Patents by Inventor Brad Bull

Brad Bull 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: 7963572
    Abstract: A threaded connection assembly comprises a nut, a multiplier connected to the nut via a first threaded interface having a first number of threads per inch and a well servicing pipe coupling connected to the multiplier via a second threaded interface having a second number of threads per inch. A method of forming a threaded connection for a well servicing application comprises forming a pipe coupling between two well servicing pipe sections and threading a connector to the pipe coupling to form a threaded connection without impact loading the connector. Another method for forming a threaded connection comprises disposing a first pipe section partially within a nut, threading a multiplier into the nut, threading the multiplier onto a second pipe section, and leveraging the multiplier against the nut, or vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services Inc.
    Inventors: Brad Bull, Leonard Case, Todd Dean, Ivan Blanco
  • Publication number: 20090261575
    Abstract: An adjustable length joint for high-pressure applications is described that includes rigid inner and outer tubes; both having passages there through. The rigid outer tube has at least one peripheral ring groove within its inner wall. The tubes have threads, which are adapted to adjustably engage with one another securely at a working pressure of at least about 10,000 psi. The rigid inner tube and the rigid outer tube are rotatable to enable adjustable engagement between the threads. The joint also includes an O-ring seated in each of the at least one peripheral ring grooves. When the rigid inner tube and the rigid outer tube are held in a selectable position, the first thread and the second thread overlap a sufficient distance necessary for the first thread and the second thread to withstand the forces exerted by the internal pressure within the joint at the working pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services Inc.
    Inventors: Brad Bull, William D. Kendrick
  • Publication number: 20080116688
    Abstract: A threaded connection assembly comprises a nut, a multiplier connected to the nut via a first threaded interface having a first number of threads per inch and a well servicing pipe coupling connected to the multiplier via a second threaded interface having a second number of threads per inch. A method of forming a threaded connection for a well servicing application comprises forming a pipe coupling between two well servicing pipe sections and threading a connector to the pipe coupling to form a threaded connection without impact loading the connector. Another method for forming a threaded connection comprises disposing a first pipe section partially within a nut, threading a multiplier into the nut, threading the multiplier onto a second pipe section, and leveraging the multiplier against the nut, or vice versa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2006
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Brad Bull, Leonard Case, Todd Dean, Ivan Blanco
  • Publication number: 20070125541
    Abstract: A threaded connection assembly comprises a nut, a multiplier connected to the nut via a first threaded interface having a first number of threads per inch and a well servicing pipe coupling connected to the multiplier via a second threaded interface having a second number of threads per inch. A method of forming a threaded connection for a well servicing application comprises forming a pipe coupling between two well servicing pipe sections and threading a connector to the pipe coupling to form a threaded connection without impact loading the connector. Another method for forming a threaded connection comprises disposing a first pipe section partially within a nut, threading a multiplier into the nut, threading the multiplier onto a second pipe section, and leveraging the multiplier against the nut, or vice versa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Brad Bull, Kenneth Neal
  • Publication number: 20050217877
    Abstract: An apparatus for rotating a threaded tightening device includes a guide and an anvil utilized to impact a lug on the threaded tightening device to rotate the tightening device onto or off of a threaded member. The guide has a frame with a support sleeve attached thereto. A reciprocating device is received in and is supported by the support sleeve. The anvil is attached to the reciprocating device. When the reciprocating device is received in and is supported by the support sleeve, actuation of the reciprocating device will cause the anvil to repeatedly impact a lug to rotate the threaded tightening device in the desired direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2004
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventors: Kenneth Neal, Paul Brown, William Kendrick, Todd Dean, Brad Bull