Patents by Inventor Alex David Stibich

Alex David Stibich 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).

  • System and method of alignment for hydraulic coupling
    Patent number: 9759018
    Abstract: A system for aligning an auxiliary line connection in a termination assembly of a marine riser assembly includes a terminal block secured to an outer diameter of a termination ring. The terminal block has a piston housing that extends through a sidewall of the termination ring. A ring adapter has an outer diameter sized to engage an inner diameter of the termination ring when a shoulder of the ring adapter is landed on a load shoulder of the termination ring. A moveable floating ring assembly is retained within the piston pocket of the ring adapter. A piston housed within piston housing is moveable between a retracted position where an outer end of the piston is spaced apart from the floating ring assembly, and an extended position for forming a sealed auxiliary path from the terminal block to the ring adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Hydril USA Distribution LLC
    Inventors: Alex David Stibich, Eric Dale Larson, Jamie Clay Gamble
  • System and Method of Alignment for Hydraulic Coupling
    Publication number: 20160168926
    Abstract: A system for aligning an auxiliary line connection in a termination assembly of a marine riser assembly includes a terminal block secured to an outer diameter of a termination ring. The terminal block has a piston housing that extends through a sidewall of the termination ring. A ring adapter has an outer diameter sized to engage an inner diameter of the termination ring when a shoulder of the ring adapter is landed on a load shoulder of the termination ring. A moveable floating ring assembly is retained within the piston pocket of the ring adapter. A piston housed within piston housing is moveable between a retracted position where an outer end of the piston is spaced apart from the floating ring assembly, and an extended position for forming a sealed auxiliary path from the terminal block to the ring adapter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: Hydril USA Distribution LLC
    Inventors: Alex David Stibich, Eric Dale Larson, Jamie Clay Gamble