Patents by Inventor Shane M. Essay

Shane M. Essay 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: 9248561
    Abstract: Disclosed is a tool having a tapered first portion configured to translate a rotational force to the stuck member, a second portion connecting with the first portion and configured to translate the rotational force to the tapered first portion, a planar tip at an end of the first portion and perpendicular to a central axis passing through the first portion and the second portion, a plurality of left-handed splines extending helically around the central axis from the tip toward the second portion, a driver engaged with the second portion and configured to receive a third rotational force from a mechanical manipulator, and a leak seal connected to the driver and configured to form a seal around the stuck member and at least a portion of the driver and prevent gases opposite the stuck member from escaping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: U.S. Department of Energy
    Inventors: James M. Roscosky, Shane M. Essay
  • Publication number: 20140238202
    Abstract: Disclosed is tool having a tapered first portion configured to translate a first rotational force to the stuck member, a second portion connecting with the first portion and configured to translate a second rotational force to the tapered first portion, a planar tip at an end of the first portion and perpendicular to a central axis passing through the first portion and the second portion, a plurality of left-handed splines extending laterally along the central axis from the tip toward the second portion, a driver engaged with the second portion and configured to receive a third rotational force from a mechanical manipulator, and a leak seal connected to the driver and configured to form a seal around the stuck member and at least a portion of the driver and prevent gases opposite the stuck member from escaping through an opening created by extraction of the stuck member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: James M. Roscosky, Shane M. Essay