ANTHONY JAMES CATANESE
Pilots at 1 St, Mamaroneck, NY

5422808, Jun 6, 1995

Apr 20, 1993

8/050870

Anthony T. Catanese - Mamaroneck NY
Anthony DiMaggio - Lake Carmel NY

G05B 902

364184

A fault management apparatus and method are described for a system that includes at least one electro-mechanical or electro-hydraulic component, such as a system valve or main discharge pump in a process plant or water transmission line. An actuator is electrically coupled to the component for application of control signals to selectively actuate or de-actuate the component. A standby power supply, in the form of a uninterruptible power supply (UPS) stores sufficient electrical energy to energize the valve and/or the discharge pump to change the states thereof from one operational state to another. The UPS has sufficient electrical capacity to close a system valve to its fail-safe condition. The actuator can be actuated in a number of different ways, including sensing of failure of main power, manual activation or sensing of some emergency condition. Logic circuit, which may be in the form of relay or other logic, and preferably a programmable logic circuit (PLC) is used and programmed to sense the external conditions which require shutdown of the system, in which case the energy stored in the standby power supply is applied to the actuator and the component.

5649599, Jul 22, 1997

Nov 22, 1995

8/562112

Anthony T. Catanese - Mamaroneck NY

The Catanese Family Limited Partnership - Mamaroneck NY

A62C 3122

169 70

Penetrating nozzles are disclosed for first penetrating standard commercial and residential building materials to form a relatively small entrance hole or opening and subsequently delivering water to the area to cool off superheated gases. Different water dispersion attachments may be used, including a spiral or screw-type attachment for providing a mist or fog to the area or straight stream nozzles for directing a stream of water in directions either parallel to the axis of the nozzle or at an angle 90. degree. thereto. The nozzles include a protector cap at the leading axial end thereof which is provided with a tip suitable for battering the surfaces or barrier and punch a hole through it. The protector tip is retained on the tubular attachment until the protector tip has penetrated the barrier and has been placed on the other side, at which time the application of water under pressure to the elongate dial causes the protector tip to be cast off or ejected. Preferably, a retaining member, such as a still cable, continues to secure the protector tip to the elongate barrel so that it may be retrieved through the opening in the barrier for re-use.