Patents by Inventor Brian Antal

Brian Antal 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).

  • Perforating gun with eccentric rotatable charge tube
    Patent number: 9903185
    Abstract: A perforating gun includes an orienting device retained in a carrier and a charge tube rotatably connected to the orienting device. The orienting device misaligns a center axis of the charge tube with a different second axis such that gravity can cause the charge tube to rotate about the different second axis. The charge tube does not rotate about the center axis of the charge tube while the charge tube rotates about the different second axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: OWEN OIL TOOLS LP
    Inventors: Jeremy Ursi, Timothy E. LaGrange, Brian Antal, William D. Hollis
  • PERFORATING GUN WITH ECCENTRIC ROTATABLE CHARGE TUBE
    Publication number: 20150226044
    Abstract: A perforating gun includes an orienting device retained in a carrier and a charge tube rotatably connected to the orienting device. The orienting device misaligns a center axis of the charge tube with a different second axis such that gravity can cause the charge tube to rotate about the different second axis. The charge tube does not rotate about the center axis of the charge tube while the charge tube rotates about the different second axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: OWEN OIL TOOLS LP
    Inventors: Jeremy Ursi, Timothy E. LaGrange, Brian Antal, William D. Hollis
  • Pipe Cleaning Apparatus
    Publication number: 20120042461
    Abstract: A pipe cleaning apparatus for cleaning pipes or tubes includes a plurality of scrapers and a plurality of spacers secured to a shaft. Each scraper includes a scraper body with an outer perimeter defining a scraper blade adapted to contact an inner surface of a tube and at least one radial slot defined by the body. Each of the scrapers and spacers are inserted onto a cylindrical shaft. Each spacer is sandwiched between two adjacent scrapers. The scrapers are adapted to contact an inner surface of a tube or a pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: ITC, INC.
    Inventors: Michael P. Antal, Brian Antal
  • Tube Cleaning Device
    Publication number: 20100294316
    Abstract: A tube cleaning device with a shaft having a front end and a rear end defining a length therebetween is provided. The tube cleaning device has a plurality of projections extending from the shaft in a spiral configuration around the length of the shaft. The shaft and the plurality of projections are made of metal and have a polymeric coating thereon. The shaft and the plurality of projections may be composed of stainless steel. The polymeric coating is a natural or synthetic rubber material. A method of making the tube cleaning device and a method of using the tube cleaning device are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2009
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: ITC, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Antal, Brian Antal
  • Pipe cleaning apparatus
    Patent number: D651773
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: ITC, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Antal, Brian Antal