Patents by Inventor Stefano Sovilla

Stefano Sovilla 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).

  • Electronic system, method, and program for controlling a variable-configuration lay ramp of a pipeline laying vessel, to lay a pipeline on the bed of a body of water
    Patent number: 9506580
    Abstract: An electronic control system configured to control a variable-configuration lay ramp of a pipeline laying vessel, to lay a pipeline on the bed of a body of water, is configured to: acquire data including data related to the configuration of the lay ramp, data related to the laying vessel, and data related to the forces transmitted by the lay ramp and the laying vessel to the pipeline; generate a plurality of step sequences to change the configuration of the lay ramp from a first to a second work configuration; and select a best step sequence as a function of the plurality of step sequences and the acquired data, so as to minimize the stress induced in the pipeline at each intermediate configuration between the first and second work configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: SAIPEM S.P.A.
    Inventors: Stefano Bianchi, Federico Gaggiotti, Federico Formentini, Stefano Sovilla, Roberto Bruschi, Diego Lazzarin
  • ELECTRONIC SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING A VARIABLE-CONFIGURATION LAY RAMP OF A PIPELINE LAYING VESSEL, TO LAY A PIPELINE ON THE BED OF A BODY OF WATER
    Publication number: 20150037101
    Abstract: An electronic control system configured to control a variable-configuration lay ramp of a pipeline laying vessel, to lay a pipeline on the bed of a body of water, is configured to: acquire data including data related to the configuration of the lay ramp, data related to the laying vessel, and data related to the forces transmitted by the lay ramp and the laying vessel to the pipeline; generate a plurality of step sequences to change the configuration of the lay ramp from a first to a second work configuration; and select a best step sequence as a function of the plurality of step sequences and the acquired data, so as to minimize the stress induced in the pipeline at each intermediate configuration between the first and second work configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Stefano Bianchi, Federico Gaggiotti, Federico Formentini, Stefano Sovilla, Roberto Bruschi, Diego Lazzarin