Patents by Inventor Ricky Gereluk

Ricky Gereluk 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).

  • METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CONTINUOUS SUCKER ROD
    Publication number: 20150020373
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a continuous sucker rod coil, wherein the method includes the step of selecting a plurality of input coils, each input coil having the same uniform hardness, and each input coil having two free ends. The method further includes the step of fusing adjacent free ends of adjacent input coils together to form one continuous length of rod, the fusing creating fused areas and a heat-affected zone at each fused area. The method also includes the step of treating each of the heat-affected zones to alleviate irregularities induced during fusing. Additionally, the method includes the step of winding the continuous length of rod into a finished coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: DAVID LABONTE, RICKY GERELUK
  • Method of manufacturing continuous sucker rod
    Patent number: 8839499
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a continuous sucker rod coil, wherein the method includes the step of selecting a plurality of input coils, each input coil having the same uniform hardness, and each input coil having two free ends. The method further includes the step of fusing adjacent free ends of adjacent input coils together to form one continuous length of rod, the fusing creating fused areas and a heat-affected zone at each fused area. The method also includes the step of treating each of the heat-affected zones to alleviate irregularities induced during fusing. Additionally, the method includes the step of winding the continuous length of rod into a finished coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Weatherford Canada Partnership
    Inventors: David LaBonte, Ricky Gereluk
  • Method of manufacturing continuous sucker rod
    Patent number: 8281472
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a continuous sucker rod coil, wherein the method includes the step of selecting a plurality of input coils, each input coil having the same uniform hardness, and each input coil having two free ends. The method further includes the step of fusing adjacent free ends of adjacent input coils together to form one continuous length of rod, the fusing creating fused areas and a heat-affected zone at each fused area. The method also includes the step of treating each of the heat-affected zones to alleviate irregularities induced during fusing. Additionally, the method includes the step of winding the continuous length of rod into a finished coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Weatherford Canada Partnership
    Inventors: David Labonte, Ricky Gereluk
  • Method of manufacturing continuous sucker rod
    Publication number: 20060150384
    Abstract: An improved process for making continuous sucker rod specifies uniform hardness along and among the input coils which reduces the number of steps required to manufacture the rod, thereby advantageously reducing capital and production costs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Applicant: Weatherford Canada Partnership
    Inventors: David Labonte, Ricky Gereluk