Patents by Inventor John M. Biffle

John M. Biffle 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).

  • Patent number: 4361185
    Abstract: An improved stripper rubber for a rotating blowout preventor. The stripper rubber has an upper annular area attached to the lower end of a metal support member. The support member extends upwardly into fixed relationship respective to part of the rotating head of a rotating blowout preventor. The stripper rubber downwardly depends into concentrically arranged, spaced annular body members. The inner annular body has an axial passageway formed therethrough for telescopingly receiving a rotating member in sealed relationship therewith. The outer annular member has an outer circumferentially extending wall surface which rotatably engages the lower marginal end of a washpipe. The inner and outer annular members are made integral respective to the stripper rubber, and are separated from one another by a downwardly opening annular recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1980
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1982
    Inventor: John M. Biffle
  • Patent number: D345676
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1994
    Inventor: John M. Biffle