Patents by Inventor Anthony J. Hanewinkel

Anthony J. Hanewinkel 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).

  • Shaft connector systems and methods
    Patent number: 11920637
    Abstract: A method includes disposing a first shaft and a second shaft in an end to end arrangement, positioning a sleeve over the end to end arrangement, coupling the sleeve to the first shaft via a first set of fasteners extending through a first set of radial holes in the sleeve and into the first shaft, coupling the sleeve to the second shaft via a second set of fasteners extending through a second set of radial holes in the sleeve and into the second shaft, and allowing the sleeve to self adjust the alignment between the first shaft and the second shaft while transmitting torsional, translational, or torsional and translational loading through the first set of fasteners and the second set of fasteners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: AWC Frac Valves Inc.
    Inventors: Scott E. Linder, Anthony J. Hanewinkel
  • Adjustable Pipe Spool and Connection Methods
    Publication number: 20210239241
    Abstract: An adjustable pipe spool includes an outer body, an inner body at least partially disposed within the outer body, an adjustment ring rotationally coupled to the inner body, a lock ring rotationally coupled to the outer body and engaging the adjustment ring, a rotation key maintained within the outer body by the lock ring, the rotation key extending into a slot in the inner body. The inner body is axially translatable with respect to the outer body between a retracted configuration and an extended configuration, and the inner body is rotationally adjustable with respect to the outer body in the extended configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Chance R. Mullins, Scott E. Linder, Anthony J. Hanewinkel, Dustin David Shefferd
  • Valve Features
    Publication number: 20210239163
    Abstract: A method includes disposing a first shaft and a second shaft in an end to end arrangement, positioning a sleeve over the end to end arrangement, coupling the sleeve to the first shaft via a first set of fasteners extending through a first set of radial holes in the sleeve and into the first shaft, coupling the sleeve to the second shaft via a second set of fasteners extending through a second set of radial holes in the sleeve and into the second shaft, and allowing the sleeve to self adjust the alignment between the first shaft and the second shaft while transmitting torsional, translational, or torsional and translational loading through the first set of fasteners and the second set of fasteners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Scott E. Linder, Anthony J. Hanewinkel