Patents by Inventor Salvatore Torcivia

Salvatore Torcivia 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: 10597849
    Abstract: A method for burying a pipeline in a bed of a body of water which includes: making a trench with a bottom surface in a bed of a body of water via a bed working vehicle advanced in an advancing direction; advancing a floating unit in the body of water; releasing a pipeline in the body of water via a tensioner and along a lay device tilted in an adjustable manner and constrained to the floating unit; guiding the pipeline to the bottom surface of the trench via a guide vehicle advanced on the bed of the body of water; and controlling the tensioner, the floating unit, the lay device, the bed working vehicle, and the guide vehicle to minimize stress along the pipeline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: SAIPEM S.p.A.
    Inventors: Alberto Serena, Diego Lazzarin, Salvatore Torcivia, Massimo Bellin
  • Publication number: 20190226177
    Abstract: A method for burying a pipeline in a bed of a body of water which includes: making a trench with a bottom surface in a bed of a body of water via a bed working vehicle advanced in an advancing direction; advancing a floating unit in the body of water; releasing a pipeline in the body of water via a tensioner and along a lay device tilted in an adjustable manner and constrained to the floating unit; guiding the pipeline to the bottom surface of the trench via a guide vehicle advanced on the bed of the body of water; and controlling the tensioner, the floating unit, the lay device, the bed working vehicle, and the guide vehicle to minimize stress along the pipeline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Alberto Serena, Diego Lazzarin, Salvatore Torcivia, Massimo Bellin