Patents by Inventor Fernando Alvarez

Fernando Alvarez 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: 20240127180
    Abstract: A computer implemented method and system for determining a change to an article of manufacture by analyzing Bills of Materials associated with the article for providing a corresponding change for the article in a Logistics Product Database which drives a corresponding change for the article in a Common Source Database. At least first and second Bill of Materials associated with the article are accessed wherein the first and second Bills of Materials are modeled by forming a respective block chain for each. A change of article data is detected by determining a difference of hash values regarding an aspect of the article when comparing the respective block chains of the first and second Bill of Materials. A notification is provided of a change to the article responsive to the detecting a change of article data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Fernando Alvarez, Marcos Alejandro Ayon, Daniel A. Colica
  • Patent number: 11920092
    Abstract: The present invention is related to the use of ethylene alkanoate-alkyl acrylate bipolymers with a high randomness monomers distribution, which are synthesized by semicontinuous emulsion polymerization process, characterized because it is carried out using slow addition rate of the pre-emulsion feeding ({dot over (q)}?0.009 kgL·L?1·min?1), stabilized this last one by alkyl glycol ether type surfactants, at temperatures higher than 75° C. and with solids contents above 25 wt %, which avoids the formation of large sequences (blocks) of a same monomer. This structural characteristic gives the ethylene alkanoate-alkyl acrylate bipolymers a high efficiency as chemical agents for removal of complex water/crude oil emulsions of crude oil blends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL PETROLEO
    Inventors: Cesar Andres Flores Sandoval, Flavio Salvador Vazquez Moreno, Fernando Alvarez Ramirez, Gerardo Zavala Olivares, Erika Gomez Buendia, Enrique Cevada Maya, Jessica Valeria Fuentes Santiago, Edgar Benedicto Zamora Guerrero, Citlally Janinne Vargas Martinez
  • Publication number: 20240002736
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to novel random terpolymers of alkyl-acrylate, carboxyalkyl-acrylate, and alkoxyalkyl-acrylate, and to processes for their preparation, and processes for their use as dehydrating-desalting agents of crude oil, particularly, their use as destabilizers of water-in-crude oil (W/O) emulsions, including their use to remove water and salts dissolved in crude oils with gravities between around 10 and around 40° API.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: César Andrés Flores Sandoval, Flavio Salvador Vázquez Moreno, Gerardo Zavala Olivares, Fernando Álvarez Ramírez, Edgar Benedicto Zamora Guerrero, Jessica Valeria Fuentes Santiago, Citlally Janinne Vargas Martínez, Gerardo Nicolas Rodríguez Araujo, Enrique Cevada Maya
  • Publication number: 20230348707
    Abstract: The present disclosure provide bipolymers, based on alkyl acrylate and hydroxyalkyl acrylate, with high randomness and controlled molecular mass, that are useful as demulsifying and dehydrating agents for crude oil. The synthesis of these bipolymers is carried out in a single stage by emulsion polymerization, a process that, in addition to having moderate reaction conditions, allows the control of the homogeneity of the chain size, the molecular mass, and the demulsifying efficiency. These random bipolymers are soluble in organic phase; therefore, these cannot be carried away by the removed water, and are eliminated in the atmospheric distillation stage. An additional advantage is the superior demulsifying and clarifying efficiency of these random bipolymers compared with the polyether formulations widely used at industrial level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: César Andrés Flores Sandoval, Flavio Salvador Vázquez Moreno, Gerardo Zavala Olivares, Fernando Álvarez Ramírez, Jessica Valeria Fuentes Santiago, Edgar Benedicto Zamora Guerrero, Enrique Cevada Maya
  • Publication number: 20230312606
    Abstract: Provided herein are solid dispersions comprising AMG 397, methods of preparing the solid dispersion, and pharmaceutical formulations comprising AMG 397.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: JAMES E. HUCKLE, MARKIAN M. STEC, TIAN WU, DARREN L. REID, FERNANDO A. ALVAREZ-NUNEZ, SEAN P. BROWN
  • Publication number: 20230287279
    Abstract: The present invention is related to the use of ethylene alkanoate-alkyl acrylate bipolymers with a high randomness monomers distribution, which are synthesized by semicontinuous emulsion polymerization process, characterized because it is carried out using slow addition rate of the pre-emulsion feeding ({dot over (q)}?0.009 kgL·L?1·min?1), stabilized this last one by alkyl glycol ether type surfactants, at temperatures higher than 75° C. and with solids contents above 25 wt %, which avoids the formation of large sequences (blocks) of a same monomer. This structural characteristic gives the ethylene alkanoate-alkyl acrylate bipolymers a high efficiency as chemical agents for removal of complex water/crude oil emulsions of crude oil blends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Cesar Andres FLORES SANDOVAL, Flavio Salvador VAZQUEZ MORENO, Fernando ALVAREZ RAMIREZ, Gerardo ZAVALA OLIVARES, Erika GOMEZ BUENDIA, Enrique CEVADA MAYA, Jessica Valeria FUENTES SANTIAGO, Edgar Benedicto ZAMORA GUERRERO, Citlally Janinne VARGAS MARTINEZ
  • Patent number: 11753381
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds which inhibit RIPK1, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of treatment of RIPK1-mediated diseases, such as neurodegenerative disorders, inflammatory disorders, and cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Richard T. Lewis, Matthew Michael Hamilton, William J. Ray, Fernando Alvarez, Dana E. Pfaffinger, Naphtali Reyna, Jason Cross, Suyambu Kesava Vijayan Ramaswamy
  • Patent number: 11718612
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds which inhibit RIPK1, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of treatment of RIPK1-mediated diseases, such as neurodegenerative disorders, inflammatory disorders, and cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Richard T. Lewis, Matthew Hamilton, William J. Ray, Fernando Alvarez, Naphtali Reyna, Jason Cross, Suyambu Kesava Vijayan Ramaswamy
  • Patent number: 11692144
    Abstract: The present invention is related to the use of ethylene alkanoate-alkyl acrylate bipolymers with a high randomness monomers distribution, which are synthesized by semicontinuous emulsion polymerization process, characterized because it is carried out using slow addition rate of the pre-emulsion feeding ({dot over (q)}?0.009 kg·L?1·min?1), stabilized this last one by alkyl glycol ether type surfactants, at temperatures higher than 75° C. and with solids contents above 25 wt %, which avoids the formation of large sequences (blocks) of a same monomer. This structural characteristic gives the ethylene alkanoate-alkyl acrylate bipolymers a high efficiency as chemical agents for removal of complex water/crude oil emulsions of crude oil blends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL PETROLEO
    Inventors: Cesar Andres Flores Sandoval, Flavio Salvador Vazquez Moreno, Fernando Alvarez Ramirez, Gerardo Zavala Olivares, Erika Gomez Buendia, Enrique Cevada Maya, Jessica Valeria Fuentes Santiago, Edgar Benedicto Zamora Guerrero, Citlally Janinne Vargas Martinez
  • Patent number: 11690850
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds which inhibit RIPK1, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of treatment of RIPK1-mediated diseases, such as neurodegenerative disorders, inflammatory disorders, and cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Richard T. Lewis, Matthew Hamilton, William J. Ray, Fernando Alvarez, Naphtali Reyna, Jason Cross, Suyambu Kesava Vijayan Ramaswamy
  • Publication number: 20230159508
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds which inhibit RIPK1, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of treatment of RIPK1-mediated diseases, such as neurodegenerative disorders, inflammatory disorders, and cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Richard T. LEWIS, Matthew HAMILTON, William J. RAY, Fernando ALVAREZ, Naphtali REYNA, Suyambu Kesava Vijayan RAMASWAMY
  • Patent number: 11425864
    Abstract: A knotter system for a baler, including a needle; a tucker arm; a billhook; and a driver adapted to make the billhook perform at least a first full rotation during the first knot forming cycle and a second full rotation during the second knot forming cycle. The driver comprises a pinion and at least a first and second gear stretch provided along a circumference of a disc. The disc is provided with a recess downstream of at least one of the first gear stretch and the second gear stretch. An obstacle is arranged for engaging the pinion when moving in the recess. The recess and obstacle are configured to rotate the pinion over a determined angle and back to move the upper lip of the billhook away from the lower lip and back after at least one of the first full rotation and the second full rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Karel Naeyaert, Fernando Alvarez Guerra
  • Publication number: 20220135886
    Abstract: The present invention is related to the use of ethylene alkanoate-alkyl acrylate bipolymers with a high randomness monomers distribution, which are synthesized by semicontinuous emulsion polymerization process, characterized because it is carried out using slow addition rate of the pre-emulsion feeding ({dot over (q)}?0.009 kg·L?1·min?1), stabilized this last one by alkyl glycol ether type surfactants, at temperatures higher than 75° C. and with solids contents above 25 wt %, which avoids the formation of large sequences (blocks) of a same monomer. This structural characteristic gives the ethylene alkanoate-alkyl acrylate bipolymers a high efficiency as chemical agents for removal of complex water/crude oil emulsions of crude oil blends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Cesar Andres FLORES SANDOVAL, Flavio Salvador VAZQUEZ MORENO, Fernando ALVAREZ RAMIREZ, Gerardo ZAVALA OLIVARES, Erika GOMEZ BUENDIA, Enrique CEVADA MAYA, Jessica Valeria FUENTES SANTIAGO, Edgar Benedicto ZAMORA GUERRERO, Citlally Janinne VARGAS MARTINEZ
  • Publication number: 20220106530
    Abstract: The present disclosure belongs to the field of chemical products for petroleum conditioning, in particular demulsifying agents. This disclosure concerns the application of terpolymers based on combinations of alkyl acrylates, aminoalkyl acrylates, and alkoxyalkyl acrylates, to destabilize water-in-oil (W/O) emulsions, in order to remove the emulsified water and salts dissolved in it, specifically, in the triphasic separation units for crude oils with API densities from 8 to 40° API.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: César Andrés Flores Sandoval, Flavio Salvador Vázquez Moreno, Fernando Alvarez Ramírez, Gerardo Zavala Olivares, Citlally Janinne Vargas Martínez, Jessica Valeria Fuentes Santiago, Edgar Benedicto Zamora Guerrero, Enrique Cevada Maya, Erika Gómez Buendía
  • Patent number: 11261282
    Abstract: Disclosed are chemical products useful for crude oil conditioning, particularly to demulsifying basic compounds. Disclosed are PEOw-PPOy-PEOw triblock bipolymers, with amphoteric groups, ?-amino acid derivatives, at the chain ends, which destabilize water-in-crude oil (W/O) emulsions, thereby removing emulsified water and salts dissolved salts in the aforementioned phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL PETROLEO
    Inventors: Cesar Andres Flores Sandoval, Flavio Salvador Vazquez Moreno, Alfonso Lopez Ortega, Fernando Alvarez Ramirez, Gerardo Zavala Olivares, Jessica Valeria Fuentes Santiago, Edgar Benedicto Zamora Guerrero
  • Publication number: 20220030904
    Abstract: A method for separating a comestible structure into a plurality of comestible structures includes providing at least one comestible structure including at least one score line to a clamping device, clamping a portion of said at least one comestible structure in said clamping device, and separating said portion from a remainder of said at least one comestible structure at said at least one score line via said clamping device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Margarita Tecanhuey Gutierrez, Arturo Perez, Fernando Alvarez Peredo, Marcos Adolfo Perez Castillo
  • Patent number: 11229164
    Abstract: A knotter system of a baler for performing a knotter cycle including at least a first knot forming cycle and a second knot forming cycle. The knotter system includes a needle; a tucker arm; a billhook assembly including a billhook with a lower lip and an upper lip mounted pivotally with respect to lower lip; and a driver to make the billhook perform at least a first full rotation and a second full rotation. The billhook assembly is configured to position the upper lip away from the lower lip in a first angular range and to position the upper lip away from the lower lip in a second angular range of at least one of the first and second full rotation. The first angular range is located within a range between 0° and 160°, and the second angular range is located within a range between 160° and 360°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Karel Naeyaert, Fernando Alvarez Guerra
  • Patent number: 11221727
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for creating and editing a visual interlocking block based program in a collaborative communication session. The visual interlocking block based program utilizes a single-page interface divided into an available segments region and a workspace region. Users drag visual program blocks from the available segments region into the workspace region in forming a visual program. The visual program blocks automatically interlock with one another in a pipeline to form an ordered sequence of visual program blocks making up the visual program. Each visual program block includes an icon that defines a specific programming function for a particular type of the visual program block. When arranged in the ordered sequence of the pipeline, the icons of the visual program blocks align to form a hieroglyph that identifies the visual program, a functionality of the visual program, and execution speeds of the visual program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Avaya Management L.P.
    Inventors: Jose Fernando Alvarez Rodriguez, David May, Swapnil Parashar, Brian Varley
  • Publication number: 20210277314
    Abstract: A problem the oil industry faces is the presence of great water and salt amounts in crude oil streams, which cannot be easily removed by conventional dehydrating polymers. Moreover, the acid stimulation of wells evokes the chemical degradation of the polyethers and phenolic resins used as demulsifiers, drastically reducing their water and salt removal efficiency. Disclosed herein are new terpolymers which are combinations of three derivative monomers from alkyl acrylate, aminoalkyl acrylate, and carboxyalkyl acrylate, synthesized via emulsion polymerization by semi-continuous process under starving feed conditions, in order to ensure both the homogeneity of the polymer chains and the randomness of the monomers. The dissolutions of the random terpolymers have displayed a comparable, and even superior, water removal efficiency when dosed in light or heavy crude oils.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Cesar Andres FLORES SANDOVAL, Flavio Salvador VAZQUEZ MORENO, Fernando ALVAREZ RAMIREZ, Gerardo ZAVALA OLIVARES, Jessica Valeria FUENTES SANTIAGO, Edgar Benedicto ZAMORA GUERRERO, Citlally Janinne VARGAS MARTINEZ
  • Patent number: 11021799
    Abstract: Electrode-supported tubular solid-oxide electrochemical cells suitable for use in electrochemical synthesis and processes for manufacturing such are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Low Emission Resources Corporation
    Inventors: Fernando Alvarez, Lauren Beverly Sammes