Patents by Inventor Paolo Calciolari

Paolo Calciolari 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: 11193602
    Abstract: A pressure relief valve for a gas pressure regulator includes: a deformable and gas-tight, laminar element; an outflow channel that allows the passage of the gas between one side and the other of the laminar element including a precisely-sized hole; a shutter removably associated with the laminar element through a coupler that defines, for the shutter, a closed position of the outflow channel and an open position of the outflow channel; an elastic element interposed between the shutter and the laminar element in order to push the shutter towards the closed position. The couple includes a through hole belonging to the laminar element and a shaft slidingly inserted in the through hole, and the shutter is operatively connected to the shaft. The outflow channel is distinct from the through hole, as sealing is provided to prevent the passage of the gas between the through hole and the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Pietro Fiorentini SPA
    Inventors: Armando Amadini, Paolo Calciolari
  • Publication number: 20200408315
    Abstract: A pressure relief valve for a gas pressure regulator includes: a deformable and gas-tight, laminar element; an outflow channel that allows the passage of the gas between one side and the other of the laminar element including a precisely-sized hole; a shutter removably associated with the laminar element through a coupler that defines, for the shutter, a closed position of the outflow channel and an open position of the outflow channel; an elastic element interposed between the shutter and the laminar element in order to push the shutter towards the closed position. The couple includes a through hole belonging to the laminar element and a shaft slidingly inserted in the through hole, and the shutter is operatively connected to the shaft. The outflow channel is distinct from the through hole, as sealing is provided to prevent the passage of the gas between the through hole and the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Armando Amadini, Paolo Calciolari
  • Patent number: 10808855
    Abstract: A pressure relief valve for a gas pressure regulator includes: a deformable and gas-tight, laminar element; an outflow channel that allows the passage of the gas between one side and the other of the laminar element including a precisely-sized hole; a shutter removably associated with the laminar element through a coupler that defines, for the shutter, a closed position of the outflow channel and an open position of the outflow channel; an elastic element interposed between the shutter and the laminar element in order to push the shutter towards the closed position. The couple includes a through hole belonging to the laminar element and a shaft slidingly inserted in the through hole, and the shutter is operatively connected to the shaft. The outflow channel is distinct from the through hole, as sealing is provided to prevent the passage of the gas between the through hole and the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Pietro Fiorentini SPA
    Inventors: Armando Amadini, Paolo Calciolari
  • Publication number: 20190300388
    Abstract: A purification device includes: a hollow body which defines a duct suited to convey water and extending between a first mouth and a second mouth; a purifying material arranged in a first area of the duct between the first and the second mouth, wherein the purifying material is graphene and is held inside the first area (24) by way of one or more holding elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Roberto Rossi, Paolo Calciolari
  • Patent number: 9791059
    Abstract: The invention is a gas vent valve (10) for a gas pressure regulator (1), comprising: a tubular body (11) developed between two opposite openings (11a, 11b); a shutter body (12) biased towards a position in which a first opening (11a) of the tubular body (11) is closed and movable from the closed position towards an open position for opening the first opening (11a) due to the effect of a pressure acting from the outside of the tubular body (11) through the first opening (11a); constraining means (13) configured so as to prevent the movement of the shutter body (12) from the closed position towards the open position when the ambient temperature exceeds a predefined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Pietro Fiorentini S.P.A.
    Inventors: Armando Amadini, Paolo Calciolari
  • Publication number: 20170122447
    Abstract: A pressure relief valve for a gas pressure regulator includes: a deformable and gas-tight, laminar element; an outflow channel that allows the passage of the gas between one side and the other of the laminar element including a precisely-sized hole; a shutter removably associated with the laminar element through a coupler that defines, for the shutter, a closed position of the outflow channel and an open position of the outflow channel; an elastic element interposed between the shutter and the laminar element in order to push the shutter towards the closed position. The couple includes a through hole belonging to the laminar element and a shaft slidingly inserted in the through hole, and the shutter is operatively connected to the shaft. The outflow channel is distinct from the through hole, as sealing is provided to prevent the passage of the gas between the through hole and the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Armando AMADINI, Paolo CALCIOLARI
  • Patent number: 9599498
    Abstract: Method for determining the density (D) of a multiphase fluid (F) flowing through a pipe (1) and containing a gas (G) which determines a fluctuation of the actual instantaneous density of the fluid (F), said method comprising the following steps: defining a series of consecutive time periods (S0, S) which are shorter than the time length corresponding to the highest frequency-component of the fluctuation of the actual instantaneous density; conveying through a section (2) of the pipe (1) a photon beam (3) suited to undergo an attenuation while crossing the fluid (F); counting the actual number (A) of photons of the beam (3) which cross the pipe (1) during a first time period (S) of the series; calculating a corrected count (C) as the weighted average value of the actual count (A) and of the corrected count (C0) calculated for the preceding time period (S0); converting the value of the corrected count (C) into a corresponding value of the density (D) of the multiphase fluid (F) for the first time period (S) thr
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: PIETRO FIORENTINI SPA
    Inventors: Paolo Aditeo Nardi, Paolo Calciolari, Stefano Bernardi
  • Publication number: 20160208941
    Abstract: A vent valve (10) for a gas pressure regulator (1), includes: a tubular body (11) developed between two opposite openings (11a, 11b); a shutter body (12) configured so that it spontaneously assumes a position in which a first opening (11a) of the tubular body (11) is closed and so that it can be moved from the closed position towards an open position of the first opening (11a) due to the effect of a pressure acting from the outside of the tubular body (11) through the first opening (11a); a constraining element (13) configured so as to prevent the movement of the shutter body (12) from the closed position towards the open position when the ambient temperature exceeds a predefined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Armando Amadini, Paolo Calciolari
  • Patent number: 8664965
    Abstract: Device (2) for measuring electric parameters of a fluid (F), comprising: two measurement circuits (8, 10) for measuring, respectively, the dielectric permittivity and the electrical conductivity of the fluid (F); two electrodes (5, 5?) facing each other from opposite sides of the fluid (F); a selector system (11) for alternatively connecting the two measurement circuits (8, 10) to the electrodes (5, 5?). Each electrode (5, 5?) comprises two sectors (5a, 5b) suited to establish mutually separate electrical contact with the fluid (F) and the electrical conductivity measurement circuit (10) comprises two measurement sections (V, A) of different impedance, each one of which being connectable to a corresponding sector (5a, 5b) of each electrode (5, 5?).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Pietro Fiorentini SpA
    Inventors: Paolo Calciolari, Stefano Bernardi
  • Publication number: 20130035879
    Abstract: Method for determining the density (D) of a multiphase fluid (F) flowing through a pipe (1) and containing a gas (G) which determines a fluctuation of the actual instantaneous density of the fluid (F), said method comprising the following steps: defining a series of consecutive time periods (S0, S) which are shorter than the time length corresponding to the highest frequency-component of the fluctuation of the actual instantaneous density; conveying through a section (2) of the pipe (1) a photon beam (3) suited to undergo an attenuation while crossing the fluid (F); counting the actual number (A) of photons of the beam (3) which cross the pipe (1) during a first time period (S) of the series; calculating a corrected count (C) as the weighted average value of the actual count (A) and of the corrected count (C0) calculated for the preceding time period (S0); converting the value of the corrected count (C) into a corresponding value of the density (D) of the multiphase fluid (F) for the first time period (S) thr
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: PIETRO FIORENTINI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Paolo Aditeo Nardi, Paolo Calciolari, Stefano Bernardi
  • Publication number: 20120182030
    Abstract: Device (2) for measuring electric parameters of a fluid (F), comprising: two measurement circuits (8, 10) for measuring, respectively, the dielectric permittivity and the electrical conductivity of the fluid (F); two electrodes (5, 5?) facing each other from opposite sides of the fluid (F); a selector system (11) for alternatively connecting the two measurement circuits (8, 10) to the electrodes (5, 5?). Each electrode (5, 5?) comprises two sectors (5a, 5b) suited to establish mutually separate electrical contact with the fluid (F) and the electrical conductivity measurement circuit (10) comprises two measurement sections (V, A) of different impedance, each one of which being connectable to a corresponding sector (5a, 5b) of each electrode (5, 5?).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: PIETRO FIORENTINI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Paolo Calciolari, Stefano Bernardi