Patents by Inventor Mauro Lucchesi

Mauro Lucchesi 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: 8598883
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a measuring device (10) of the electric properties of solid or liquid geological samples, such as, for example, rocks, preferably from oil or gas reservoirs, and saturation fluids of the same, comprising a hollow body (11, 12) consisting of a first upper half-shell (11) and a second lower half-shell (12), the upper and lower half-shells (11, 12) coaxially sliding one inside the other, inside the body (11, 12) there being a housing seat (23) for a substantially cylindrical sample, two pairs of electrodes (13, 14) being envisaged facing the housing seat (23) for the injection of current into a sample and for the measurement of the voltage at the ends of the sample, characterized in that the pairs of electrodes (13, 14) are pairs of coplanar electrodes, each situated at one end of the housing seat (23).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Eni S.p.A.
    Inventors: Simone Capaccioli, Mauro Lucchesi, Nicola Giovanni Bona
  • Patent number: 8117899
    Abstract: A device for measuring permeability of a gas sample through a thin film, or a wall, arranged as a membrane between a first chamber and a second chamber of a measurement cell is provided that includes, a pressure regulator, upstream from each inlet to the measurement cell, that are each associated with a respective pressure sensor. A humidifier can be used, if desired. The device further includes that can switch the flows of gas between a starting wash step and a measurement step. Each gas flow is adjusted at the exit of the respective flow regulator. A control unit operates the pressure regulators and flow regulators to keep at predetermined values the total pressure in the first chamber and second chamber with those values maintained equal to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Extrasolution S.R.L.
    Inventors: Alessandro Piombini, Mauro Lucchesi
  • Patent number: 8015857
    Abstract: A device that carries out a method for measuring permeability to a gas sample through a container (2) comprises an inlet duct for the gaseous carrier, in particular, nitrogen, both as inlet in the container (2) and as inlet in the chamber (1) and out of the container (2) of which permeability has to be measured. The inlet duct that exits in the container (2) comprises two ducts (11 and 8), whereas the inlet duct that exits out of the container (2) comprises two ducts (6 and 7). Such inlet ducts have an origin in common in order to allow the distribution between them of the flow (200) of gas carrier as input. An inlet duct is provided (10) for a test gas flow, such as oxygen, which ends in the duct (7) to be measured, with the gas carrier in the chamber (1). A gas-mass regulator is provided for each inlet duct (5, 4 and 3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Extrasolution S.R.L.
    Inventors: Alessandro Piombini, Mauro Lucchesi
  • Publication number: 20110187375
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a measuring device (10) of the electric properties of solid or liquid geological samples, such as, for example, rocks, preferably from oil or gas reservoirs, and saturation fluids of the same, comprising a hollow body (11, 12) consisting of a first upper half-shell (11) and a second lower half-shell (12), the upper and lower half-shells (11, 12) coaxially sliding one inside the other, inside the body (11, 12) there being a housing seat (23) for a substantially cylindrical sample, two pairs of electrodes (13, 14) being envisaged facing the housing seat (23) for the injection of current into a sample and for the measurement of the voltage at the ends of the sample, characterized in that the pairs of electrodes (13, 14) are pairs of coplanar electrodes, each situated at one end of the housing seat (23).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: ENI S.p.A.
    Inventors: Simone Capaccioli, Mauro Lucchesi, Nicola Giovanni Bona
  • Publication number: 20090320564
    Abstract: A device for measuring permeability to a gas sample through a thin film, or a wall (2), arranged at membrane between a first and a second chamber (3 and 4) of a measurement cell (1) comprises, upstream from each inlet to the measurement cell (1), a respective regulator of pressure (? and 9) associated with a respective pressure sensor (5 and 8), and can comprise an humifier. The device comprises, furthermore, valves (11 and 12) adapted to switch the flows of gas between a starting wash and a measurement step. Each gas flow is, moreover, adjusted at the exit means of a respective flow regulator (15 and 16). A control unit (23), operates the pressure regulators (6 and 9) and flow regulators (15 and 18) in order to keep at predetermined values the total pressure in the first and in the second chamber (3 and 4), said values being always equal to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: EXTRASOLUTION S.R.L.
    Inventors: Alessandro Piombini, Mauro Lucchesi
  • Publication number: 20090282900
    Abstract: A device that carries out a method for measuring permeability to a gas sample through a container (2) comprises an inlet duct for the gaseous carrier, in particular, nitrogen, both as inlet in the container (2) and as inlet in the chamber (1) and out of the container (2) of which permeability has to be measured. The inlet duct that exits in the container (2) comprises two ducts (11 and 8), whereas the inlet duct that exits out of the container (2) comprises two ducts (6 and 7). Such inlet ducts have an origin in common in order to allow the distribution between them of the flow (200) of gas carrier as input. An inlet duct is provided (10) for a test gas flow, such as oxygen, which ends in the duct (7) to be measured, with the gas carrier in the chamber (1). A gas-mass regulator is provided for each inlet duct (5, 4 and 3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2007
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: EXTRASOLUTION S.R.L.
    Inventors: Alessandro Piombini, Mauro Lucchesi