Patents by Inventor David Latimore Hughes, JR.
David Latimore Hughes, JR. 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).
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Publication number: 20240189925Abstract: A cutting tool which includes a cutter operable to cut a hole defining a first diameter; and a drill bit mechanically coupled to the cutter, the drill bit operable to cut a hole defining a second diameter which can be smaller than the first diameter, the drill bit further includes a tool body having a recess and a detent member mechanically coupled to the tool body which can include a leg extending from the tool body and sized to be received within the recess upon one of deformation and movement of the leg, the leg biased in a radially outward direction by one of a wall of the recess and a biasing element of the tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2024Publication date: June 13, 2024Inventor: David Latimore Hughes, JR.
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Publication number: 20240189926Abstract: A method of using a tool can include obtaining a tool which comprises a tool body having a recess and a detent member coupled to the tool body having a leg extending from the tool body, receiving the detent member of the tool body within the recess of the tool body upon one of deformation and movement of the leg by pushing the leg in a radially inward direction against a biasing of the leg in a radially outward direction with an edge of a hole formed in a portion of a pipe, passing the detent member through the hole formed in the pipe, catching the detent member in a removal direction, and moving a pipe coupon with the toolType: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2024Publication date: June 13, 2024Inventor: David Latimore Hughes, JR.
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Patent number: 11951599Abstract: A pipe coupon extraction tool includes a rod defining a first end, a second end, and a central axis; and a spring bar defining a first end and a second end, the spring bar rotatably secured to the rod, a surface of the spring bar configured to be angled with respect to the central axis when the pipe coupon extraction tool is engaged with a pipe coupon.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Mueller International, LLCInventors: Timothy J. Mitchell, David Latimore Hughes, Jr.
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Patent number: 11945038Abstract: A tool can include a tool body defining a recess defining a recess depth measured in a radial direction from an outer diameter of the tool body; and a detent member coupled to the tool body, the detent member including a leg extending from the tool body and sized to be received within the recess of the tool body upon one of deformation and movement of the leg at least partly in a radially inward direction, the leg biased in a radially outward direction by one of a wall of the recess and a biasing element of the tool, the leg configured to catch upon a portion of a pipe coupon surrounding a drilled hole in the pipe coupon to facilitate movement of the pipe coupon with the tool.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Mueller Intemational, LLCInventor: David Latimore Hughes, Jr.
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Publication number: 20240075539Abstract: A shell cutter tool can include an arbor; a cutter including a first end secured to the arbor; a second end defining a cutting element; and a wall extending from the first end to the second end and defining an inner surface and an outer surface, the outer surface defining an outer diameter of the cutter; and a depth stop secured to the cutter, the depth stop defining a stop surface and an outer diameter, the outer diameter of the depth stop being greater than the outer diameter of the cutter.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2022Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: David Latimore Hughes, JR., Samantha Ellen Covington
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Patent number: 11913584Abstract: A cut warning system can include a valve sleeve defining a cavity, the valve sleeve defining a bottom sealing surface within the cavity; a pipeline extending through the cavity; a drilling machine including a shell cutter, the shell cutter defining a bottom edge, the drilling machine configured to axially advance the shell cutter from a pre-engagement position towards the bottom sealing surface, the pipeline positioned between the shell cutter and the bottom sealing surface in the pre-engagement position; and a signaling element positioned within the cavity, the signaling element configured to produce a signal when the shell cutter reaches a post-engagement position, the bottom edge being axially positioned between the pipeline and the bottom sealing surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Mueller International, LLCInventors: Timothy J. Mitchell, Samantha Ellen Covington, David Latimore Hughes, Jr.
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Publication number: 20230150040Abstract: A tool can include a tool body defining a recess defining a recess depth measured in a radial direction from an outer diameter of the tool body; and a detent member coupled to the tool body, the detent member including a leg extending from the tool body and sized to be received within the recess of the tool body upon one of deformation and movement of the leg at least partly in a radially inward direction, the leg biased in a radially outward direction by one of a wall of the recess and a biasing element of the tool, the leg configured to catch upon a portion of a pipe coupon surrounding a drilled hole in the pipe coupon to facilitate movement of the pipe coupon with the tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2021Publication date: May 18, 2023Inventor: David Latimore Hughes, JR.
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Publication number: 20230108266Abstract: A cut warning system can include a valve sleeve defining a cavity, the valve sleeve defining a bottom sealing surface within the cavity; a pipeline extending through the cavity; a drilling machine including a shell cutter, the shell cutter defining a bottom edge, the drilling machine configured to axially advance the shell cutter from a pre-engagement position towards the bottom sealing surface, the pipeline positioned between the shell cutter and the bottom sealing surface in the pre-engagement position; and a signaling element positioned within the cavity, the signaling element configured to produce a signal when the shell cutter reaches a post-engagement position, the bottom edge being axially positioned between the pipeline and the bottom sealing surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2022Publication date: April 6, 2023Inventors: Timothy J. Mitchell, Samantha Ellen Covington, David Latimore Hughes, JR.
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Publication number: 20230016444Abstract: A pipe coupon extraction tool includes a rod defining a first end, a second end, and a central axis; and a spring bar defining a first end and a second end, the spring bar rotatably secured to the rod, a surface of the spring bar configured to be angled with respect to the central axis when the pipe coupon extraction tool is engaged with a pipe coupon.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: Timothy J. Mitchell, David Latimore Hughes, JR.
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Patent number: 11549628Abstract: A cut warning system can include a valve sleeve defining a cavity, the valve sleeve defining a bottom sealing surface within the cavity; a pipeline extending through the cavity; a drilling machine including a shell cutter, the shell cutter defining a bottom edge, the drilling machine configured to axially advance the shell cutter from a pre-engagement position towards the bottom sealing surface, the pipeline positioned between the shell cutter and the bottom sealing surface in the pre-engagement position; and a signaling element positioned within the cavity, the signaling element configured to produce a signal when the shell cutter reaches a post-engagement position, the bottom edge being axially positioned between the pipeline and the bottom sealing surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2021Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Mueller International, LLCInventors: Timothy J. Mitchell, Samantha Ellen Covington, David Latimore Hughes, Jr.
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Patent number: 11478910Abstract: A pipe coupon extraction tool includes: a rod defining a first end, a second end, and a central axis; and a spring bar defining a first end and a second end, the spring bar rotatably secured to the rod, a surface of the spring bar configured to be angled with respect to the central axis when the pipe coupon extraction tool is engaged with a pipe coupon.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2020Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Mueller International, LLCInventors: Timothy J. Mitchell, David Latimore Hughes, Jr.
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Publication number: 20210260739Abstract: A pipe coupon extraction tool includes: a rod defining a first end, a second end, and a central axis; and a spring bar defining a first end and a second end, the spring bar rotatably secured to the rod, a surface of the spring bar configured to be angled with respect to the central axis when the pipe coupon extraction tool is engaged with a pipe coupon.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2020Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventors: Timothy J. Mitchell, David Latimore Hughes, JR.