Patents by Inventor Michael LEVERT
Michael LEVERT 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).
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Patent number: 11499387Abstract: A system includes a hanger running tool that has a first lock ring configured to secure the hanger running tool to a hanger when a first axial force is applied to the hanger running tool and a tool body configured to direct a push ring of the hanger in an axial direction when a second axial force is applied to the hanger running tool, where the push ring is configured to direct a second lock ring of the hanger radially outward toward a tubular, and where the hanger running tool is configured to secure the hanger to the tubular without rotating the hanger running tool.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Michael Levert, Jr., Kyle Sommerfeld, Gavin Robottom
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Publication number: 20200392806Abstract: A system includes a hanger running tool that has a first lock ring configured to secure the hanger running tool to a hanger when a first axial force is applied to the hanger running tool and a tool body configured to direct a push ring of the hanger in an axial direction when a second axial force is applied to the hanger running tool, where the push ring is configured to direct a second lock ring of the hanger radially outward toward a tubular, and where the hanger running tool is configured to secure the hanger to the tubular without rotating the hanger running tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2020Publication date: December 17, 2020Inventors: Michael Levert, Jr., Kyle Sommerfeld, Gavin Robottom
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Patent number: 10689935Abstract: A system includes a hanger running tool that has a first lock ring configured to secure the hanger running tool to a hanger when a first axial force is applied to the hanger running tool and a tool body configured to direct a push ring of the hanger in an axial direction when a second axial force is applied to the hanger running tool, where the push ring is configured to direct a second lock ring of the hanger radially outward toward a tubular, and where the hanger running tool is configured to secure the hanger to the tubular without rotating the hanger running tool.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2017Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Cameron International CorporationInventors: Michael Levert, Jr., Kyle Sommerfeld, Gavin Robottom
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Patent number: 10605033Abstract: A wellhead system includes a tubing or casing hanger to be installed in a wellhead, the tubing or casing hanger including an outer surface including a landing profile configured to engage a mating landing profile of the wellhead, a landing sensor configured to transmit a signal indicating contact between the landing profile of the tubing or casing hanger and the landing profile of the wellhead, and a processor configured to receive the signal transmitted by the landing sensor.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2017Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: Cameron International CorporationInventors: Michael Levert, Michael Krejci, Kevin Minnock, Adam Christopherson
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Patent number: 10550657Abstract: A system includes a running tool that has a tool body, a first piston configured to move a sealing member of a seal assembly between sealed and unsealed positions between the seal assembly and a first tubular, and a second piston configured to move a lock member between locked and unlocked positions between the seal assembly and a second tubular.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2017Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: Cameron International CorporationInventors: Michael Levert, Jr., Kyle Sommerfeld, Robert Cridland
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Patent number: 10422196Abstract: A system includes a rotatable fluid distribution system having a first block and a second block, the first block is configured to receive a supply of pressurized fluid, the second block is configured to distribute the supply of pressurized fluid to one or more actuators of a running tool, a wellhead component, or both, and the first block and the second block are configured to rotate with respect to one another about an axis to adjust which of the one or more actuators of the running tool, the wellhead component, or both, receives the supply of pressurized fluid.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2017Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Michael Levert, Jr., Kyle Sommerfeld
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Publication number: 20190063174Abstract: A system includes a rotatable fluid distribution system having a first block and a second block, the first block is configured to receive a supply of pressurized fluid, the second block is configured to distribute the supply of pressurized fluid to one or more actuators of a running tool, a wellhead component, or both, and the first block and the second block are configured to rotate with respect to one another about an axis to adjust which of the one or more actuators of the running tool, the wellhead component, or both, receives the supply of pressurized fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2017Publication date: February 28, 2019Applicant: Cameron International CorporationInventors: Michael Levert, JR., Kyle Sommerfeld
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Publication number: 20180258725Abstract: A system includes a running tool that has a tool body, a first piston configured to move a sealing member of a seal assembly between sealed and unsealed positions between the seal assembly and a first tubular, and a second piston configured to move a lock member between locked and unlocked positions between the seal assembly and a second tubular.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2017Publication date: September 13, 2018Applicant: Cameron International CorporationInventors: Michael Levert, JR., Kyle Sommerfeld, Robert Cridland
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Publication number: 20180258726Abstract: A system includes a hanger running tool that has a first lock ring configured to secure the hanger running tool to a hanger when a first axial force is applied to the hanger running tool and a tool body configured to direct a push ring of the hanger in an axial direction when a second axial force is applied to the hanger running tool, where the push ring is configured to direct a second lock ring of the hanger radially outward toward a tubular, and where the hanger running tool is configured to secure the hanger to the tubular without rotating the hanger running tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2017Publication date: September 13, 2018Applicant: Cameron International CorporationInventors: Michael Levert, JR., Kyle Sommerfeld, Gavin Robottom
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Publication number: 20180163500Abstract: A wellhead system includes a tubing or casing hanger to be installed in a wellhead, the tubing or casing hanger including an outer surface including a landing profile configured to engage a mating landing profile of the wellhead, a landing sensor configured to transmit a signal indicating contact between the landing profile of the tubing or casing hanger and the landing profile of the wellhead, and a processor configured to receive the signal transmitted by the landing sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2017Publication date: June 14, 2018Applicant: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Michael LEVERT, Michael KREJCI, Kevin MINNOCK, Adam CHRISTOPHERSON