Patents by Inventor Marcelo Jose Barbosa Teixeira

Marcelo Jose Barbosa Teixeira 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 connecting an underwater flexible riser to a structure on the surface
    Patent number: 5947642
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and to a method for facilitating the connection of underwater flexible risers coming from the sea bed at any point located above the sea surface on a surface structure. Two principal components are used, namely a guide device (1,51), and a connection device (8), which is connected to an underwater flexible riser (14) which it is desired to connect to the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignee: Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras
    Inventors: Marcelo Jose Barbosa Teixeira, Kazuhiko Kochi