Patents by Inventor Eduardo de Melo Sanches

Eduardo de Melo Sanches 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).

  • Integrated base for oil drilling and production work
    Patent number: 5441112
    Abstract: An integrated oil drilling and producing base includes a single guiding funnel for guiding a wet Christmas tree into the proper position on a high pressure well head. The single guiding funnel has a cylindrical downcomer for resting directly on the high pressure well head, at least one cradle on the guiding funnel and at least one pipeline terminal hingedly mounted on said at least one cradle. The guiding funnel has a plurality of slits for allowing passage of a plurality of pipelines therethrough for connection to a respective terminal on the funnel and for connection of each terminal to the wet Christmas tree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1995
    Assignee: Petroleo Brasilerio S.A. - Petrobras
    Inventors: Eduardo de Melo Sanches, Samir P. Awad, Cezar Augusto Silva Paulo, Orlando Jose Soares Ribeiro