Patents by Inventor Pedro Ernesto Amador

Pedro Ernesto Amador 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 OF PROVIDING AND EVALUATING A MID-WALL REPAIR
    Publication number: 20170053717
    Abstract: A method of repairing and inspecting a first nozzle penetrating a closed vessel. The method includes removing a portion of the first nozzle, and forming a weld between a replacement nozzle and a surface of the mid-wall of the vessel. The method further includes evaluating the integrity of the weld at the mid-wall of the vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: AZZ WSI LLC
    Inventors: PETER CHARLES RICCARDELLA, Pedro Ernesto Amador
  • CLOSED VESSEL HAVING A MID-WALL REPAIR
    Publication number: 20170053718
    Abstract: A closed vessel having a mid-wall. The mid wall is disposed between an interior wall and an exterior wall of the vessel. A first nozzle extends from a first portion of the mid-wall to the interior of the vessel. A second nozzle extends from a second portion of the mid-wall to the exterior of the vessel. A weld is disposed between the second portion of the mid-wall and the second nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: AZZ WSI LLC
    Inventors: PETER CHARLES RICCARDELLA, PEDRO ERNESTO AMADOR
  • Method of providing and evaluating a mid-wall repair
    Patent number: 9281085
    Abstract: A method of repairing a connection between a first nozzle and a closed vessel includes cutting through an entire thickness of the first nozzle at a location adjacent to the mid-wall of the vessel. A portion of the first nozzle is removed. A replacement nozzle is disposed in a void formed by removal of the portion of the first nozzle. A weld is formed between the replacement nozzle and a surface of the mid-wall of the vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: AZZ WSI LLC
    Inventors: Peter Charles Riccardella, Pedro Ernesto Amador
  • Apparatus for butt-welding tube joints
    Patent number: 8143549
    Abstract: Welding devices and methods of using the same are provided. The welding device includes a rotor assembly. The rotor assembly includes a first semi-collar associated with a second semi-collar to form a collar. The collar is adapted to be disposed about a tube to be welded, and associated with an automatic voltage control assembly. The automatic voltage control assembly is mechanically associated with an electrode, and the automatic voltage control maintains the desired angular disposition of the electrode relative to the tube to be welded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Aquilex WSI LLC
    Inventors: William Bryan King, III, Pedro Ernesto Amador
  • APPARATUS FOR BUTT-WELDING TUBE JOINTS
    Publication number: 20090250437
    Abstract: Welding devices and methods of using the same are provided. The welding device includes a rotor assembly. The rotor assembly includes a first semi-collar associated with a second semi-collar to form a collar. The collar is adapted to be disposed about a tube to be welded, and associated with an automatic voltage control assembly. The automatic voltage control assembly is mechanically associated with an electrode, and the automatic voltage control maintains the desired angular disposition of the electrode relative to the tube to be welded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventors: William Bryan King, III, Pedro Ernesto Amador