Patents by Inventor Romain BRANLY

Romain BRANLY 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).

  • Multipurpose double abutment sealed connection
    Patent number: 10563466
    Abstract: A threaded connection including first and second tubular components configured for exploration or operating a hydrocarbon well; the first tubular component including an external abutment, a male threaded connection portion extended by a non-threaded terminal portion defining an internal abutment at its axial end; the second tubular component including a female end defining at a free end a bearing surface forced against the external abutment, a female threaded connection portion made up with the male threaded connection portion and terminating in an internal shoulder forced against the internal abutment, an initial non-threaded portion connecting the female threaded connection portion to the internal shoulder, which includes a maximum radial interference locally forming a sealing surface located between the male threaded connection portion and the internal abutment, and located at a non-zero distance from the internal abutment, the distance being more than half of an axial distance of the terminal portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Tuboscope Vetco (France) SAS
    Inventors: Romain Branly, Fabien Carrois
  • MULTIPURPOSE DOUBLE ABUTMENT SEALED CONNECTION
    Publication number: 20170298698
    Abstract: A threaded connection including first and second tubular components configured for exploration or operating a hydrocarbon well; the first tubular component including an external abutment, a male threaded connection portion extended by a non-threaded terminal portion defining an internal abutment at its axial end; the second tubular component including a female end defining at a free end a bearing surface forced against the external abutment, a female threaded connection portion made up with the male threaded connection portion and terminating in an internal shoulder forced against the internal abutment, an initial non-threaded portion connecting the female threaded connection portion to the internal shoulder, which includes a maximum radial interference locally forming a sealing surface located between the male threaded connection portion and the internal abutment, and located at a non-zero distance from the internal abutment, the distance being more than half of an axial distance of the terminal portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: VALLOUREC OIL AND GAS FRANCE
    Inventors: Romain BRANLY, Fabien CARROIS