Patents by Inventor Gerardo Gutierrez-Ortega

Gerardo Gutierrez-Ortega 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 and apparatus for extinguishing fires in storage vessels containing flammable or combustible liquids
    Patent number: 7114575
    Abstract: An fire-fighting system for arresting a fire in a flammable or combustible liquid storage vessel comprising a portable discharging apparatus and a portable installation apparatus. The portable discharging apparatus receives a fire-fighting agent from a supply hose and applies the fire-fighting agent to arrest a fire in a storage vessel. The portable discharging apparatus can be attached to a distal end of the portable installation apparatus so that the portable discharging apparatus can be mounted on a storage vessel. Furthermore, a plurality of portable discharging apparatuses can be mounted on a single storage vessel, using the same portable installation apparatus, to provide a large amount or a variety of fire-fighting agents or to provide fire-fighting agents at a specific location on the storage vessel. The portable installation apparatus can be extended to a variety of lengths so that it can mount a portable discharging apparatus on a variety differently sized storage vessels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Viasa Incorporated, S.A. DE C.V.
    Inventors: Victor Manuel De Anda-Uribe, Ignacio Luis Ayala, Nikhll S. Nagaswami, Leopoldo Cardenas-Siller, Manuel Gerardo Balderas-Ayala, Fernando Serna-Garza, Gerardo Gutierrez-Ortega
  • Method and apparatus for extinguishing fires in storage vessels containing flammable or combustible liquids
    Publication number: 20040140106
    Abstract: An fire-fighting system for arresting a fire in a flammable or combustible liquid storage vessel comprising a portable discharging apparatus and a portable installation apparatus. The portable discharging apparatus receives a fire-fighting agent from a supply hose and applies the fire-fighting agent to arrest a fire in a storage vessel. The portable discharging apparatus can be attached to a distal end of the portable installation apparatus so that the portable discharging apparatus can be mounted on a storage vessel. Furthermore, a plurality of portable discharging apparatuses can be mounted on a single storage vessel, using the same portable installation apparatus, to provide a large amount or a variety of fire-fighting agents or to provide fire-fighting agents at a specific location on the storage vessel. The portable installation apparatus can be extended to a variety of lengths so that it can mount a portable discharging apparatus on a variety differently sized storage vessels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Applicant: Viasa International, LLC
    Inventors: Victor Manuel De Anda-Uribe, Ignacio Luis Ayala, Nikhll S. Nagaswami, Leopoldo Cardenas-Siller, Manuel Gerardo Balderas-Ayala, Fernando Serna-Garza, Gerardo Gutierrez-Ortega