cool the exhaust gases, a major heating section to receive the cooled the exhaust gases, and a minor heating section to receive the cooled the exhaust gases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: LUMMUS TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Richard John Jibb, David Guymon, Ron Herbanek, Vincenzo Marco Brignone, Roberto Groppi
  • Publication number: 20210404358
    Abstract: A system may include a turbine and a recuperative heat exchanger system. The recuperative heat exchanger system is configured to receive exhaust gases from the turbine. The recuperative heat exchanger system may include a precool section to cool the exhaust gases, a major heating section to receive the cooled the exhaust gases, and a minor heating section to receive the cooled the exhaust gases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: LUMMUS TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Richard John Jibb, David Guymon, Ron Herbanek, Vincenzo Marco Brignone, Roberto Groppi
  • Publication number: 20210348849
    Abstract: A heat exchanger assembly including an elongated tubular heat exchanger enclosure defining an interior chamber. A tube sheet is positioned within the interior chamber of the heat exchanger enclosure separating the interior chamber into a shell side and a channel side. The interior portion is configured to removably receive a tube bundle positioned within the shell side of the interior chamber. An annular sleeve member is positioned within the channel side of the interior chamber of the heat exchanger enclosure. An annular elastic torsion member is positioned within the channel side of the interior chamber of the heat exchanger such that the sleeve member is positioned between the tube sheet and the elastic torsion member. The elastic torsion member has an inner circumference deflectable relative to its outer circumference for torsioning the elastic torsion member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: Lummus Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Jibb, David Thomas Creech, Randy Lee Eberly, Elizabeth MacLean Meacham, Henk Boekhouder, Roberto Groppi, Vincenzo Marco Brignone, Trevor Jaye
  • Patent number: 11079185
    Abstract: A heat exchanger assembly including an elongated tubular heat exchanger enclosure defining an interior chamber. A tube sheet is positioned within the interior chamber of the heat exchanger enclosure separating the interior chamber into a shell side and a channel side. The interior portion is configured to removably receive a tube bundle positioned within the shell side of the interior chamber. An annular sleeve member is positioned within the channel side of the interior chamber of the heat exchanger enclosure. An annular elastic torsion member is positioned within the channel side of the interior chamber of the heat exchanger such that the sleeve member is positioned between the tube sheet and the elastic torsion member. The elastic torsion member has an inner circumference deflectable relative to its outer circumference for torsioning the elastic torsion member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Lummus Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Jibb, David Thomas Creech, Randy Lee Eberly, Elizabeth MacLean Meacham, Henk Boekhouder, Roberto Groppi, Vincenzo Marco Brignone, Trevor Jaye
  • Publication number: 20210199393
    Abstract: A heat exchanger assembly including an elongated tubular heat exchanger enclosure defining an interior chamber. A tube sheet is positioned within the interior chamber of the heat exchanger enclosure separating the interior chamber into a shell side and a channel side. The interior portion is configured to removably receive a tube bundle positioned within the shell side of the interior chamber. An annular sleeve member is positioned within the channel side of the interior chamber of the heat exchanger enclosure. An annular elastic torsion member is positioned within the channel side of the interior chamber of the heat exchanger such that the sleeve member is positioned between the tube sheet and the elastic torsion member. The elastic torsion member has an inner circumference deflectable relative to its outer circumference for torsioning the elastic torsion member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: Lummus Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Jibb, David Thomas Creech, Randy Lee Eberly, Elizabeth MacLean Meacham, Henk Boekhouder, Roberto Groppi, Vincenzo Marco Brignone, Trevor Jaye
  • Patent number: 10527357
    Abstract: Disclosed is a shell and tube heat exchanger that includes, inter alia, an elongated cylindrical shell that defines a longitudinal axis for the heat exchanger and an internal chamber. The shell has at least one feed gas inlet and feed gas outlet formed in an outer wall for allowing a feed gas to enter and exit the internal chamber. At least one tube sheet is associated with an end of the elongated shell and a plurality of circular baffles are longitudinally spaced apart within the internal chamber of the shell for redirecting feed gas flow within the internal chamber. The heat exchanger also includes a tube bundle which has a plurality of tubes for allowing effluent gas to traverse from an inlet plenum through the internal chamber of the shell to an outlet plenum. Additionally, a shroud distributor is arranged and configured to direct feed gas flow from the feed gas inlet to the internal chamber proximate the at least one tube sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Lummus Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Vincenzo Marco Brignone, Richard Jibb
  • Publication number: 20190293368
    Abstract: A heat exchanger assembly including an elongated tubular heat exchanger enclosure defining an interior chamber. A tube sheet is positioned within the interior chamber of the heat exchanger enclosure separating the interior chamber into a shell side and a channel side. The interior portion is configured to removably receive a tube bundle positioned within the shell side of the interior chamber. An annular sleeve member is positioned within the channel side of the interior chamber of the heat exchanger enclosure. An annular elastic torsion member is positioned within the channel side of the interior chamber of the heat exchanger such that the sleeve member is positioned between the tube sheet and the elastic torsion member. The elastic torsion member has an inner circumference deflectable relative to its outer circumference for torsioning the elastic torsion member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: Lummus Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Jibb, David Creech, Randy Eberly, Elizabeth Meacham, Henk Boekhouder, Roberto Groppi, Vincenzo Marco Brignone
  • Publication number: 20180023897
    Abstract: Disclosed is a shell and tube heat exchanger that includes, inter alia, an elongated cylindrical shell that defines a longitudinal axis for the heat exchanger and an internal chamber. The shell has at least one feed gas inlet and feed gas outlet formed in an outer wall for allowing a feed gas to enter and exit the internal chamber. At least one tube sheet is associated with an end of the elongated shell and a plurality of circular baffles are longitudinally spaced apart within the internal chamber of the shell for redirecting feed gas flow within the internal chamber. The heat exchanger also includes a tube bundle which has a plurality of tubes for allowing effluent gas to traverse from an inlet plenum through the internal chamber of the shell to an outlet plenum. Additionally, a shroud distributor is arranged and configured to direct feed gas flow from the feed gas inlet to the internal chamber proximate the at least one tube sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Marco Brignone, Richard Jibb