Patents by Inventor Roque Velasquez

Roque Velasquez 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).

  • Device for protecting a male end of a threaded tubular connection component, having open and closed positions, and associated methods and mounting machines
    Patent number: 8375995
    Abstract: A protective device for a male end of a component of a threaded tubular connection for drilling and working hydrocarbon wells is externally provided with at least one threading and includes a free terminal portion. The device includes i) a protector body produced in the form of a first sleeve and arranged to protect at least a portion of the external threading and the free terminal portion, ii) a sealing element for positioning in contact firstly with the component, at least at a portion located downstream of the external threading of the male end, and secondly with the protector body to provide a first seal downstream of the external threading, and iii) a fixing mechanism displacing the sealing element and/or protector body radially towards the component, defining open and closed positions of the device in which the sealing element and/or the protector body are respectively not in contact and in tight contact with the component. Further, the first seal is obtained in the closed position of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignees: Vallourec & Mannesmann Oil & Gas France, Vam Mexico SA de CV
    Inventors: Sebastien Courtois, Stephane Morel, Erwan Cadiou, Roque Velasquez
  • DEVICE FOR PROTECTING A MALE END OF A THREADED TUBULAR CONNECTION COMPONENT, HAVING OPEN AND CLOSED POSITIONS, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS AND MOUNTING MACHINES
    Publication number: 20100089484
    Abstract: A protective device for a male end of a component of a threaded tubular connection for drilling and working hydrocarbon wells is externally provided with at least one threading and includes a free terminal portion. The device includes i) a protector body produced in the form of a first sleeve and arranged to protect at least a portion of the external threading and the free terminal portion, ii) a sealing element for positioning in contact firstly with the component, at least at a portion located downstream of the external threading of the male end, and secondly with the protector body to provide a first seal downstream of the external threading, and iii) a fixing mechanism displacing the sealing element and/or protector body radially towards the component, defining open and closed positions of the device in which the sealing element and/or the protector body are respectively not in contact and in tight contact with the component. Further, the first seal is obtained in the closed position of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicants: Vallourec Mannesmann Oil & Gas France, Vam Mexico SA DE CV Av. Framboyanes-Lote 6 Manzana 5 Cd.
    Inventors: Sebastien Courtois, Stephane Morel, Erwan Cadiou, Roque Velasquez