Patents by Inventor Clint A. Brown

Clint A. Brown 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).

  • Patent number: 11655014
    Abstract: A boat shaft seal system including a flexing gland configured to receive a boat drive shaft therethrough, the flexing gland having a first end configured to receive a shaft log fitting, and a second end configured such that the boat drive shaft extends therefrom, and a plurality of circumferential ribs formed along at least a portion of a length of the flexing gland and configured to allow limited flexing of the flexing gland.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Johnson Propeller Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Johnson, Clint Brown
  • Publication number: 20210078688
    Abstract: A boat shaft seal system including a flexing gland configured to receive a boat drive shaft therethrough, the flexing gland having a first end configured to receive a shaft log fitting, and a second end configured such that the boat drive shaft extends therefrom, and a plurality of circumferential ribs formed along at least a portion of a length of the flexing gland and configured to allow limited flexing of the flexing gland.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Eric Johnson, Clint Brown
  • Patent number: 10443377
    Abstract: A pressure test system for use in downhole fluid injection includes a shear plug assembly disposed along a flow path defined in a sump housing. The sump housing also includes a sump cavity positioned downstream of the shear plug assembly. A shear element of the shear plug assembly secures the shear plug assembly in a first position within the flow path, so that the shear plug assembly blocks fluid flow through the sump housing. Following a pressure test, fluid pressure on the shear plug assembly may be increased until the shear element of the shear plug assembly shears, after which, the pressurized fluid drives the shear plug assembly into the sump cavity, permitting flow to bypass the sump cavity through bypass channels. The bypass channels and other flow paths may be arranged to function as a pressure wave muffler in order to protect pressure sensitive components after shear out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Louis F. Lafleur, Ralph J. Robert, Clint A. Brown, Paul A. Haines
  • Publication number: 20190010805
    Abstract: A pressure test system for use in downhole fluid injection includes a shear plug assembly disposed along a flow path defined in a sump housing. The sump housing also includes a sump cavity positioned downstream of the shear plug assembly. A shear element of the shear plug assembly secures the shear plug assembly in a first position within the flow path, so that the shear plug assembly blocks fluid flow through the sump housing. Following a pressure test, fluid pressure on the shear plug assembly may be increased until the shear element of the shear plug assembly shears, after which, the pressurized fluid drives the shear plug assembly into the sump cavity, permitting flow to bypass the sump cavity through bypass channels. The bypass channels and other flow paths may be arranged to function as a pressure wave muffler in order to protect pressure sensitive components after shear out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Louis F. Lafleur, Ralph J. Robert, Clint A. Brown, Paul A. Haines
  • Publication number: 20080085788
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a sports training device for improving the follow through of the lower body during a sport activity. The device includes a base having a top planar surface and a disk assembly removably coupled to the base and configured to receive a foot of a user. The disk assembly includes a first disk that is rotable between a first relaxed position and a second rotated position. Upon movement of the disk between the first relaxed position to the second rotated position, the disk is biased toward the first relaxed position. In some embodiments, the disk assembly is configured to be rotatable between a closed position wherein the disk is substantially coplanar with the top surface of the base and an open position wherein the disk is directed away vertically from the base upon rotation of the disk by the user's foot to the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2006
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Inventors: George Rainer, Clint Brown, Eric Langstengel, Michael A. Savona