Patents by Inventor Gustavo ALVES PINHEIRO

Gustavo ALVES PINHEIRO 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).

  • Patent number: 10710163
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an automatic system for measuring and machining pipe ends having measuring equipment that has an internal laser sensor and an external laser sensor. The system can also have a machining station that has at least one machining tool for machining the inner diameter of the pipe and at least one machining tool for machining the outer diameter of the pipe, which are centralized and operated independently of each other. In some embodiments, the system has an electronic interface central between the measuring equipment and the machining tools, having records of critical values of outer diameter and inner diameter for the pipe end, the electronic interface central receiving measured values of outer and inner diameters from the measuring equipment, comparing them with the critical values, and controlling the operation of the machining tools as a function of the result of the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: VALLOUREC TUBOS DO BRASIL, S.A.
    Inventors: Julio Marcio Silveira E Silva, Marcelo Jardim De Souza, Felipe Leal Carvalho, Gustavo Alves Pinheiro, Andre Ricardo De Souza E Sa
  • Patent number: 10300516
    Abstract: A process for producing a multilayer pipe by expansion is disclosed, with or without heating, in which a multilayer pipe (1) comprises at least one outer pipe of metallic material (10) and an inner pipe of metallic material (20), the inner pipe of metallic material (20) having a yield strength lower than the yield strength of the outer pipe (23) and an external diameter smaller than the internal diameter of the outer pipe. The process for producing the multilayer pipe comprises a mounting step (34) between the pipes (10, 20), wherein the inner pipe is inserted inside the outer pipe, and at least one mechanical expansion step (36), comprising moving a mandrel (2) longitudinally and internally in the inner pipe (20) while the outer pipe and the inner pipe are held at a fixed position, wherein at least part of the mandrel (2) has a greater external diameter than the internal diameter of the inner pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: VALLOUREC SOLUÇÕES TUBULARES DO BRASIL S.A.
    Inventors: Julio Marcio Silveira E Silva, Timo Ebeling, Hezick Da Silva Perdigao, Danielle Granha Giorgini, Gustavo Alves Pinheiro, Jochen Peter Ames, Antonio Wagner Da Silva Penna
  • Publication number: 20180264556
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an automatic system for measuring and machining pipe ends, comprising: measuring equipment (1) that has: an internal laser sensor (3) and an external laser sensor (2) to measure the inner and outer diameters of the pipe end; a machining station (5) that has at least one machining tool for machining the inner diameter of the pipe (14) and at least one machining tool for machining the outer diameter of the pipe (12, 13), which are centralized and operated independently of each other; an electronic interface central (6) between the measuring equipment and the machining tools, having records of critical values of outer diameter and inner diameter for the pipe end, the electronic interface central (6) receiving the measured values of outer and inner diameters from the measuring equipment, comparing them with the critical values, and controlling the operation of the machining tools (12, 13, 14) as a function of the result of the comparison, so that the real values of outer and inner
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: VALLOUREC TUBOS DO BRASIL S.A.
    Inventors: Julio Marcio SILVEIRA E SILVA, Marcelo JARDIM DE SOUZA, Felipe LEAL CARVALHO, Gustavo ALVES PINHEIRO, Andre Ricardo DE SOUZA E SA
  • Publication number: 20160207086
    Abstract: A process for producing a multilayer pipe by expansion is disclosed, with or without heating, in which a multilayer pipe (1 ) comprises at least one outer pipe of metallic material (10) and an inner pipe of metallic material (20), the inner pipe of metallic material (20) having a yield strength lower than the yield strength of the outer pipe (23) and an external diameter smaller than the internal diameter of the outer pipe. The process for producing the multilayer pipe comprises a mounting step (34) between the pipes (10, 20), wherein the inner pipe is inserted inside the outer pipe, and at least one mechanical expansion step (36), comprising moving a mandrel (2) longitudinally and internally in the inner pipe (20) while the outer pipe and the inner pipe are held at a fixed position, wherein at least part of the mandrel (2) has a greater external diameter than the internal diameter of the inner pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Julio Marcio SILVEIRA E SILVA, Timo EBELING, Hezick DA SILVA PERDIGAO, Danielle GRANHA GIORGINI, Gustavo ALVES PINHEIRO, Jochen Peter AMES, Antonio Wagner DA SILVA PENNA