Patents by Inventor BETTY L. GRANT

BETTY L. GRANT 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: 8776617
    Abstract: Submersible pump and motor performance testing. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods including: coupling a torque meter between an electric motor and a pump; and submersing the torque meter, electric motor, and pump in water. During periods of time when the torque meter, electric motor and pump are submerged in the water, the method comprises: operating the pump and the electric motor; measuring pump performance; and simultaneously measuring electric motor performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Gicon Pump & Equipment, Ltd.
    Inventors: R. Mark Durham, Ronald K. Hensley, M. Bryan Sherrod, Betty L. Grant
  • Publication number: 20120257989
    Abstract: Submersible pump and motor performance testing. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods including: coupling a torque meter between an electric motor and a pump; and submersing the torque meter, electric motor, and pump in water. During periods of time when the torque meter, electric motor and pump are submerged in the water, the method comprises: operating the pump and the electric motor; measuring pump performance; and simultaneously measuring electric motor performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: GICON PUMP & EQUIPMENT, LTD.
    Inventors: R. MARK DURHAM, GARY D. GRANT, BETTY L. GRANT, RONALD K. HENSELY, M. BRYAN SHERROD