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).
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Patent number: 11959351Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 6, 2019Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: FMC Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Alejandro Andueza, Barry Stewart
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Publication number: 20220372828Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2019Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: FMC Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Alejandro Andueza, Barry Stewart
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Publication number: 20220356776Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2019Publication date: November 10, 2022Applicant: FMC Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Alejandro Andueza, Barry Stewart
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Patent number: 11492864Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 12, 2018Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: FMC TECHNOLOGIES DO BRASIL LTDAInventor: Alejandro Andueza
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Patent number: 11274748Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 17, 2017Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignees: FMC TECHNOLOGIES DO BRASIL LTDA, NANOBUSINESS INFORMAÇO E INOVAÇÃO LTDAInventors: 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
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Patent number: 11236828Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 19, 2017Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: FMC TECHNOLOGIES DO BRASIL LTDAInventor: Alejandro Andueza
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Publication number: 20210164311Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2018Publication date: June 3, 2021Applicant: FMC TECHNOLOGIES DO BRASIL LTDAInventor: Alejandro Andueza
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Patent number: 10975652Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 17, 2018Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Inventors: Alejandro Andueza, Marcos Cantu Mannarino, Fernando da Silva Rodrigues, Guilherme Sousa Moura
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Publication number: 20210033196Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2017Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: FMC TECHNOLOGIES DO BRASIL LTDAInventors: Alejandro Andueza, Sandro Eugenio Da Silva, Loïc René Le Bourlegat, Thiago Simões Castanheira Francis Chehuan
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Patent number: 10808787Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 14, 2015Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: FMC TECHNOLOGIES DO BRASIL LTDAInventor: Alejandro Andueza
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Patent number: 10767434Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 2, 2016Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Inventor: Alejandro Andueza
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Publication number: 20200056439Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2018Publication date: February 20, 2020Applicant: FMC TECHNOLOGIES DO BRASIL LTDAInventors: Alejandro Andueza, Marcos Cantu Mannarino, Fernando da Silva Rodrigues, Guilherme Sousa Moura
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Publication number: 20190264810Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2017Publication date: August 29, 2019Applicant: FMC TECHNOLOGIES DO BRASIL LTDAInventor: Alejandro Andueza
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Publication number: 20190085650Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2016Publication date: March 21, 2019Applicant: FMC TECHNOLOGIES DO BRASIL LTDAInventor: Alejandro Andueza
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Publication number: 20180363722Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2015Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicant: FMC TECHNOLOGIES DO BRASIL LTDAInventor: Alejandro Andueza