Patents by Inventor Ricky C. Brown

Ricky C. Brown 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).

  • Articulated flowline connection
    Patent number: 7997829
    Abstract: An articulated flowline connection, or coupling, between a flowline and a structure. In some embodiments, the coupling includes a housing and three cylindrical members, each disposed within the housing. The housing has a first longitudinal centerline. The first cylindrical member is rotatable relative to the housing about the first centerline, the first cylindrical member supporting the flowline, whereby the flowline is rotatable about the first centerline relative to the housing. The second cylindrical members are immovable relative to the structure. The housing and the first cylindrical member disposed therein are rotatable about a second axis normal to the first centerline relative to the second and third cylindrical members, whereby the flowline is rotatable about the second axis relative to the structure. In some embodiments, the flowline is also rotatable about a third axis normal to the first centerline and the second axis relative to the coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Horton Wison Deepwater, Inc.
    Inventors: Ricky C. Brown, Arcandra Tahar, Djoni Eka Sidarta, Edward E. Horton, III
  • Articulated Flowline Connection
    Publication number: 20100054862
    Abstract: An articulated flowline connection, or coupling, between a flowline and a structure. In some embodiments, the coupling includes a housing and three cylindrical members, each disposed within the housing. The housing has a first longitudinal centerline. The first cylindrical member is rotatable relative to the housing about the first centerline, the first cylindrical member supporting the flowline, whereby the flowline is rotatable about the first centerline relative to the housing. The second cylindrical members are immovable relative to the structure. The housing and the first cylindrical member disposed therein are rotatable about a second axis normal to the first centerline relative to the second and third cylindrical members, whereby the flowline is rotatable about the second axis relative to the structure. In some embodiments, the flowline is also rotatable about a third axis normal to the first centerline and the second axis relative to the coupling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: Horton Deepwater Development Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Ricky C. Brown, Arcandra Tahar, Djoni Eka Sidarta, Edward E. Horton, III