Patents by Inventor Paulo Espirito Santo Rosa

Paulo Espirito Santo Rosa 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).

  • Wire guides for plasma transferred wire arc processes
    Patent number: 10604830
    Abstract: A thermal metal spraying apparatus for applying a metal coating to a target surface. The apparatus provides a cathode, a wire feed stock having a free end, and a wire guide that directs the free end of the wire feedstock to a position for establishing and maintaining a plasma transferred wire arc between the cathode and the free end of the wire feedstock. The wire guide maintains at least three points of contact with the wire feedstock as the wire feedstock is fed through the wire guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Comau LLC
    Inventors: Paulo Espirito Santo Rosa, David R. Collins, Andrea Muzio
  • Wire Guides For Plasma Transferred Wire Arc Processes
    Publication number: 20170349993
    Abstract: A thermal metal spraying apparatus for applying a metal coating to a target surface. The apparatus provides a cathode, a wire feed stock having a free end, and a wire guide that directs the free end of the wire feedstock to a position for establishing and maintaining a plasma transferred wire arc between the cathode and the free end of the wire feedstock. The wire guide maintains at least three points of contact with the wire feedstock as the wire feedstock is fed through the wire guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: Comau LLC
    Inventors: Paulo Espirito Santo Rosa, David R. Collins, Andrea Muzio