Patents by Inventor Riccardo Mattarucco

Riccardo Mattarucco 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).

  • CONNECTOR FOR PIPELINES AND METHOD TO CONNECT THE CONNECTOR TO A PIPELINE
    Publication number: 20220010900
    Abstract: A connector for a pipeline, in particular for conveying hydrocarbons, extends along a longitudinal axis and has a gripping portion configured to be fitted around and clamped to the outer face; a sleeve portion, which is mounted in sliding manner to the gripping portion; a metal front gasket configured to be placed between the front end face and a face of the sleeve portion; and linear actuators connected with the gripping portion and the sleeve portion to axially compress the metal front gasket between the front end face of the pipeline and the face of the sleeve portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Gianluca Toso, Riccardo Mattarucco, Sebastiano Guadin
  • Machine and method for repairing a pipeline in a body of water
    Patent number: 11168811
    Abstract: A machine configured to repair a pipeline extending along a longitudinal axis determined in a body of water, the machine comprising: a frame configured to be clamped to the pipeline; an applicator configured to apply material along an outer surface of the pipeline and comprising a support body shaped as an open ring and configured to be arranged about the pipeline; and an actuating assembly, which is supported by the frame, is arranged between the frame and the applicator, has a distal end configured to support the applicator in a cantilevered fashion and in a rotatable manner, and is configured to displace the applicator along the longitudinal axis and/or to rotate the applicator about the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: SAIPEM S.P.A.
    Inventors: Alberto Serena, Diego Magri, Paolo Vielmo, Riccardo Mattarucco
  • MACHINE AND METHOD FOR REPAIRING A PIPELINE IN A BODY OF WATER
    Publication number: 20200063895
    Abstract: A machine configured to repair a pipeline extending along a longitudinal axis determined in a body of water, the machine comprising: a frame configured to be clamped to the pipeline; an applicator configured to apply material along an outer surface of the pipeline and comprising a support body shaped as an open ring and configured to be arranged about the pipeline; and an actuating assembly, which is supported by the frame, is arranged between the frame and the applicator, has a distal end configured to support the applicator in a cantilevered fashion and in a rotatable manner, and is configured to displace the applicator along the longitudinal axis and/or to rotate the applicator about the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Alberto Serena, Diego Magri, Paolo Vielmo, Riccardo Mattarucco