Patents by Inventor Paulo Debenest
Paulo Debenest 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).
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Patent number: 10317372Abstract: The present apparatus is configured to carry an instrument or probe and optionally deploy it against a surface, such as a metal pipeline or storage tank. The apparatus can include a sensor probe for inspecting the integrity of the surface and a first linkage that is operatively coupled to the sensor probe and configured to move the sensor probe according to a first path (in a first direction/first degree of freedom). An actuator can be operatively connected to the first linkage for moving the first linkage so as to move the sensor probe along the first path. A second linkage is operatively connected to the sensor probe and configured to passively move the sensor probe according to a second degree of freedom to cause the sensor probe to become normal to the surface when at least a portion of the apparatus contacts the surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2018Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignees: HIBOT CORPORATION, SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANYInventors: Pablo Carrasco Zanini, Fadl Abdellatif, Sahejad Patel, Shigeo Hirose, Michele Guarnieri, Paulo Debenest
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Patent number: 10239347Abstract: A multidirectional wheel for traversing a surface is provided that includes a magnet and a plurality of rollers disposed around an outer periphery of each of the hubs of the wheels. The rollers are mounted for rotation in a second axial direction that is perpendicular to a first axial direction of the wheel. The rollers are supported by a plurality of magnetically-inducible brackets attached to the hub. The brackets are optimally sized and shaped to reduce the space between the magnetized materials of the wheel and the surface upon which the wheel travels.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2016Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignees: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, HiBot CorporationInventors: Fadl Abdellatif, Shigeo Hirose, Michele Guarnieri, Paulo Debenest, Ali Outa, Brian Parrott
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Publication number: 20180275102Abstract: The present apparatus is configured to carry an instrument or probe and optionally deploy it against a surface, such as a metal pipeline or storage tank. The apparatus can include a sensor probe for inspecting the integrity of the surface and a first linkage that is operatively coupled to the sensor probe and configured to move the sensor probe according to a first path (in a first direction/first degree of freedom). An actuator can be operatively connected to the first linkage for moving the first linkage so as to move the sensor probe along the first path. A second linkage is operatively connected to the sensor probe and configured to passively move the sensor probe according to a second degree of freedom to cause the sensor probe to become normal to the surface when at least a portion of the apparatus contacts the surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2018Publication date: September 27, 2018Inventors: Pablo Carrasco Zanini, Fadl Abdellatif, Sahejad Patel, Shigeo Hirose, Michele Guarnieri, Paulo Debenest
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Patent number: 10012618Abstract: The present apparatus is configured to carry an instrument or probe and optionally deploy it against a surface, such as a metal pipeline or storage tank. The apparatus can include a sensor probe for inspecting the integrity of the surface and a first linkage that is operatively coupled to the sensor probe and configured to move the sensor probe according to a first path (in a first direction/first degree of freedom). An actuator can be operatively connected to the first linkage for moving the first linkage so as to move the sensor probe along the first path. A second linkage is operatively connected to the sensor probe and configured to passively move the sensor probe according to a second degree of freedom to cause the sensor probe to become normal to the surface when at least a portion of the apparatus contacts the surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2015Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignees: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, HIBOT CORPORATIONInventors: Pablo Carrasco Zanini, Fadl Abdellatif, Sahejad Patel, Shigeo Hirose, Michele Guarnieri, Paulo Debenest
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Publication number: 20170334241Abstract: A multidirectional wheel for traversing a surface is provided that includes a magnet and a plurality of rollers disposed around an outer periphery of each of the hubs of the wheels. The rollers are mounted for rotation in a second axial direction that is perpendicular to a first axial direction of the wheel. The rollers are supported by a plurality of magnetically-inducible brackets attached to the hub. The brackets are optimally sized and shaped to reduce the space between the magnetized materials of the wheel and the surface upon which the wheel travels.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2016Publication date: November 23, 2017Applicants: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, HiBot CorporationInventors: Pablo Eduardo Carrasco Zanini Gonzalez, Fadl Abdel Latif, Sahejad Patel, Shigeo Hirose, Michele Guarnieri, Paulo Debenest
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Patent number: 9791090Abstract: An in-pipe moving apparatus for passing through a pipe bent in any direction without control of the attitude of the apparatus is provided. The in-pipe moving apparatus may include at least three sets of tire-integrated wheel units arranged in series in a traveling direction and at least two sets of joint sections that pivotably link the at least three sets of tire-integrated wheel units to each other. Each of the at least three sets of tire-integrated wheel units includes a tire-integrated wheel, a drive section, a first frame fixed to the drive section, and at least one second frame pivotably attached to the drive section. A bending generator is provided between one of the first frames and one of the second frames in the at least three sets of tire-integrated wheel units and imparts tension for causing the first frames and the second frames to have a V-like bent shape.Type: GrantFiled: July 4, 2014Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: HiBot Corp.Inventors: Shigeo Hirose, Michele Guarnieri, Paulo Debenest
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Publication number: 20160238565Abstract: The present apparatus is configured to carry an instrument or probe and optionally deploy it against a surface, such as a metal pipeline or storage tank. The apparatus can include a sensor probe for inspecting the integrity of the surface and a first linkage that is operatively coupled to the sensor probe and configured to move the sensor probe according to a first path (in a first direction/first degree of freedom). An actuator can be operatively connected to the first linkage for moving the first linkage so as to move the sensor probe along the first path. A second linkage is operatively connected to the sensor probe and configured to passively move the sensor probe according to a second degree of freedom to cause the sensor probe to become normal to the surface when at least a portion of the apparatus contacts the surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2015Publication date: August 18, 2016Inventors: Pablo Eduardo Carrasco Zanini Gonzalez, Fadl Abdel Latif, Sahejad Patel, Shigeo Hirose, Michele Guarnieri, Paulo Debenest
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Patent number: 9383055Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide an in-pipe traveling apparatus and a traveling module is provided, having a simple structure but capable of operating with a short overall traveling path and setting a large drive force for forward and backward traveling operation. The In one embodiment, the in-pipe traveling apparatus includes at least three traveling modules capable of passing through a pipe. Each of the traveling modules includes a traveling module body, a pair of traveling wheels provided in the traveling module body on one side thereof in a traveling direction, a drive member that drives the pair of traveling wheels in such a way that the traveling wheels rotate, a connection member that connects the traveling module to another traveling module in a bendable manner in a pitching direction, and a swing member that causes the adjacent traveling module to swing in a yawing direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2012Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: HiBot Corp.Inventors: Shigeo Hirose, Paulo Debenest, Michele Guarnieri
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Publication number: 20160123517Abstract: An in-pipe moving apparatus for passing through a pipe bent in any direction without control of the attitude of the apparatus is provided. The in-pipe moving apparatus may include at least three sets of tire-integrated wheel units arranged in series in a traveling direction and at least two sets of joint sections that pivotably link the at least three sets of tire-integrated wheel units to each other. Each of the at least three sets of tire-integrated wheel units includes a tire-integrated wheel, a drive section, a first frame fixed to the drive section, and at least one second frame pivotably attached to the drive section. A bending generator is provided between one of the first frames and one of the second frames in the at least three sets of tire-integrated wheel units and imparts tension for causing the first frames and the second frames to have a V-like bent shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 4, 2014Publication date: May 5, 2016Inventors: Shigeo HIROSE, Michele GUARNIERI, Paulo DEBENEST
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Publication number: 20150107485Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide an in-pipe traveling apparatus and a traveling module is provided, having a simple structure but capable of operating with a short overall traveling path and setting a large drive force for forward and backward traveling operation. The In one embodiment, the in-pipe traveling apparatus includes at least three traveling modules capable of passing through a pipe. Each of the traveling modules includes a traveling module body, a pair of traveling wheels provided in the traveling module body on one side thereof in a traveling direction, a drive member that drives the pair of traveling wheels in such a way that the traveling wheels rotate, a connection member that connects the traveling module to another traveling module in a bendable manner in a pitching direction, and a swing member that causes the adjacent traveling module to swing in a yawing direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2012Publication date: April 23, 2015Inventors: Shigeo Hirose, Paulo Debenest, Michele Guarnieri