Patents by Inventor Anibal Márquez

Anibal Márquez 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).

  • Device and method for the determination of rock fracture toughness of a reservoir and the effect of confinement on the fracture toughness
    Patent number: 11598704
    Abstract: A device and method for testing a rock specimen in order to determine the fracture toughness (KIC) thereof. The device comprises: a frame; a hydraulic pressure testing rig supported by the frame and comprising a pressure gauge, a lever and a pressure diaphragm; a storage tank for storing hydraulic fluid and supported by the frame; and a pressure chamber supported by the frame, in which the test specimen is placed to be subjected to hydrostatic pressure through conduits that connect said pressure chamber with the storage tank in fluid communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignees: YPF TECNOLOGÍA S.A., CONSEJO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS Y TÉCNICAS (CONICET)
    Inventors: Santiago Serebrinsky, Humberto Celleri, Walter Morris, Anibal Márquez, Juan Belmonte
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF ROCK FRACTURE TOUGHNESS OF A RESERVOIR AND THE EFFECT OF CONFINEMENT ON THE FRACTURE TOUGHNESS
    Publication number: 20210131932
    Abstract: A device and method for testing a rock specimen in order to determine the fracture toughness (KIC) thereof. The device comprises: a frame; a hydraulic pressure testing rig supported by the frame and comprising a pressure gauge, a lever and a pressure diaphragm; a storage tank for storing hydraulic fluid and supported by the frame; and a pressure chamber supported by the frame, in which the test specimen is placed to be subjected to hydrostatic pressure through conduits that connect said pressure chamber with the storage tank in fluid communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Santiago SEREBRINSKY, Humberto CELLERI, Walter MORRIS, Aníbal MÁRQUEZ, Juan BELMONTE