Patents by Inventor Aaron Patrick Smith

Aaron Patrick Smith 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: 20100150648
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fastener to secure a flange to a main body of a blowout preventer, the fastener including a housing configured to receive a locking pin, a plurality of cavities located within one of the housing or the locking pin, the plurality of cavities each comprising an inclined surface extending from a deep sections of the cavity, a plurality of rollers positioned in the plurality of cavities, and a release cage to retain the plurality of rollers in the plurality of cavities, wherein the release cage moves the plurality of rollers along the inclined surfaces and into compressive engagement between the locking pin and the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: Robert Arnold Judge, Aaron Patrick Smith