Patents by Inventor Knox Wright

Knox Wright 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).

  • Publication number: 20230374881
    Abstract: Tubing heads are described herein. A tubing head includes a tubing head body and an installable shoulder. The tubing head body defines a bore extending longitudinally between a first end and a second end. The bore defines a cavity portion disposed longitudinally between a first portion of the bore and a second portion of the bore. The cavity portion has a cavity diameter greater than a first diameter of the first portion of the bore. The installable shoulder includes a plurality of shoulder segments configured to be installed within the cavity portion and collectively form an annular ring. The annular ring defines a bearing surface configured to support a wellhead component. The annular ring further defines a shoulder diameter less than the cavity diameter and greater than the first diameter of the first portion of the bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: VAULT PRESSURE CONTROL LLC
    Inventors: Khang Van Nguyen, Knox Wright, Jason Meyer Armistead
  • Publication number: 20230212922
    Abstract: A casing system, includes a landing ring and a slip hanger. The landing ring defines an opening extending between a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion is configured to couple to a conductor pipe. The landing ring includes a landing ring shoulder extending radially inward from an inner surface of the opening. The slip hanger is configured to engage with casing The slip hanger includes at least one slip segment configured to engage with an outer diameter of the casing and an outer slip ring. The outer slip ring is disposed around and coupled to the at least one slip segment. The outer slip ring is configured to engage with the landing ring shoulder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: Vault Pressure Control, LLC
    Inventors: Knox Wright, Jason Meyer Armistead, Khang Van Nguyen, Andrew Browne Helvenston
  • Patent number: 9458688
    Abstract: A wellhead assembly includes a casing head, tubing head, and a production tree mounted on the tubing head. An isolation sleeve is set in a main bore of the wellhead assembly that extends across an interface between the casing and tubing heads so that a portion resides in each. The isolation sleeve is configured so that a fracturing string, and its associated hanger, can be retrieved through the isolation sleeve; which significantly reduces the time and steps required to conduct a fracturing operation in a well. Moreover, the present isolation sleeve can be used without changes to existing casing or tubing heads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: GE Oil & Gas Pressure Control LP
    Inventors: Sheila Adkinson, Saurabh Kajaria, Khang Nguyen, Knox Wright
  • Publication number: 20140238693
    Abstract: A wellhead assembly includes a casing head, tubing head, and a production tree mounted on the tubing head. An isolation sleeve is set in a main bore of the wellhead assembly that extends across an interface between the casing and tubing heads so that a portion resides in each. The isolation sleeve is configured so that a fracturing string, and its associated hanger, can be retrieved through the isolation sleeve; which significantly reduces the time and steps required to conduct a fracturing operation in a well. Moreover, the present isolation sleeve can be used without changes to existing casing or tubing heads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: GE Oil & Gas Pressure Control LP
    Inventors: Sheila Adkinson, Saurabh Kajaria, Khang Nguyen, Knox Wright