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Bertrand Barbero, Le Havre FR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100261855Method of Operating a High Pressure Ethylene Polymerisation Unit - The invention relates to a method of operating a high pressure ethylene polymerisation unit comprising a tubular reactor, the method characterised in that the electrical conductivity of the aqueous cooling medium is monitored in at least one location. Furthermore, the invention also covers a high pressure ethylene polymerisation unit comprising a tubular reactor, the unit characterised in that one or more cooling circuits comprise an electrical conductivity metre. The use of such a polymerisation unit is also disclosed.10-14-2010

Ever J. Barbero, Morgantown, WV US

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20080274006Overlay cladding for molten metal processing - A submerged pot roll and other articles for use in galvanizing baths including a metallurgically bonded superalloy cladding layer on a steel core layer. The cladding layer improves the corrosion resistance and dross buildup of the article and improves service life while reducing costs.11-06-2008
20110204064COMPRESSED GAS STORAGE UNIT - Embodiments of the present invention relate to compressed gas energy storage systems exhibiting one or more desirable characteristics. Certain embodiments of such systems may be efficient (80% round-trip), cost-effective (system cost <$100 kWh), and/or quickly rampable (<10 minutes). Particular embodiments may use water sprays to facilitate heat transfer at high pressures during compression and expansion. The use of gas storage units of a filament-wound design, may significantly reduce the cost of gas storage.08-25-2011

Jonathan Barbero, San Francisco, CA US

Jose Maria Varona Barbero, Madrid ES

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20090299871METHOD FOR SELECTING, ORDERING AND ACCESSING COPYRIGHTED INFORMATION FROM PHYSICAL DOCUMENTS - A method for processing edited objects associated with a physical document, for use in a user workstation by a user. An edited object is identified in an edited objects table from being associated with an item that has been selected from a page of the physical document through use a point pressed on a touch foil aligned over or under the page. It is ascertained that the user does not have a license to use and/or copy the edited object. Information concerning the edited object is received by the user workstation from an edited objects server and then displayed on the user workstation. The user workstation receives the edited object with the license from the edited objects server, stores the edited object, and updates an edited object path column in the edited objects table in the user workstation with a file path for accessing the stored edited object.12-03-2009

Manuel (laurent) Barbero, New York, NY US

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20090198666Affinity matching system and method - An affinity matching system and method for identifying nearby users with shared affinities including a data processing system comprising a computer program tangibly embodied on a memory device. The computer program includes an affinity user group preprocessing module configured to define at least one affinity user group, each affinity user group comprising a plurality of user profiles of users having matching affinities. The preprocessed affinity user groups are available for processing by the affinity matching system in response to match queries in real-time. The user profile includes an affinity profile of a user. The computer program also includes a request module configured to accept an affinity request, the affinity request comprising a match query. The computer program also includes an affinity matching module coupled to the request module and configured to process the affinity request to determine at least one matching user profile within the at least one preprocessed affinity user groups based on the match query. The match query may further incorporate weight factors expressing the importance of affinities, geographic proximity, and match time for matched users. A rendering module is coupled to the affinity matching module and configured to present the at least one matching user profile.08-06-2009

Maurizio Barbero, Torino IT

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20120187880CONTROL DEVICE FOR AN ELECTRIC MOTOR - A control device for an electric motor of a cooling fan for the radiator of a motor vehicle has a control transistor connected to the motor, and an electronic control unit for controlling the speed of the motor. The control unit controls the transistor in such a manner as to limit the current flowing in the motor to a predetermined value when, by effect of the load conditions of the motor and the voltage applied to the motor, the current in the motor tends to exceed the predetermined value.07-26-2012
20120229067VOLTAGE REGULATOR FOR DC MOTORS - A voltage regulator for a pair of electric motors has an input for a signal indicative of the desired speed for the motors and a pulse width modulation control circuit device. A control module provides a conditioning signal to the control circuit to output to the motors a square wave voltage having a duty-cycle which varies according to a predetermined function of the signal applied to the input of the regulator. The control circuit device has first and second electronic solid state switches associated with the motor and controlled by the control module.09-13-2012

Roberto Barbero, Cambridge, MA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130045514Biologically Catalyzed Mineralization of Carbon Dioxide - Carbonic anhydrase can be expressed on a cell surface in a system and method for mineralizing carbon dioxide. The system and method can optionally include a mineralization peptide to facilitate formation of minerals from carbonate ions and divalent metal cations.02-21-2013

Roberto Juan Barbero, Cambridge, MA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100278892HIGH AFFINITY METAL-OXIDE BINDING PEPTIDES WITH REVERSIBLE BINDING - A dodecamer peptide, and its modified variant, having a repeating glycine-lysine sequence was created and found to bind with high affinity to oxide surfaces and certain activated polymeric surfaces. Reversible binding characteristics of the peptides were demonstrated. The peptides were integrated with proteins, cells and fusion proteins to provide attachment of the proteins, cells and fusion proteins to solid material structures. The peptides can be used to functionalize surfaces of components within mechanical, in mechanical, biomechanical, micro fluidic, electronic, bioelectronic, bio-optical, and biochemical devices. Experiments were carried out to assess functionalization and reusability of a suspended mass resonator's cantilever.11-04-2010

Robert S. Barbero, Santa Cruz, NM US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090236213ENRICHMENT OF LIGHT HYDROCARBON MIXTURE - Light hydrocarbon enrichment is accomplished using a vertically oriented distillation column having a plurality of vertically oriented, nonselective micro/mesoporous hollow fibers. Vapor having, for example, both propylene and propane is sent upward through the distillation column in between the hollow fibers. Vapor exits neat the top of the column and is condensed to form a liquid phase that is directed back downward through the lumen of the hollow fibers. As vapor continues to ascend and liquid continues to countercurrently descend, the liquid at the bottom of the column becomes enriched in a higher boiling point, light hydrocarbon (propane, for example) and the vapor at the top becomes enriched in a lower boiling point light hydrocarbon (propylene, for example). The hollow fiber becomes wetted with liquid during the process.09-24-2009
20100264012ENRICHMENT OF LIGHT HYDROCARBON MIXTURE - Light hydrocarbon enrichment is accomplished using a vertically oriented distillation column having a plurality of vertically oriented, nonselective micro/mesoporous hollow fibers. Vapor having, for example, both propylene and propane is sent upward through the distillation column in between the hollow fibers. Vapor exits neat the top of the column and is condensed to form a liquid phase that is directed back downward through the lumen of the hollow fibers. As vapor continues to ascend and liquid continues to countercurrently descend, the liquid at the bottom of the column becomes enriched in a higher boiling point, light hydrocarbon (propane, for example) and the vapor at the top becomes enriched in a lower boiling point light hydrocarbon (propylene, for example). The hollow fiber becomes wetted with liquid during the process.10-21-2010

Patent applications by Robert S. Barbero, Santa Cruz, NM US

Simone Barbero, Torino IT

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100094469CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A FLUID CONTROL DEVICE, BASED ON POSITION SENSOR LEARNING - A control method is provided for a fluid control device, particularly for an internal combustion engine, equipped with a position sensor having a nominal characteristic curve representative of a predetermined relationship between an admissible range of position values and a corresponding range of return electric signal values. The method includes, but is not limited to determining an offset (offset04-15-2010
20110041476METHOD FOR ESTIMATING OXYGEN CONCENTRATION DOWNSTREAM A DIESEL OXIDATION CATALYST - A method and a control system are provided for estimating oxygen concentration downstream a diesel oxidation catalyst within a diesel engine system. The method includes, but is not limited to at least an intake manifold, a combustion chamber, an exhaust manifold, and the diesel oxidation catalyst located in the exhaust line upstream a diesel particulate filter, the method comprising: determining unburned fuel mass flow ejected from the combustion chamber, determining air mass fraction in the exhaust manifold, estimating air mass fraction downstream the diesel oxidation catalyst as a function of said unburned fuel mass flow and said air mass fraction in the exhaust manifold, estimating oxygen concentration downstream the diesel oxidation catalyst as a function of the estimated air mass fraction downstream the diesel oxidation catalyst.02-24-2011
20110066354METHOD FOR REGENERATING A DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER - A method is provided for regenerating a diesel particulate filter within a diesel engine system that includes, but is not limited to at least a combustion chamber defined by a reciprocating piston inside a cylinder, at least an exhaust valve for cyclically open the combustion chamber towards an exhaust line, and the diesel particulate filter located in the exhaust line, wherein the method comprises injecting an amount of fuel into the combustion chamber by means of least two consecutive after-injection pulses (AIP03-17-2011
20110112742METHOD FOR THE CONTROL OF A SWITCHABLE WATER PUMP IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method is provided for the control of a switchable water pump for a water cooling circuit in an internal combustion engine. The method includes, but is not limited to monitoring a parameter representative of the cylinder head temperature and, in case the temperature is below a predetermined value, perform at least an on-off cycle for the switchable water pump. The on-off cycle, includes, but is not limited to at least a first phase in which the water pump is switched OFF for a time period T05-12-2011
20110118952GLOWPLUG TEMPERATURE CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE REDUCTION OF EMISSIONS FROM A DIESEL ENGINE - A method is provided for reducing emissions behind a catalytic converter in an exhaust gas stream of the engine. The method includes, but is not limited to controlling a power supply to a glowplug of a compression-ignition engine. The glowplug is activated if a set of at least two input values remains in a first characteristic region of an input parameter space for at least a predetermined activation time. The first characteristic region consists of one ore more contiguous regions of the input parameter space.05-19-2011
20110125427METHOD FOR ESTIMATING EXHAUST MANIFOLD PRESSURE - A method is provided for estimating a pressure in an exhaust manifold of an internal combustion engine, the internal combustion engine having a combustion chamber with an associated exhaust valve, the method includes, but is not limited to acquiring pressure values within the combustion chamber during an acquisition period (AP) chosen within the time interval when the exhaust valve is open, and averaging the pressure values to obtain a single pressure value which is representative for the pressure in the exhaust manifold.05-26-2011
20130014734METHOD FOR OPERATING AN EGR COOLER IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINEAANM BARBERO; SimoneAACI TorinoAACO ITAAGP BARBERO; Simone Torino ITAANM TROMBLEY; DouglasAACI TorinoAACO ITAAGP TROMBLEY; Douglas Torino ITAANM CIANFLONE; FrancescoAACI TorinoAACO ITAAGP CIANFLONE; Francesco Torino ITAANM MONTINARO; GiovanniAACI San Pietro Vernotico (BR)AACO ITAAGP MONTINARO; Giovanni San Pietro Vernotico (BR) IT - A method for operating an EGR system in an Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) is provided. The EGR system includes an EGR valve for regulating an exhaust gas flow into an EGR cooler and a by-pass line for by-passing the EGR cooler. The method includes monitoring an index value indicative of a clogging condition of the EGR cooler, closing the exhaust gas flow in the EGR cooler if the index value exceeds a predefined threshold, and opening the exhaust gas flow in the EGR cooler if the index value is decreasing.01-17-2013

Patent applications by Simone Barbero, Torino IT

Simone Barbero, Torino DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110088459METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN IN-CYLINDER PRESSURE CURVE OF A MULTI-CYLINDER ENGINE - A method is provided for determining an in-cylinder pressure curve representative of the evolution of the pressure within a cylinder of a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine. The method includes, but is not limited to setting a timeframe during the engine functioning, sampling pressure within at least two sensed cylinders of the engine, the samplings being performed during not contemporary sampling periods within the assumed timeframe, in order to acquire a partial in-cylinder pressure curve for each of said sensed cylinders, and using said partial in-cylinder pressure curves for reconstructing a whole in-cylinder pressure curve.04-21-2011