Patents by Inventor Paolo Bocchini

Paolo Bocchini 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).

  • Method for identifying obstructions in pipeline networks for transporting fluids
    Patent number: 10416010
    Abstract: It is described a method for detecting and identifying obstructions in a pipeline network for transporting fluids, wherein the network is composed of a plurality of pipeline sections (P) and a plurality of junctions (N). The method comprising the following phases: acquiring the geometrical data of a predefined number of pipeline sections (P) for which the presence of obstructions has to be evaluated; measuring the actual flow-rate values (Q1) of the fluid in one or more pipeline sections (P) and of the actual pressure values (h1) of the fluid at one or more junctions (N) of the network; comparison between the values of the nominal diameters (D1) of said pipeline sections (P) and the corresponding equivalent diameters (Dieq) of said pipeline sections (P); calculating, by means of a specific numerical model, the theoretic flow-rate values (QiT) and pressure values (hiT) of the fluid for said equivalent diameters (Dieq).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: ENI S.p.A.
    Inventors: Tommaso Mantegazza, Alberto Giulio Di Lullo, Paolo Bocchini, Alessandro Marzani
  • METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING OBSTRUCTIONS IN PIPELINE NETWORKS FOR TRANSPORTING FLUIDS
    Publication number: 20150134276
    Abstract: It is described a method for detecting and identifying obstructions in a pipeline network for transporting fluids, wherein the network is composed of a plurality of pipeline sections (P) and a plurality of junctions (N). The method comprising the following phases: acquiring the geometrical data of a predefined number of pipeline sections (P) for which the presence of obstructions has to be evaluated; measuring the actual flow-rate values (Q1) of the fluid in one or more pipeline sections (P) and of the actual pressure values (h1) of the fluid at one or more junctions (N) of the network; comparison between the values of the nominal diameters (D1) of said pipeline sections (P) and the corresponding equivalent diameters (Dieq) of said pipeline sections (P); calculating, by means of a specific numerical model, the theoretic flow-rate values (QiT) and pressure values (hiT) of the fluid for said equivalent diameters (Dieq).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: ENI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Tommaso Mantegazza, Alberto Giulio Di Lullo, Paolo Bocchini, Alessandro Marzani