Patents by Inventor Carlos José dos Santos Borda

Carlos José dos Santos Borda 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).

  • Method for installing a sensing cable along a pipeline
    Patent number: 9297480
    Abstract: According to the present invention there is provided a method for installing a sensing cable along a pipeline, comprising the steps of, attaching one or more conduits to an outer-surface of a pipe which is to be installed in a bore hole to form a pipeline assembly; moving the pipeline assembly into the bore hole; moving an fiber optic sensing cable into one or more of the conduit after the pipeline assembly has been moved into the bore hole or before the pipeline assembly has been moved into the bore hole. There is further provided a corresponding pipeline assembly, and a attachment head which can facilitate attachment of a pulling line to a pipeline assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: OMNISENS SA
    Inventors: Dana Dutoit, Carlos José dos Santos Borda, Marc Niklès
  • METHOD FOR INSTALLING A SENSING CABLE ALONG A PIPELINE
    Publication number: 20140270624
    Abstract: According to the present invention there is provided a method for installing a sensing cable along a pipeline, comprising the steps of, attaching one or more conduits to an outer-surface of a pipe which is to be installed in a bore hole to form a pipeline assembly; moving the pipeline assembly into the bore hole; moving an fiber optic sensing cable into one or more of the conduit after the pipeline assembly has been moved into the bore hole or before the pipeline assembly has been moved into the bore hole. There is further provided a corresponding pipeline assembly, and a attachment head which can facilitate attachment of a pulling line to a pipeline assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Omnisens SA
    Inventors: Dana Dutoit, Carlos José dos Santos Borda, Marc Niklès