Patents by Inventor Brent A. Clark

Brent A. Clark 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).

  • Publication number: 20080185186
    Abstract: An assembly for use in drilling in earth borehole using a drill string including a drill bit comprising a first downhole motor having a rotor operatively connected to said drill bit, a second downhole motor distal said first downhole motor, said second downhole motor having a rotor with a passageway therethrough and a bypass valve operatively connected to the second downhole motor, the bypass valve having a first position permitting drilling fluid to flow through said passageway and a second position wherein drilling fluid is prevented from flowing through said passageway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2008
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventor: Brent A. Clark
  • Patent number: 7108446
    Abstract: A safety marker deployment system and method includes a plurality of safety markers removably associated with a motor vehicle in a laterally pre-positioned array substantially corresponding to a desired lateral position on a roadway. The safety markers can be removably disposed in an elongated container mountable to the motor vehicle. Each of a plurality of sequential ejectors is associated with one of the plurality of safety markers to sequentially deploy the safety markers, while the vehicle is moving, in a longitudinal configuration substantially corresponding to a desired longitudinal position on the roadway. The safety markers include a displaceable material disposed in a compliant compartment, and a visual indicator extending upwardly from the compliant compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Inventor: Brent A. Clark