Patents Assigned to AMERICAN BLOCK
  • Rod connector and method
    Patent number: 11560883
    Abstract: A rod connector for coupling with a rod of a pump includes a cylinder including a bore, an actuator rotatably disposed in the bore of the cylinder, wherein the actuator is configured to actuate the rod connector between locked and unlocked positions, and a first coupler disposed in the bore of the cylinder and configured to releasably couple with a first rod of the pump, wherein the actuator includes an outer surface including a first pair of opposing engagement surfaces and a second pair of opposing engagement surfaces, and wherein a diameter extending between the first pair of engagement surfaces is less than a diameter extending between the second pair of surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: American Block
    Inventors: Stephan Maras, Earl Foote, Vladimir Scekic, Sumit Shah, Michael Stankovsky
  • ROD CONNECTOR AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20210088035
    Abstract: A rod connector for coupling with a rod of a pump includes a cylinder including a bore, an actuator rotatably disposed in the bore of the cylinder, wherein the actuator is configured to actuate the rod connector between locked and unlocked positions, and a first coupler disposed in the bore of the cylinder and configured to releasably couple with a first rod of the pump, wherein the actuator includes an outer surface including a first pair of opposing engagement surfaces and a second pair of opposing engagement surfaces, and wherein a diameter extending between the first pair of engagement surfaces is less than a diameter extending between the second pair of surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: AMERICAN BLOCK
    Inventors: Stephan Maras, Earl Foote, Vladimir Scekic, Sumit Shah, Michael Stankovsky
  • Actuatable fingerboard latch assembly
    Patent number: 10677000
    Abstract: A fingerboard latch assembly includes a latch body, a finger member pivotably connected to the latch body at a first pin, and an actuator assembly coupled to the finger member, wherein the actuator assembly is configured to actuate the finger member from a closed position to an open position in response to the application of fluid pressure to the actuator assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: American Block
    Inventor: Jesse Tyler Albanese
  • ACTUATABLE FINGERBOARD LATCH ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20180002994
    Abstract: A fingerboard latch assembly includes a latch body, a finger member pivotably connected to the latch body at a first pin, and an actuator assembly coupled to the finger member, wherein the actuator assembly is configured to actuate the finger member from a closed position to an open position in response to the application of fluid pressure to the actuator assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: AMERICAN BLOCK
    Inventor: Jesse Tyler Albanese