Patents by Inventor Billy Jack McDaniel

Billy Jack McDaniel 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).

  • Water shelter or shed to protect a worker from heat, smoke, fire and chemicals
    Patent number: 9441459
    Abstract: A safety device for a drilling rig derrick and methods of use thereof, wherein the safety device comprises: (i) at least one water source; (ii) a housing comprising a frame, wherein the frame has a first side and a second side; (iii) at least one pipe connected to the water source; (iv) at least two nozzles connected to the at least one pipe and to the first side of the frame, wherein the at least two nozzles are positioned to spray sheets of water that intersect one another at an intersection to define a water shed area; (v) a header attached to the at least one pipe; and (vi) a valve attached to the header, wherein the safety device is attached to and/or configured to be attached to the drilling rig derrick.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: JACK PROTECTION, LLC
    Inventor: Billy Jack McDaniel
  • WATER SHELTER OR SHED TO PROTECT A WORKER FROM HEAT, SMOKE, FIRE AND CHEMICALS
    Publication number: 20150184493
    Abstract: A safety device for a drilling rig derrick and methods of use thereof, wherein the safety device comprises: (i) at least one water source; (ii) a housing comprising a frame, wherein the frame has a first side and a second side; (iii) at least one pipe connected to the water source; (iv) at least two nozzles connected to the at least one pipe and to the first side of the frame, wherein the at least two nozzles are positioned to spray sheets of water that intersect one another at an intersection to define a water shed area; (v) a header attached to the at least one pipe; and (vi) a valve attached to the header, wherein the safety device is attached to and/or configured to be attached to the drilling rig derrick.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventor: Billy Jack McDaniel