Patents by Inventor Mario Cyril Pinto

Mario Cyril Pinto 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).

  • Methods and systems for controllably generating heat and/or nitrogen gas in subterranean and pipeline operations
    Patent number: 9976073
    Abstract: Methods and systems for generating heat and/or nitrogen gas in subterranean operations, pipelines, and other related operations are provided. In one embodiment, the methods comprise: providing a treatment composition comprising a carrier fluid, a delayed acid generating component, a first reactant, and a second reactant, wherein the first and second reactants are selected for being capable of reacting in an exothermic chemical reaction or a chemical reaction that produces nitrogen gas; and introducing the treatment composition into at least a portion of a conduit, container, or subterranean formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajender Salla, Mario Cyril Pinto, Snehalata Sachin Agashe, Neelam Deepak Raysoni, Mdmonsur Alam
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLABLY GENERATING HEAT AND/OR NITROGEN GAS IN SUBTERRANEAN AND PIPELINE OPERATIONS
    Publication number: 20170073571
    Abstract: Methods and systems for generating heat and/or nitrogen gas in subterranean operations, pipelines, and other related operations are provided. In one embodiment, the methods comprise: providing a treatment composition comprising a carrier fluid, a delayed acid generating component, a first reactant, and a second reactant, wherein the first and second reactants are selected for being capable of reacting in an exothermic chemical reaction or a chemical reaction that produces nitrogen gas; and introducing the treatment composition into at least a portion of a conduit, container, or subterranean formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Rajender Salla, Mario Cyril Pinto, Snehalata Sachin Agashe, Neelam Deepak Raysoni, Mdmonsur Alam