Patents by Inventor Ed Mendoza

Ed Mendoza 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).

  • System, method, and apparatus for independent retention of a locking device on mooring connections
    Patent number: 7766581
    Abstract: A tendon or riser connector has a separate lock-down device that overrides the connector's ability to unlock if the riser or tendon goes slack. The connector has a lock ring that engages a groove profile on a receptacle and is prevented from accidentally unlocking with a cam ring and set of blocks. The blocks are movably positioned between engaged and disengaged positions that correspond to the locked and unlocked positions of the lock ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Vetco Gray Inc.
    Inventors: Brian N. Munk, Ed Mendoza
  • System, method, and apparatus for independent retention of a locking device on mooring connections
    Publication number: 20080101872
    Abstract: A tendon or riser connector has a separate lock-down device that overrides the connector's ability to unlock if the riser or tendon goes slack. The connector has a lock ring that engages a groove profile on a receptacle and is prevented from accidentally unlocking with a cam ring and set of blocks. The blocks are movably positioned between engaged and disengaged positions that correspond to the locked and unlocked positions of the lock ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2006
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventors: Brian N. Munk, Ed Mendoza