Patents by Inventor Gustavo Plaza

Gustavo Plaza 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).

  • Pressure-reducing choke assembly
    Patent number: 11125217
    Abstract: A choke for fluid connection between a manifold and a pump. The choke includes a fluid passage having an inlet, a contraction portion, a throat, an expansion portion, and an outlet. The inlet has a first diameter and the outlet has a second diameter. The throat is substantially cylindrical, having a third diameter that is substantially less than the first and second diameters. The contraction portion connects the inlet and the throat and gradually decreases from the first diameter to the third diameter along a longitudinal axis of the fluid passage. The expansion portion connects the throat and the outlet and includes a substantially cylindrical chamber having the second diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Gustavo Plaza, Kim A. Hodgson, Gocha Chochua, Walter Taylor, Donald E. Hensley, John Starr, Jijo Oommen Joseph
  • Pressure-Reducing Choke Assembly
    Publication number: 20170130706
    Abstract: A choke for fluid connection between a manifold and a pump. The choke includes a fluid passage having an inlet, a contraction portion, a throat, an expansion portion, and an outlet. The inlet has a first diameter and the outlet has a second diameter. The throat is substantially cylindrical, having a third diameter that is substantially less than the first and second diameters. The contraction portion connects the inlet and the throat and gradually decreases from the first diameter to the third diameter along a longitudinal axis of the fluid passage. The expansion portion connects the throat and the outlet and includes a substantially cylindrical chamber having the second diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Gustavo Plaza, Kim A. Hodgson, Gocha Chochua, Walter Taylor, Donald E. Hensley, John Starr, Jijo Oommen Joseph