Patents by Inventor Frank J. Rodriguez

Frank J. Rodriguez 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).

  • Riserless single trip hanger and packoff running tool
    Patent number: 9217307
    Abstract: A running tool for landing a tubular hanger in a subsea wellhead housing or the like, installing an annulus seal assembly into a sealing annulus between the tubular hanger and the wellhead housing, and then pressure testing the seal assembly. The running tool includes an inner mandrel which comprises an upper end that is connectable to a running string, a generally cylindrical inner body which is movably connected to the inner mandrel and releasably connectable to the tubular hanger, a generally cylindrical lower body which is positioned around the inner body above the tubular hanger and connectable to the seal assembly, a generally cylindrical upper body which is positioned above the lower body and is connected to the inner body, an outer mandrel which is slidably supported on the upper body and is connected to the lower body, and a first pressure chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: FMC Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Bernard McCoy, Jr., Frank J. Rodriguez
  • RISERLESS SINGLE TRIP HANGER AND PACKOFF RUNNING TOOL
    Publication number: 20130056218
    Abstract: A running tool for landing a tubular hanger in a subsea wellhead housing or the like, installing an annulus seal assembly into a sealing annulus between the tubular hanger and the wellhead housing, and then pressure testing the seal assembly. The running tool includes an inner mandrel which comprises an upper end that is connectable to a running string, a generally cylindrical inner body which is movably connected to the inner mandrel and releasably connectable to the tubular hanger, a generally cylindrical lower body which is positioned around the inner body above the tubular hanger and connectable to the seal assembly, a generally cylindrical upper body which is positioned above the lower body and is connected to the inner body, an outer mandrel which is slidably supported on the upper body and is connected to the lower body, and a first pressure chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: FMC Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Bernard McCoy, JR., Frank J. Rodriguez