Patents Assigned to Sapheco, LLC
  • Safety protection apparatus for personnel on oil drilling derricks
    Patent number: 10161226
    Abstract: A safety apparatus for personnel on an oil drilling rig includes a cylindrical quick disconnect switch having a receptacle and a plunger. The receptacle has an open circuit pair of electrical wires. The plunger is configured to attach to a derrick man. The plunger and the receptacle are configured to mate when the plunger is inserted into the receptacle and to remain frictionally mated until pulled apart. The mating results in closing the circuit between the pair of electrical wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Sapheco, LLC
    Inventor: Perry L. Bagnaro
  • Safety protection apparatus for personnel on oil drilling derricks
    Patent number: 9745831
    Abstract: A safety apparatus for personnel on an oil drilling rig includes a cylindrical quick disconnect switch having a receptacle and a plunger. The receptacle has an open circuit pair of electrical wires. The plunger is configured to attach to a derrick man. The plunger and the receptacle are configured to mate when the plunger is inserted into the receptacle and to remain frictionally mated until pulled apart. The mating results in closing the circuit between the pair of electrical wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Sapheco, LLC
    Inventor: Perry L. Bagnaro
  • Safety Protection apparatus for personnel on oil drilling derricks
    Patent number: 9089723
    Abstract: A safety apparatus for personnel on an oil drilling rig includes a cylindrical quick disconnect switch having a receptacle and a plunger. The receptacle has an open circuit pair of electrical wires. The plunger is configured to attach to a derrick man. The plunger and the receptacle are configured to mate when the plunger is inserted into the receptacle and to remain frictionally mated until pulled apart. The mating results in closing the circuit between the pair of electrical wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Sapheco, LLC
    Inventor: Perry L. Bagnaro
  • Safety Protection Apparatus for Personnel on Oil Drilling Derricks
    Publication number: 20130199854
    Abstract: A safety apparatus for personnel on an oil drilling rig includes a cylindrical quick disconnect switch having a receptacle and a plunger. The receptacle has an open circuit pair of electrical wires. The plunger is configured to attach to a derrick man. The plunger and the receptacle are configured to mate when the plunger is inserted into the receptacle and to remain frictionally mated until pulled apart. The mating results in closing the circuit between the pair of electrical wires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: Sapheco, LLC
    Inventor: Perry L. Bagnaro