Patents by Inventor Alejandro Andueza

Alejandro Andueza 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: 11959351
    Abstract: A connecting assembly for connecting a first body and a second body includes a connector having a plurality of segments and a main piston positioned around at least a portion of the connector. The connector includes: a channel that extends longitudinally through the connector from a first end to a second end; a plurality of teeth formed on an inside of the connector near the first end and near the second end; a first jaw formed of at least one teeth near the first end; and a second jaw formed of at least one teeth near the second end and axially spaced apart from the first jaw. Each of the plurality of teeth has a leading side facing an axial center of the connector, a top side, a contact point at a transition between the leading side and the top side, and a trailing side opposite the leading side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: FMC Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Alejandro Andueza, Barry Stewart
  • Publication number: 20220372828
    Abstract: A connecting assembly for connecting a first body and a second body includes a connector having a plurality of segments and a main piston positioned around at least a portion of the connector. The connector includes: a channel that extends longitudinally through the connector from a first end to a second end; a plurality of teeth formed on an inside of the connector near the first end and near the second end; a first jaw formed of at least one teeth near the first end; and a second jaw formed of at least one teeth near the second end and axially spaced apart from the first jaw. Each of the plurality of teeth has a leading side facing an axial center of the connector, a top side, a contact point at a transition between the leading side and the top side, and a trailing side opposite the leading side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: FMC Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Alejandro Andueza, Barry Stewart
  • Publication number: 20220356776
    Abstract: A connecting assembly for connecting a first body and a second body. The first body includes multiple grooves formed on an outside of the first body near a connecting end. The connecting assembly includes a connector. The connector includes multiple connecting segments arranged circumferentially around a central longitudinal axis; and a first jaw formed on an inside of the segments. The first jaw includes multiple teeth. Each tooth includes: a leading side facing an axial center of the connector; a top side; and a trailing side opposite the leading side. A tooth height is measured between a base of the tooth and an intersection between the leading side and the top side of the tooth. At least two of the tooth/groove pairs have a difference between tooth height and groove depth that are different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: FMC Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Alejandro Andueza, Barry Stewart
  • Patent number: 11492864
    Abstract: A connector includes a jaw used to connect a connection element and a wellhead designed to better distribute tensions on the contact surfaces of the teeth thereof, including, for example, having contact surfaces with differentiated angles and differentiated spacing, resulting evened tensions on the contact surfaces of the teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: FMC TECHNOLOGIES DO BRASIL LTDA
    Inventor: Alejandro Andueza
  • 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
  • Patent number: 11236828
    Abstract: A metal airtight seal with bidirectional face, self-energizable by pressure, with axisymmetric or non-axisymmetric configuration, has teeth guided at acute angles, both towards the center of the ring and outside, radially. This geometry may provide the airtight seal the characteristic of being self-energizable by fluid pressure and providing bidirectional sealing, both to the internal pressure and to the external pressure. Furthermore, second element of the airtight seal has a course stopper, to limit the deformation of said metal airtight seal. First and third elements of the airtight seal provide the airtight seal high resistance against internal and external pressure, due to the control of radial slacks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: FMC TECHNOLOGIES DO BRASIL LTDA
    Inventor: Alejandro Andueza
  • Publication number: 20210164311
    Abstract: A connector includes a jaw used to connect a connection element and a wellhead designed to better distribute tensions on the contact surfaces of the teeth thereof, including, for example, having contact surfaces with differentiated angles and differentiated spacing, resulting evened tensions on the contact surfaces of the teeth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: FMC TECHNOLOGIES DO BRASIL LTDA
    Inventor: Alejandro Andueza
  • Patent number: 10975652
    Abstract: A hydraulic connector type (“Titus”) may be used in oil production and extraction operations in the seabed. The hydraulic connector type (“Titus”) may be able to provide a connection between cylindrical bodies such as Christmas tree and a wellhead. The hydraulic connector type (“Titus”) may have a locking system including a hydraulic circuit and the unlocking system has a hydraulic circuit. Additionally, a pre-load adjustment system may be performed through an adjustment ring. The hydraulic connector type (“Titus”) contains a set of jaws, one actuator hydraulic piston, pressurization chambers, sealing elements, external jacket, bottom cap, adjustment ring and hydraulic fluid lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Inventors: Alejandro Andueza, Marcos Cantu Mannarino, Fernando da Silva Rodrigues, Guilherme Sousa Moura
  • 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
  • Patent number: 10808787
    Abstract: Spring systems for subsea applications and equipment projects for the oil and gas industry are preferably manufactured from composite materials and include at least one pair of springs consisting of a first spring component and a second spring component, mounted so as to offer a first central contact region and double curvature and rebound areas forming a coupling. The pair of springs are thus, self-centering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: FMC TECHNOLOGIES DO BRASIL LTDA
    Inventor: Alejandro Andueza
  • Patent number: 10767434
    Abstract: A hydraulic connector type “Titus”, applicable in oil production and extraction operations in the seabed, is able to provide connection between cylindrical bodies (WCT and a wellhead, for example). The locking system has a primary hydraulic circuit and the unlocking system has primary and secondary hydraulic circuits. However, the pre-load adjustment system is performed through the friction self-locking angle, being the parallel locking the mechanism determining to prevent the accidental unlocking of the connector, including when exposed to vibration. The connector has a set of jaws, one main actuator hydraulic piston, pressurization chambers, secondary piston, sealing elements, an external liner, a lower guide, a two-part top cover, attachment screws, a two-part ring, conical surface and hydraulic fluid lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Inventor: Alejandro Andueza
  • Publication number: 20200056439
    Abstract: A hydraulic connector type (“Titus”) may be used in oil production and extraction operations in the seabed. The hydraulic connector type (“Titus”) may be able to provide a connection between cylindrical bodies such as Christmas tree and a wellhead. The hydraulic connector type (“Titus”) may have a locking system including a hydraulic circuit and the unlocking system has a hydraulic circuit. Additionally, a pre-load adjustment system may be performed through an adjustment ring. The hydraulic connector type (“Titus”) contains a set of jaws, one actuator hydraulic piston, pressurization chambers, sealing elements, external jacket, bottom cap, adjustment ring and hydraulic fluid lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: FMC TECHNOLOGIES DO BRASIL LTDA
    Inventors: Alejandro Andueza, Marcos Cantu Mannarino, Fernando da Silva Rodrigues, Guilherme Sousa Moura
  • Publication number: 20190264810
    Abstract: A metal airtight seal with bidirectional face, self-energizable by pressure, with axisymmetric or non-axisymmetric configuration, has teeth guided at acute angles, both towards the center of the ring and outside, radially. This geometry may provide the airtight seal the characteristic of being self-energizable by fluid pressure and providing bidirectional sealing, both to the internal pressure and to the external pressure. Furthermore, second element of the airtight seal has a course stopper, to limit the deformation of said metal airtight seal. First and third elements of the airtight seal provide the airtight seal high resistance against internal and external pressure, due to the control of radial slacks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: FMC TECHNOLOGIES DO BRASIL LTDA
    Inventor: Alejandro Andueza
  • Publication number: 20190085650
    Abstract: A hydraulic connector type “Titus”, applicable in oil production and extraction operations in the seabed, is able to provide connection between cylindrical bodies (WCT and a wellhead, for example). The locking system has a primary hydraulic circuit and the unlocking system has primary and secondary hydraulic circuits. However, the pre-load adjustment system is performed through the friction self-locking angle, being the parallel locking the mechanism determining to prevent the accidental unlocking of the connector, including when exposed to vibration. The connector has a set of jaws, one main actuator hydraulic piston, pressurization chambers, secondary piston, sealing elements, an external liner, a lower guide, a two-part top cover, attachment screws, a two-part ring, conical surface and hydraulic fluid lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: FMC TECHNOLOGIES DO BRASIL LTDA
    Inventor: Alejandro Andueza
  • Publication number: 20180363722
    Abstract: The present invention relates to spring systems for subsea applications and in equipment projects for the oil and gas industry. The spring systems according to the present invention are preferably manufactured from composite materials and comprise at least one pair of springs (3) consisting of a first spring component (1) and a second spring component (2), mounted so as to offer a first central contact region (4) and double curvature and rebound areas forming a coupling (6), said pair of springs (3) being, thus, self-centering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: FMC TECHNOLOGIES DO BRASIL LTDA
    Inventor: Alejandro Andueza