Patents by Inventor Leonardo Hadlich de Oliveira

Leonardo Hadlich de Oliveira 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: 12049964
    Abstract: The present invention addresses to a device that allows the control of the gas pressure at the outlet of a fixed bed adsorption equipment operated at high pressures, by means of the actuation of a micrometric valve (6), wherein the valve must be located downstream of the equipment. The valve actuation takes place by means of a stepper motor (1), controlled by a microcontroller board (22), which connects to the valve shaft by means of a system of pulleys (2, 5) and belt (3). The present invention is applied in adsorption units, in which other gases are present, by altering the tuning parameters of the PID controller or even being used in a liquid medium or gas-liquid two-phase flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.—Petrobras
    Inventors: Artur Lemes Moretti, Leonardo Brunelli do Nascimento, Leonardo Hadlich de Oliveira, Fernando Franco Queiroz, Jailton Ferreira do Nascimento, João Lourenço Castagnari William Pimenta, Pedro Augusto Arroyo
  • Publication number: 20230158443
    Abstract: The present invention addresses to the use of NaY zeolite with a Si/Al ratio >2.6 as a solid adsorbent in the process of removing H2S from natural gas through a PSA process. The described adsorbent has the capacity of removing H2S from natural gas from offshore exploration platforms, enabling in situ regeneration. The experimental development proved the high capacity of capturing H2S by the NaY zeolite in consecutive cycles of pressurization, adsorption, depressurization and purging. This capture capacity remains at 74.2% of the initial capacity, remaining stable in subsequent cycles. The structure of the material maintained crystallinity above 95% in use, in 15 consecutive cycles, allowing the reuse of the adsorbent for a prolonged period of operation, preventing the solid from being constantly changed, which is quite common in a non-regenerative process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Pedro Augusto Arroyo, Fernando Gusman Brandao, Jailton Ferreira Do Nascimento, Leonardo Hadlich De Oliveira, Artur Lemes Moretti
  • Publication number: 20220397209
    Abstract: The present invention addresses to a device that allows the control of the gas pressure at the outlet of a fixed bed adsorption equipment operated at high pressures, by means of the actuation of a micrometric valve (6), wherein the valve must be located downstream of the equipment. The valve actuation takes place by means of a stepper motor (1), controlled by a microcontroller board (22), which connects to the valve shaft by means of a system of pulleys (2, 5) and belt (3). The present invention is applied in adsorption units, in which other gases are present, by altering the tuning parameters of the PID controller or even being used in a liquid medium or gas-liquid two-phase flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Artur Lemes Moretti, Leonardo Brunelli do Nascimento, Leonardo Hadlich de Oliveira, Fernando Franco Queiroz, Jailton Ferreira do Nascimento, João Lourenço Castagnari William Pimenta, Pedro Augusto Arroyo