Patents by Inventor Carlos Silveira

Carlos Silveira 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).

  • Subsea system provided with a controllable curvature flexible pipe
    Patent number: 7789588
    Abstract: A curvature limiter for a hydrocarbon transferring subsea system comprising a flexible tubular member through which an intermediate portion of the flexible hydrocarbon pipe passes. The flexible tubular member has a plurality of successive, substantially cylindrical sections which are hingedly mounted with respect to each other. At a predetermined maximum displacement thereof, the tubular member defining a mean plane in such a way that the flexible tubular member forms a mean curvature having the predetermined curvature radius of this mean plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Technip France
    Inventors: Roberto Jourdan De Aquino, Jean Paul Ferraz, Fred Laaf, Carlos Silveira, Mario A. Vignoles
  • Subsea System Provided With a Controllable Curvature Flexible Pipe
    Publication number: 20080317555
    Abstract: A curvature limiter for a hydrocarbon transferring subsea system comprising a flexible tubular member through which an intermediate portion of the flexible hydrocarbon pipe passes. The flexible tubular member comprises a plurality of successive substantially cylindrical sections which are hingedly mounted with respect to each other. At a predetermined maximum displacement thereof the tubular member defining a mean plane in such a way that the flexible tubular member forms a mean curvature having the predetermined curvature radius on said mean plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Roberto Jourdan De Aquino, Jean Paul Ferraz, Fred Laaf, Carlos Silveira, Mario A. Vignoles