Patents by Inventor Carlos Alberto D. Goncalves

Carlos Alberto D. Goncalves 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).

  • Patent number: 5125847
    Abstract: A device electrically connects fluid-carrying pipelines, particularly subsea pipelines carrying viscous fluids and/or containing organic residues, allowing for the application of electricity through same, with the purpose of heating those pipelines, so as to prevent or eliminate deposits of organic residues onto the internal walls of the pipelines. The device permits also the utilization of electricity in combination with the simutaneous injection of special fluids. Basically, it includes an electrically conducting pipe (5) which is introduced in a terminal pipe (1) carrying viscous fluid, which is put in contact with the internal steel layer (3) of the terminal pipe (1) by means of electrically conducting fastening element (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1992
    Assignee: Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.
    Inventor: Carlos Alberto D. Goncalves