Patents by Inventor David Joseph Drobniak

David Joseph Drobniak 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).

  • Configurable bop stack
    Patent number: 10577885
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for a configurable blowout preventer (BOP) system for use in oil and gas operations. According to an embodiment, a BOP system can include two or more modular BOP ram cavity sets, each of the BOP ram cavity sets having at least one BOP ram cavity; one or more frame levels, each of the frame levels separating each of the BOP ram cavity sets and coupling each of the BOP ram cavity sets together; and a plurality of hydraulic piping fluidly connected to each of the BOP ram cavity sets, the plurality of hydraulic piping configured to drive operation of the BOP ram cavity sets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Hydril USA Distribution LLC
    Inventors: David Joseph Drobniak, Viral Shah, Wanda Roark
  • CONFIGURABLE BOP STACK
    Publication number: 20180080301
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for a configurable blowout preventer (BOP) system for use in oil and gas operations. According to an embodiment, a BOP system can include two or more modular BOP ram cavity sets, each of the BOP ram cavity sets having at least one BOP ram cavity; one or more frame levels, each of the frame levels separating each of the BOP ram cavity sets and coupling each of the BOP ram cavity sets together; and a plurality of hydraulic piping fluidly connected to each of the BOP ram cavity sets, the plurality of hydraulic piping configured to drive operation of the BOP ram cavity sets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: Hydril USA Distribution LLC
    Inventors: David Joseph Drobniak, Viral Shah, Wanda Roark
  • System for ventilating a gas turbine enclosure
    Patent number: 9447982
    Abstract: A turbine ventilation system includes at least one fan configured to provide a first air flow into a gas turbine enclosure, a fan bypass configured to circumvent the at least one fan to provide a second air flow into the gas turbine enclosure, and an eductor configured to draw the first or second air flows through and out of the gas turbine enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Robert Allen Baten, David Joseph Drobniak, Harley Matthew Ross
  • SYSTEM FOR VENTILATING A GAS TURBINE ENCLOSURE
    Publication number: 20150276247
    Abstract: A turbine ventilation system includes at least one fan configured to provide a first air flow into a gas turbine enclosure, a fan bypass configured to circumvent the at least one fan to provide a second air flow into the gas turbine enclosure, and an eductor configured to draw the first or second air flows through and out of the gas turbine enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Robert Allen Baten, David Joseph Drobniak, Harley Matthew Ross
  • System for ventilating a gas turbine enclosure
    Patent number: 9091215
    Abstract: A turbine ventilation system includes at least one fan configured to provide a first air flow into a gas turbine enclosure, a fan bypass configured to circumvent the at least one fan to provide a second air flow into the gas turbine enclosure, and an eductor configured to draw the first or second air flows through and out of the gas turbine enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Robert Allen Baten, David Joseph Drobniak, Harley Matthew Ross
  • SYSTEM FOR VENTILATING A GAS TURBINE ENCLOSURE
    Publication number: 20130005237
    Abstract: A turbine ventilation system includes at least one fan configured to provide a first air flow into a gas turbine enclosure, a fan bypass configured to circumvent the at least one fan to provide a second air flow into the gas turbine enclosure, and an eductor configured to draw the first or second air flows through and out of the gas turbine enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Robert Allen Baten, David Joseph Drobniak, Harley Matthew Ross
  • Seal for Gas Turbine Filter
    Publication number: 20110277442
    Abstract: A turbine filter seal assembly may include a first mounting flange with a channel extending about a first air opening, a seal with an enlarged portion compressed into the channel, and a second mounting flange with a protrusion extending about a second air opening. The first and second mounting flanges are configured to couple to one another about the seal, and the protrusion is configured to bias the seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventor: David Joseph Drobniak