Patents by Inventor David Wayne Banks

David Wayne Banks 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).

  • Pressure relief device, system, and method
    Patent number: 9677391
    Abstract: A pressure relief device and a hydraulic fracturing system having a pressure relief device are provided. In one form, the pressure relief device has a valve body with a linearly extending throughbore between the inlet and outlet thereof. A rupture disc is secured in the valve body so that a frangible dome wall portion thereof has a reverse-acting orientation in the valve body bore. The hydraulic fracturing system includes a pump and a delivery line that receives pressurized fracturing fluid from the pump and delivers it to a well. A pressure relief device is installed along the delivery line. A sensor detects fluid flow downstream of the pressure relief device which allows the pump to be shut down when the downstream fluid flow is detected. The pressure relief device can have a body with a domed rupture disc and the sensor therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Oklahoma Safety Equipment Company, Inc.
    Inventors: David Wayne Banks, Robert Frank Evans, Doyle G. Stockstill
  • PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20130126152
    Abstract: A pressure relief device and a hydraulic fracturing system having a pressure relief device are provided. In one form, the pressure relief device has a valve body with a linearly extending throughbore between the inlet and outlet thereof. A rupture disc is secured in the valve body so that a frangible dome wall portion thereof has a reverse-acting orientation in the valve body bore. The hydraulic fracturing system includes a pump and a delivery line that receives pressurized fracturing fluid from the pump and delivers it to a well. A pressure relief device is installed along the delivery line. A sensor detects fluid flow downstream of the pressure relief device which allows the pump to be shut down when the downstream fluid flow is detected. The pressure relief device can have a body with a domed rupture disc and the sensor therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventors: David Wayne Banks, Robert Frank Evans, Doyle G. Stockstill