Patents by Inventor Olivier Tartar

Olivier Tartar 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: 8641100
    Abstract: A threaded tubular connection that is leak-proof for internal and external successive pressure loads including a male element and a female element. At least one of the male or female elements includes a lip between the threading and the free end of the element. The lip includes a first zone with a peripheral surface turned towards the other element on which a first metallic sealing surface is disposed that can be radially interference fitted against a corresponding second metallic sealing surface disposed on the other element. The lip includes a second zone located axially between the first zone and the corresponding threading. The radial stiffness of the second zone is less than that of the first zone and that of a third zone adjacent to the second zone in the direction of the threading, and the second zone can be radially deformed by a pressure exerted thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignees: Vallourec Mannesmann Oil & Gas France, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
    Inventors: Claire Patureau, Olivier Tartar
  • Patent number: 8485563
    Abstract: A sealed threaded connection with a male end and a female end, the male end having a sealing surface and finishing in a terminal surface orientated transversely to the axis of the connection. The female end has a threaded zones inclined in accordance with a conical generatrix forming an angle of taper alpha; with the axis of the connection, sealing surface being cooperating with the sealing surface of the male end along a radially interfering contact zone, and finishing in a terminal surface which is transversely orientated, the tangent at the contact zone of the sealing surface being inclined along a line forming an angle beta; with the axis of the threaded connection, wherein the inclination defined by the conical generatrix relative to the threaded zones is in a direction opposite to the inclination defined by the tangent at the contact zone of the sealing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignees: Vallourec Mannesmann Oil & Gas France, Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Claire Patureau, Olivier Tartar
  • Patent number: 8220844
    Abstract: A threaded element of a component includes at least first and second threading portions each including threads each including a stabbing flank and a loading flank. The stabbing flanks and loading flanks of the threads of the first threading portion and the threads of the second threading portion are inclined in an opposed manner with respect to the radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignees: Vallourec Mannesmann Oil & Gas France, Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd
    Inventors: Laurent Gillot, Eric Verger, Olivier Tartar
  • Publication number: 20110266794
    Abstract: The invention concerns a sealed threaded connection comprising a first and a second tubular component, each being provided with a respective male end (1) and female end (2), the male end (1) comprising, on its outer peripheral surface, at least one threaded zone (3), and at least one sealing surface (5,11) and finishing in a terminal surface (7) which is orientated transversely to the axis (10) of the connection, the female end (2) comprising, on its inner peripheral surface, at least one threaded zone (4) cooperating with the threaded zone (3) of the male end (1) by make up, the threaded zones (3, 4) being inclined in accordance with a conical generatrix (20) forming an angle of taper alpha; with the axis (10) of the connection, at least one sealing surface (6, 12) being positioned so as to cooperate with the at least one sealing surface (5, 11) of the male end (1) along a radially interfering contact zone, and finishing in a terminal surface (8) which is transversely orientated with respect to the axis (10)
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicants: SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES, LTD., VALLOUREC MANNESMANN OIL & GAS FRANCE
    Inventors: Claire Patureau, Olivier Tartar
  • Publication number: 20100171306
    Abstract: A threaded element of a component includes at least first and second threading portions each including threads each including a stabbing flank and a loading flank. The stabbing flanks and loading flanks of the threads of the first threading portion and the threads of the second threading portion are inclined in an opposed manner with respect to the radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2008
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicants: VALLOUREC MANNESMANN OIL & GAS FRANCE, SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Laurent Gillot, Eric Verger, Olivier Tartar
  • Publication number: 20100102553
    Abstract: A threaded tubular connection that is leak-proof for internal and external successive pressure loads including a male element and a female element. At least one of the male or female elements includes a lip between the threading and the free end of the element. The lip includes a first zone with a peripheral surface turned towards the other element on which a first metallic sealing surface is disposed that can be radially interference fitted against a corresponding second metallic sealing surface disposed on the other element. The lip includes a second zone located axially between the first zone and the corresponding threading. The radial stiffness of the second zone is less than that of the first zone and that of a third zone adjacent to the second zone in the direction of the threading, and the second zone can be radially deformed by a pressure exerted thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicants: Vallourec Mannesmann Oil & Gas France, Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Claire Patureau, Olivier Tartar