Patents by Inventor Sebastiano BURRAFATO

Sebastiano BURRAFATO 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: 11131171
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for facilitating the extraction of hydrocarbons. Tubular protection for an extraction system is provided using the RF heating of highly viscous hydrocarbons in situ by means of an antenna having a coaxial array of mode converters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: ENI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Sebastiano Burrafato, Alberto Maliardi, Domenico Di Renzo
  • Patent number: 11118448
    Abstract: A pipe for cableless bidirectional data transmission and continuous circulation of a stabilizing fluid in a well for the extraction of formation fluids includes a hollow tubular body which couples with respective drill or completion pipes; a radial valve associated with the tubular body, the radial valve connectable to a pumping system outside the tubular body; an axial valve associated with the tubular body; a communication module associated with the tubular body that includes at least one metal plate selected from a transmitting metal plate, a receiving metal plate, and a transceiver metal plate; an electronic processing and control unit that processes signals to be transmitted by means of the at least one metal plate or signals received by means of the at least one metal plate; and one or more supply batteries for feeding the metal plates and the electronic processing and control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: ENI S.p.A.
    Inventors: Sebastiano Burrafato, Alberto Maliardi, Axel Turolla
  • Patent number: 10808524
    Abstract: System for cableless bidirectional data transmission in a well for the extraction of formation fluids comprising: a plurality of rods connected to each other in succession so as to form a rod string, which extends from the surface to the bottom of the well, the rod string being associable with a plurality of sensors configured for continuously detecting a plurality of parameters relating to the fluids circulating in the well and to the rock formation surrounding the well and/or to safety devices or other remote-controlled well instrumentation; a plurality of communication modules applied at predefined distances along the rod string and configured for the transmission of signals from and towards the bottom of the well; each of the communication modules including at least one metal plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: ENI S.p.A.
    Inventors: Sebastiano Burrafato, Alessandro Puliti, Claudio Molaschi, Mauro Favaretto
  • Publication number: 20200056475
    Abstract: A pipe for cableless bidirectional data transmission and continuous circulation of a stabilizing fluid in a well for the extraction of formation fluids includes a hollow tubular body which couples with respective drill or completion pipes; a radial valve associated with the tubular body, the radial valve connectable to a pumping system outside the tubular body; an axial valve associated with the tubular body; a communication module associated with the tubular body that includes at least one metal plate selected from a transmitting metal plate, a receiving metal plate, and a transceiver metal plate; an electronic processing and control unit that processes signals to be transmitted by means of the at least one metal plate or signals received by means of the at least one metal plate; and one or more supply batteries for feeding the metal plates and the electronic processing and control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: ENI S.p.A.
    Inventors: Sebastiano BURRAFATO, Alberto MALIARDI, Axel TUROLLA
  • Publication number: 20190316453
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for facilitating the extraction of hydrocarbons, in particular a tubular protection for an extraction system using the RF heating of highly viscous hydrocarbons in situ by means of an antenna having a coaxial array of mode converters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Sebastiano Burrafato, Alberto Maliardi, Domenico Di Renzo
  • Publication number: 20190226329
    Abstract: System for cableless bidirectional data transmission in a well (10) for the extraction of formation fluids comprising: a plurality of rods (11, 12) connected to each other in succession so as to form a rod string, which extends from the surface to the bottom of the well (10), the rod string being associable with a plurality of sensors (14) configured for continuously detecting a plurality of parameters relating to the fluids circulating in the well (10) and to the rock formation surrounding the well and/or to safety devices or other remote-controlled well instrumentation; a plurality of communication modules (20) applied at predefined distances along the rod string and configured for the transmission of signals from and towards the bottom of the well (10); each of the communication modules (20) comprising: at least one metal plate selected from: a transmitting metal plate (21); a receiving metal plate (22); a transceiver metal plate (35); an electronic processing and control unit (23) configured for processin
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: ENI S.p.A.
    Inventors: Sebastiano BURRAFATO, Alessandro PULITI, Claudio MOLASCHI, Mauro FAVARETTO