Patents by Inventor Sergio Augusto Ferreira Dantas

Sergio Augusto Ferreira Dantas 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).

  • Connection device
    Patent number: 6340057
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a connection device (14, 15), particularly for the connection of a rigid duct to a flexible duct in a submarine system for petroleum exploration, comprising a base (16); a hub fixed on the base; a hoisting/launching device, and a tube (20) with its first end connected to the hub and its second end being free, the novelty basically consisting in that the hoisting/lauching device (22) is placed above the center of gravity of the connection device (14, 15) and the second end (21) of the tube (20) is movable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2002
    Assignee: FMC do Brasil Industria E. Comercio S.A.
    Inventor: Sergio Augusto Ferreira Dantas