ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,624,458, issued on May 12, was assigned to Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.-Petrobras (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil).
"Gravity-contact sacrificial anode" was invented by Edson Gois De Medeiros (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention consists of a new sacrificial anode design that eliminates welding and reduces fixing time. This new anode design comprises a metallic appendix, which can be in the form of a hook, in order to hold and provide electrical contact between the anode and the jacket, or other part of the structure that is desired to be protected. In the contact region of the hook there will be a pointed device (3) to...