Patents by Inventor Ricardo Lopes Matriciano

Ricardo Lopes Matriciano 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).

  • Apparatus and method for loading particulate material into vertical tubes
    Patent number: 8182758
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for loading particulate material in a vertical tube comprising at least one impact-absorbing module, a central axis and a sustaining wire to position the apparatus suspended in the interior of the tube in such a way as to allow loading and uniform distribution of all the material loaded in the tube and the method of loading that uses the apparatus is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.-Petrobras
    Inventors: Francisco de Assis Oliveira, Ricardo Lopes Matriciano
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LOADING PARTICULATE MATERIAL INTO VERTICAL TUBES
    Publication number: 20090257849
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for loading particulate material in a vertical tube comprising at least one impact-absorbing module, a central axis and a sustaining wire to position the apparatus suspended in the interior of the tube in such a way as to allow loading and uniform distribution of all the material loaded in the tube and the method of loading that uses the apparatus is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: PETROLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS
    Inventors: Francisco de Assis OLIVEIRA, Ricardo Lopes MATRICIANO