Patents by Inventor Barret Heinrich

Barret Heinrich 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: 11970920
    Abstract: A hanger system for use with a housing of a wellhead includes a hanger assembly. The hanger assembly includes a hanger having a respective radially-outer surface and a radially-extending surface, as well as a first annular wedge having a respective radially-outer surface with a first annular wedge surface texture. The radially-extending surface is configured to engage a shoulder of the housing of the wellhead while the hanger assembly is in a landed position within the housing of the wellhead, and the first annular wedge surface texture is configured to engage a respective-radially inner surface of the housing of the wellhead while the hanger assembly is in a sealed position within the housing of the wellhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Cameron International Corporation
    Inventors: Kirk Guidry, Dennis P. Nguyen, Barret Heinrich
  • Publication number: 20240125194
    Abstract: A system includes a hanger with a radially-outer surface with a hanger surface texture. The system also includes a sensor configured to detect vibrations induced by the hanger surface texture as the hanger moves through a housing of a wellhead. The system further includes a controller configured to receive signals indicative of the vibrations from the sensor and to process the signals to determine a position of the hanger within the housing of the wellhead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Kirk Guidry, Dennis P. Nguyen, Barret Heinrich
  • Publication number: 20220259938
    Abstract: A hanger system for use with a housing of a wellhead includes a hanger assembly. The hanger assembly includes a hanger having a respective radially-outer surface and a radially-extending surface, as well as a first annular wedge having a respective radially-outer surface with a first annular wedge surface texture. The radially-extending surface is configured to engage a shoulder of the housing of the wellhead while the hanger assembly is in a landed position within the housing of the wellhead, and the first annular wedge surface texture is configured to engage a respective-radially inner surface of the housing of the wellhead while the hanger assembly is in a sealed position within the housing of the wellhead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Kirk Guidry, Dennis P. Nguyen, Barret Heinrich