Patents by Inventor Jose E. M. da Silva

Jose E. M. da Silva 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: 5192167
    Abstract: A subsea system for oil or gas production and water injection operates without divers' assistance and with guide-cables and includes a template (50) equipped with ten drilling mouths (53) arranged in two rows of five. Each drill mouth (53) has a guidepipe (54). The upper extremity of the guide-pipe presents an external section for locking purposes. A guide-base (55) is provided with four posts (56) removable by a ROV. A central space is provided in the template for the setting of a manifold (60) through four posts (63) to guide the installation and devices which ensure the final positioning of the manifold (6) within established tolerances. Bases of export-line terminals (64) are located in one of the extremities of the template (50) Each base (64) is provided with two guide-posts removable by a ROV, in addition to reaction posts (66) which orient the lowering of the pulling and connection tools and transfer the stresses to the structure of the template. Receptacles (67) lock the export-line terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1993
    Assignee: Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.-Petrobras
    Inventors: Jose E. M. da Silva, Cezar A. S. Paulo, Amauri G. Santos Filho, Eduardo J. J. Coelho