Patents by Inventor Waldinir Lima CASTRO SILVA

Waldinir Lima CASTRO SILVA 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).

  • Control system and control method for rotary car dumpers
    Patent number: 11066258
    Abstract: This invention relates to a control system and method for rotary car dumpers comprising a positioning car, silos and feeders. Such control system comprises three integrated and communicating controls in closed grid, that is, the positioning car control, the silos level control and the feeder flow control. In this way, with the data of these controls, the rotary car dumpers control system is configured to maintain the level of silo at maximum, performing changes in the cycle time by controlling the positioning car to maintain the level of silos and thus achieve maximum productivity of the equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: VALE S.A.
    Inventors: Bruno Eduardo Lopes, Celson José De Resende Neto, Waldinir Lima Castro Silva
  • CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR ROTARY CAR DUMPERS
    Publication number: 20190092586
    Abstract: This invention relates to a control system and method for rotary car dumpers comprising a positioning car, silos and feeders. Such control system comprises three integrated and communicating controls in closed grid, that is, the positioning car control, the silos level control and the feeder flow control. In this way, with the data of these controls, the rotary car dumpers control system is configured to maintain the level of silo at maximum, performing changes in the cycle time by controlling the positioning car to maintain the level of silos and thus achieve maximum productivity of the equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Bruno Eduardo LOPES, Celson José DE RESENDE NETO, Waldinir Lima CASTRO SILVA