Patents by Inventor Paulo Alexandre Teixeira e Silva Cardoso

Paulo Alexandre Teixeira e Silva Cardoso 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: 10578265
    Abstract: A system includes light processing elements, arranged in a respective installation area and combined with a respective construction, at least partially above and/or next to an occupational or passage space, whereby said light processing elements or respective constructions produce a general light distribution over said occupational or passage space, that is more favorable in terms of visual performance and comfort, and that may assist and adjust to activities requiring different levels thereof. The system is used for energy and/or information conversion and distribution, as part of one construction or clusters of constructions, for example disposed along traffic ways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Inventor: Paulo Alexandre Teixeira E. Silva Cardoso
  • Publication number: 20170175965
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a system including light processing elements, arranged in a respective installation area and combined with a respective construction, at least partially above and/or next to an occupational or passage space, whereby said light processing elements or respective constructions produce a general light distribution over said occupational or passage space, that is more favorable in terms of visual performance and comfort, and that may assist and adjust to activities requiring different levels thereof. The inventive system is used for energy and/or information conversion and distribution, as part of one construction or clusters of constructions, for example disposed along traffic ways.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventor: PAULO ALEXANDRE TEIXEIRA E. SILVA CARDOSO
  • Patent number: 9570639
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a system including light processing elements, arranged in a respective installation area and combined with a respective construction, at least partially above and/or next to an occupational or passage space, whereby said light processing elements or respective constructions produce a general light distribution over said occupational or passage space, that is more favorable in terms of visual performance and comfort, and that may assist and adjust to activities requiring different levels thereof. The inventive system is used for energy and/or information conversion and distribution, as part of one construction or clusters of constructions, for example disposed along traffic ways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Inventor: Paulo Alexandre Teixeira E. Silva Cardoso
  • Patent number: 9133585
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system of superstructures carrying renewable energy means along a section comprising, or in the proximity of a circulation area and addresses the goal of minimizing the visual impact resulting from such superstructures by means of a variation of at least some of the design parameters of said superstructures or of respective renewable energy means, preferentially at least as perceived by people circulating along said section. The present invention further relates to a section, for example of a traffic infrastructure, presenting such system of superstructures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Inventor: Paulo Alexandre Teixeira E. Silva Cardoso
  • Patent number: 9068305
    Abstract: The present invention discloses sections of highway traffic infrastructures, including multipurpose structures, for best combining renewable energy and traffic assistance systems along the highway. According to a first innovative aspect, the distribution of structures accounts for aspects such as driving comfort, (urban) landscape integration and adjustment to energy demand and traffic circulation conditions. According to a complimentary innovative aspect, ample elevated constructions, as required by solar and wind energy systems, combine with certain dimensional dispositions, as required by different traffic assistance means, in view of enhanced energy distribution and traffic safety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Alva Alta AG
    Inventor: Paulo Alexandre Teixeira e Silva Cardoso
  • Publication number: 20140233127
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a system including light processing elements, arranged in a respective installation area and combined with a respective construction, at least partially above and/or next to an occupational or passage space, whereby said light processing elements or respective constructions produce a general light distribution over said occupational or passage space, that is more favorable in terms of visual performance and comfort, and that may assist and adjust to activities requiring different levels thereof. The inventive system is used for energy and/or information conversion and distribution, as part of one construction or clusters of constructions, for example disposed along traffic ways.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Inventor: Paulo Alexandre Teixeira E. Silva Cardoso
  • Publication number: 20130251451
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system of superstructures carrying renewable energy means along a section comprising, or in the proximity of a circulation area and addresses the goal of minimizing the visual impact resulting from such superstructures by means of a variation of at least some of the design parameters of said superstructures or of respective renewable energy means, preferentially at least as perceived by people circulating along said section. The present invention further relates to a section, for example of a traffic infrastructure, presenting such system of superstructures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2011
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventor: Paulo Alexandre Teixeira E. Silva Cardoso
  • Publication number: 20110250015
    Abstract: The present invention discloses sections of highway traffic infrastructures, including multipurpose structures, for best combining renewable energy and traffic assistance systems along the highway. According to a first innovative aspect, the distribution of structures accounts for aspects such as driving comfort, (urban) landscape integration and adjustment to energy demand and traffic circulation conditions. According to a complimentary innovative aspect, ample elevated constructions, as required by solar and wind energy systems, combine with certain dimensional dispositions, as required by different traffic assistance means, in view of enhanced energy distribution and traffic safety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Inventor: Paulo Alexandre Teixeira e Silva Cardoso