Patents by Inventor Ricardo Vianna Ramos

Ricardo Vianna Ramos 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).

  • Publication number: 20230265740
    Abstract: Abstract: A subsea induction heating system (10) comprising a subsea inline heater module (14) configured for heating a subsea hydrocarbon production or processing component (7) is described. The subsea inline heater module has an induction coil (6) configured for generating a variable magnetic field in the component. The system has a subsea variable frequency drive (4) configured for energizing the induction coil to achieve a desired temperature in the component. A corresponding method is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Ricardo Vianna Ramos, Ana Maria Guerreiro, Mariana Ferreira Palacios, Anderson Moita Witka, Victor Albuquerque
  • Patent number: 10814948
    Abstract: An electric power generating submarine tool is used in the Oil and Gas Industry, for powering submarine equipments applied for combating hydrate and also for feeding electric systems in submarine equipments of production, processing and transporting hydrocarbons. The tool includes a hydraulic engine of axial piston, a mechanical coupling, an electric power generator, an electric box of hydrostatically balanced delivery, a hydrostatically balanced submarine electric cable, a wet-mate-type submarine electric connector, hydraulic hoses, a compensator for allowing equalization of the internal pressure with the external one. The system is interconnected and driven hydraulically by a ROV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Inventors: Alexandre Carvalhar Marins, Arthur EugĂȘnio De Almeida Filho, Rodrigo Silva Cappato, Ricardo Vianna Ramos
  • Publication number: 20190337601
    Abstract: An electric power generating submarine tool is used in the Oil and Gas Industry, for powering submarine equipments applied for combating hydrate and also for feeding electric systems in submarine equipments of production, processing and transporting hydrocarbons. The tool includes a hydraulic engine of axial piston, a mechanical coupling, an electric power generator, an electric box of hydrostatically balanced delivery, a hydrostatically balanced submarine electric cable, a wet-mate-type submarine electric connector, hydraulic hoses, a compensator for allowing equalization of the internal pressure with the external one. The system is interconnected and driven hydraulically by a ROV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: FMC TECHNOLOGIES DO BRASIL LTDA
    Inventors: Alexandre Carvalhar Marins, Arthur EugĂȘnio De Almeida Filho, Arthur, Rodrigo Silva Cappato, Ricardo Vianna Ramos