Patents by Inventor Wilfredo Caraballo

Wilfredo Caraballo 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).

  • Coating apparatus and method of coating joint
    Patent number: 10166567
    Abstract: A coating apparatus for coating a perimeter surface of a pipeline. A frame selectively mounts a sprayer on the pipeline. The sprayer can spray fluid along a flow path in a spraying mode and preparation mode. In the preparation mode, a fluid diverter moves into the flow path to divert the fluid delivered from the sprayer away from the pipeline. In the spraying mode, the fluid diverter moves out of the flow path to permit the sprayer to coat the perimeter surface of the pipeline with a curable liquid. A vacuum system can draw a vacuum through the diverter to remove the fluid the sprayer sprays in the preparation mode. The flow path can be located in a spray shroud. The diverter can fluidly couple the vacuum system to the shroud interior in the spraying mode to remove overspray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Aegion Coating Services, LLC
    Inventors: Rick Kimpel, Gunnar Power, Wilfredo Caraballo, Bryan Karasek
  • COATING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF COATING JOINT
    Publication number: 20180021797
    Abstract: A coating apparatus for coating a perimeter surface of a pipeline. A frame selectively mounts a sprayer on the pipeline. The sprayer can spray fluid along a flow path in a spraying mode and preparation mode. In the preparation mode, a fluid diverter moves into the flow path to divert the fluid delivered from the sprayer away from the pipeline. In the spraying mode, the fluid diverter moves out of the flow path to permit the sprayer to coat the perimeter surface of the pipeline with a curable liquid. A vacuum system can draw a vacuum through the diverter to remove the fluid the sprayer sprays in the preparation mode. The flow path can be located in a spray shroud. The diverter can fluidly couple the vacuum system to the shroud interior in the spraying mode to remove overspray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: Commercial Coating Services International, LLC
    Inventors: Rick Kimpel, Gunnar Power, Wilfredo Caraballo, Bryan Karasek
  • Coating apparatus and method of coating joint
    Patent number: 9789505
    Abstract: A coating apparatus for coating a perimeter surface of a pipeline. A frame selectively mounts a sprayer on the pipeline. The sprayer can spray fluid along a flow path in a spraying mode and preparation mode. In the preparation mode, a fluid diverter moves into the flow path to divert the fluid delivered from the sprayer away from the pipeline. In the spraying mode, the fluid diverter moves out of the flow path to permit the sprayer to coat the perimeter surface of the pipeline with a curable liquid. A vacuum system can draw a vacuum through the diverter to remove the fluid the sprayer sprays in the preparation mode. The flow path can be located in a spray shroud. The diverter can fluidly couple the vacuum system to the shroud interior in the spraying mode to remove overspray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Aegion Coating Services, LLC
    Inventors: Rick Kimpel, Jr., Gunnar Power, Wilfredo Caraballo, Bryan Karasek
  • COATING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF COATING JOINT
    Publication number: 20170087577
    Abstract: A coating apparatus for coating a perimeter surface of a pipeline. A frame selectively mounts a sprayer on the pipeline. The sprayer can spray fluid along a flow path in a spraying mode and preparation mode. In the preparation mode, a fluid diverter moves into the flow path to divert the fluid delivered from the sprayer away from the pipeline. In the spraying mode, the fluid diverter moves out of the flow path to permit the sprayer to coat the perimeter surface of the pipeline with a curable liquid. A vacuum system can draw a vacuum through the diverter to remove the fluid the sprayer sprays in the preparation mode. The flow path can be located in a spray shroud. The diverter can fluidly couple the vacuum system to the shroud interior in the spraying mode to remove overspray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: COMMERCIAL COATING SERVICES INTERNATIONAL, LLC
    Inventors: Rick Kimpel, JR., Gunnar Power, Wilfredo Caraballo, Bryan Karasek