Patents by Inventor Armando Faz

Armando Faz 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).

  • Publication number: 20220321354
    Abstract: A client device receives a challenge request from a server to prove that internet traffic was initiated by a human user through verifying a physical interaction between a human user and a hardware component. The client device causes a prompt to be displayed to perform the physical interaction with the hardware component. A cryptographic attestation is received that includes an attestation signature that is generated after confirmation that the physical interaction was performed with the hardware component. A zero-knowledge proof of the attestation signature is generated and transmitted to the server for verification. The client device receives the requested content responsive to the server verifying the validity of the zero-knowledge proof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Watson Bernard Ladd, Alexander Andrew Davidson, Marwan Fayed, Armando Faz Hernández, Sai Krishna Deepak Maram, Nicholas Thomas Sullivan
  • Patent number: 8950752
    Abstract: A wellhead seal assembly that forms a metal-to-metal seal between inner and outer wellhead members and a face seal between inner wellhead members. The face seal is created by two opposing sealing surfaces on inner wellhead members that sealingly engage each other. The inner wellhead members that interact to form a face seal may be a casing hanger, bridging hanger, or lockdown hanger. A wicker profile formed on one of the opposing seal surfaces bites into the opposing seal surface in response to a load. The face seal is designed such that well pressure enhances the face seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Vetco Gray Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Peter Gette, Armando Faz, Stephen Ellis
  • Patent number: 8413730
    Abstract: A wellhead housing has a telescoping casing hanger with an actuator mechanism to provide for direct transfer of casing and pressure loads to the housing. The transfer of casing and pressure loads occurs even in conditions where the telescoping casing hanger may be set in a high position in the wellhead housing on a load shoulder. The transfer of casing and pressure loads also occurs in conditions where the telescoping casing hanger may be set in an earlier installed casing hanger in the wellhead housing for a larger diameter casing string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Vetco Gray Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas P Gette, Ryan Herbel, John Nelson, Armando Faz, Detrick Garner
  • Publication number: 20120132441
    Abstract: A wellhead housing has a casing hanger with an actuator mechanism to provide for direct transfer of casing and pressure loads to the housing even in conditions where the casing hanger may be set in a high position in the wellhead housing on a load shoulder, or in a casing hanger in the wellhead housing for an earlier installed, larger diameter casing string.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: Vetco Gray Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas P. Gette, Ryan Herbel, John Nelson, Armando Faz, Detrick Garner
  • Publication number: 20110316236
    Abstract: A wellhead seal assembly that forms a metal-to-metal seal between inner and outer wellhead members and a face seal between inner wellhead members. The face seal is created by two opposing sealing surfaces on inner wellhead members that sealingly engage each other. The inner wellhead members that interact to form a face seal may be a casing hanger, bridging hanger, or lockdown hanger. A wicker profile formed on one of the opposing seal surfaces bites into the opposing seal surface in response to a load. The face seal is designed such that well pressure enhances the face seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: VETCO GRAY INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas Peter Gette, Armando Faz, Stephen Ellis