Patents by Inventor Blaine Stephen LaFleur

Blaine Stephen LaFleur 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).

  • Tubular guiding and gripping apparatus and method
    Patent number: 9234395
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus to guide a tubular member are described herein. The apparatus includes a bore with a longitudinal axis extending therethrough and configured to support a tubular member, the apparatus having a first opening formed at a first side thereof, a second opening formed at a second side thereof, and an inner wall extending from the first opening to the second opening. The apparatus further includes a first guiding member disposed adjacent to the first opening of the bowl and a second guiding member disposed adjacent to the second opening of the bowl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Frank's International, LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy Richard Angelle, Donald E. Mosing, Robert Thibodeaux, Jr., Blaine Stephen LaFleur, John Erick Stelly
  • TUBULAR GUIDING AND GRIPPING APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20150152699
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus to guide a tubular member are described herein. The apparatus includes a bore with a longitudinal axis extending therethrough and configured to support a tubular member, the apparatus having a first opening formed at a first side thereof, a second opening formed at a second side thereof, and an inner wall extending from the first opening to the second opening. The apparatus further includes a first guiding member disposed adjacent to the first opening of the bowl and a second guiding member disposed adjacent to the second opening of the bowl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: Frank's International, LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy Richard Angelle, Donald E. Mosing, Robert Thibodeaux, JR., Blaine Stephen LaFleur, John Erick Stelly
  • Tubular guiding and gripping apparatus and method
    Patent number: 8950475
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus to guide a tubular member are described herein. The apparatus includes a bore with a longitudinal axis extending therethrough and configured to support a tubular member, the apparatus having a first opening formed at a first side thereof, a second opening formed at a second side thereof, and an inner wall extending from the first opening to the second opening. The apparatus further includes a first guiding member disposed adjacent to the first opening of the bowl and a second guiding member disposed adjacent to the second opening of the bowl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Frank's International, LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy Richard Angelle, Donald E. Mosing, Robert Thibodeaux, Jr., Blaine Stephen LaFleur, John Erick Stelly
  • Training aid for a batter
    Patent number: 8491423
    Abstract: A training aid for a batter, which can include a barrel, a handle, and a connection assembly, wherein the connection assembly can be configured to allow the barrel to pivot to form an angle of one hundred eighty degrees between the barrel and the handle when a batter uses proper swing mechanics. The connection assembly can be configured to allow the barrel to pivot to form an angle different than one hundred eighty degrees between the barrel and the handle when a batter swings with improper swing mechanics, such as a “flying lead elbow”, “casting”, a “wrap swing”, a “hitch”, or “barring out”.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Training Bat, LLC
    Inventors: Craig Alan Biggio, Matthew Paul Hicks, Blaine Stephen LaFleur, Paul Buckley Hicks
  • TUBULAR GUIDING AND GRIPPING APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20130126189
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus to guide a tubular member are described herein. The apparatus includes a bore with a longitudinal axis extending therethrough and configured to support a tubular member, the apparatus having a first opening formed at a first side thereof, a second opening formed at a second side thereof, and an inner wall extending from the first opening to the second opening. The apparatus further includes a first guiding member disposed adjacent to the first opening of the bowl and a second guiding member disposed adjacent to the second opening of the bowl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventors: Jeremy Richard Angelle, Donald E. Mosing, Robert Thibodeaux, JR., Blaine Stephen LaFleur, John Erick Stelly
  • Tubular guiding and gripping apparatus and method
    Patent number: 8316929
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus to guide a tubular member include the apparatus having a bore with a longitudinal axis extending therethrough and configured to support the tubular member, with the apparatus including a first opening formed at a first side thereof, a second opening formed at a second side thereof, and an inner wall extending from the first opening to the second opening. The apparatus further includes a first guiding member disposed adjacent to the first opening of the bowl and a second guiding member disposed adjacent to the second opening of the bowl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Frank's Casing Crew and Rental Tools, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Richard Angelle, Donald E. Mosing, Robert Thibodeaux, Blaine Stephen LaFleur, John Erick Stelly
  • TUBULAR GUIDING AND GRIPPING APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20100270033
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus to guide a tubular member are described herein. The apparatus includes a bore with a longitudinal axis extending therethrough and configured to support a tubular member, the apparatus having a first opening formed at a first side thereof, a second opening formed at a second side thereof, and an inner wall extending from the first opening to the second opening. The apparatus further includes a first guiding member disposed adjacent to the first opening of the bowl and a second guiding member disposed adjacent to the second opening of the bowl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: FRANK'S CASING CREW AND RENTAL TOOLS, INC.
    Inventors: Jeremy Richard Angelle, Donald E. Mosing, Robert Thibodeaux, JR., Blaine Stephen LaFleur, John Erick Stelly