Patents by Inventor Andrew Helvenston

Andrew Helvenston 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).

  • Slip hanger assembly
    Patent number: 10767435
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include a system for installing a slip hanger assembly in a wellbore with a slip bowl comprising an aperture extending from an outer diameter of the slip bowl. The system also includes a slip coupled to the slip bowl, the slip comprising teeth on an inner face and a slot for receiving a shear pin extending through the aperture. The system further includes a running tool coupled to the slip bowl. The system includes a housing coupled to the running tool, the housing including a cylinder for receiving a reciprocating piston, the piston being movable between a first position and a second position, wherein the slip is in stored position while the piston is in the first position and an engaged position when the piston is in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: GE OIL & GAS PRESSURE CONTROL LP
    Inventors: Rodolfo Lugo, Andrew Helvenston, Gajanan Hegde, Satish Ramasheshaiah, Eugene Borak, Chijie Lin, Jean Brunjes
  • SLIP HANGER ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20190024472
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include a system for installing a slip hanger assembly in a wellbore with a slip bowl comprising an aperture extending from an outer diameter of the slip bowl. The system also includes a slip coupled to the slip bowl, the slip comprising teeth on an inner face and a slot for receiving a shear pin extending through the aperture. The system further includes a running tool coupled to the slip bowl. The system includes a housing coupled to the running tool, the housing including a cylinder for receiving a reciprocating piston, the piston being movable between a first position and a second position, wherein the slip is in stored position while the piston is in the first position and an engaged position when the piston is in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: GE Oil & Gas Pressure Control LP
    Inventors: Rodolfo Lugo, Andrew Helvenston, Gajanan Hegde, Satish Ramasheshaiah, Eugene Borak, Chijie Lin, Jean Brunjes