Patents by Inventor Loïc René Le Bourlegat

Loïc René Le Bourlegat 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).

  • Subsea Composite Vessel
    Publication number: 20230374894
    Abstract: It is described cylindrical subsea vessel (1) for separation of a flow, the vessel (1) comprising first and second longitudinal ends (T,1?), wherein the subsea vessel (1) comprises: —a liner (2); —at least one fluid inlet (3) and one fluid outlet (4, 5) into and out of an inner volume (7) of the vessel (1); —at least one flange (8) connected in one of the longitudinal ends (1?, 1?), wherein the at least one flange (8) and the liner (2) form the inner volume of the subsea vessel (1), and wherein the at least one flange (8) comprises at least one through-going opening (4,5,6) forming the at least one fluid inlet (3,4) and/or fluid outlet (5); —a load bearing structure (9) arranged outside the liner (2) and the at least one flange (8), wherein the load bearing structure (9) is of a composite material. It is further described a method of manufacturing the subsea vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Anderson Witka, Gabriel Bissaro Barban, Alexandre Mathias Brito, Thiago Daflon Dos Santos, Loïc Rene Le Bourlegat
  • Mechanical seal for bidirectional sealing
    Patent number: 11274748
    Abstract: A mechanical seal provides bi-directional sealing and comprising a body in hybrid material, being structured in a component of elastomeric material and a component of segmented or non-segmented composite material distributed in a lagged way along said body. The seal is resistant to extrusion failure at high differential pressures, which facilitates its installation in several equipment elements, such as underwater or ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignees: FMC TECHNOLOGIES DO BRASIL LTDA, NANOBUSINESS INFORMAÇO E INOVAÇÃO LTDA
    Inventors: Alejandro Andueza, Sandro Eugenio Da Silva, Loïc René Le Bourlegat, Thiago Simões Castanheira Francis Chehuan, Ronaldo Pedro da Silva, Lorenzo do Canto Visentin, Ricardo Nascimento Pombo Do Amaral
  • MECHANICAL SEAL FOR BIDIRECTIONAL SEALING
    Publication number: 20210033196
    Abstract: A mechanical seal provides bi-directional sealing and comprising a body in hybrid material, being structured in a component of elastomeric material and a component of segmented or non-segmented composite material distributed in a lagged way along said body. The seal is resistant to extrusion failure at high differential pressures, which facilitates its installation in several equipment elements, such as underwater or ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: FMC TECHNOLOGIES DO BRASIL LTDA
    Inventors: Alejandro Andueza, Sandro Eugenio Da Silva, Loïc René Le Bourlegat, Thiago Simões Castanheira Francis Chehuan