Patents by Inventor Bernard J. Cook

Bernard J. Cook 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: 6913097
    Abstract: A transportation, storage and installation device for rig utilities. The device includes a telescoping bridge having an outer frame assembly with an opening therethrough supporting a plurality of cables. The telescoping bridge also includes an inner beam assembly receivable within the outer frame assembly opening supporting a plurality of cables, wherein the inner beam assembly may be extended from or retracted into the opening. The device also includes a utility boom having an elongated post terminating in a rotatable boom base, and a boom pivotally connected to the boom base wherein the pivotal connection has an axis transverse to the post. At least one cylinder moves the boom from a storage position substantially perpendicular to the post to a position wherein the boom is at an obtuse angle to the storage position. The device also includes a service arm supporting a plurality of electrical cables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: Helmerich & Payne, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Orr, Samuel David Hampton, Bernard J. Cook, Robert Lewis Underwood, Eric Thomas Greager
  • Patent number: 5944418
    Abstract: A tank system for storage and agitation of fluids. A tank includes cylindrical walls, a spherical bottom and an open top. A combined cover and walkway above the open top is parallel to the diameter of the cylindrical tank. A vent stack extending from the combined cover and walkway vents fumes from the cylindrical tank. A space is provided between the cover and the open top of the tank for fresh air intake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignee: Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Company
    Inventors: Alan Orr, Bernard J. Cook