Patents by Inventor Brian Dillinger

Brian Dillinger 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).

  • Expandable drum assembly for deploying coiled pipe
    Patent number: 8985496
    Abstract: A drum assembly having a post, and first and second spoke frames. Each of the first and second spoke frames includes expandable spokes and immovable spokes, extending away from the post. Each expandable spoke includes a distal end movable between a retracted position and an extended position. A plurality of first drum segments each are mounted to the distal end of one of the expandable spokes of the first spoke frame and to the distal end of one of the expandable spokes of the second spoke frame. A plurality of second drum segments each mounted to an end of one of the immovable spokes of the first spoke frame and to an end of one of the immovable spokes of the second spoke frame. Mechanical actuators, extending between the post and either the expandable spokes or the first drum segments, move the expandable spokes between the retracted and extended positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: FlexSteel Pipeline Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Dillinger, Jagtar Thethy
  • Expandable Drum Assembly For Deploying Coiled Pipe
    Publication number: 20140191076
    Abstract: A drum assembly having a post, and first and second spoke frames. Each of the first and second spoke frames includes expandable spokes and immovable spokes, extending away from the post. Each expandable spoke includes a distal end movable between a retracted position and an extended position. A plurality of first drum segments each are mounted to the distal end of one of the expandable spokes of the first spoke frame and to the distal end of one of the expandable spokes of the second spoke frame. A plurality of second drum segments each mounted to an end of one of the immovable spokes of the first spoke frame and to an end of one of the immovable spokes of the second spoke frame. Mechanical actuators, extending between the post and either the expandable spokes or the first drum segments, move the expandable spokes between the retracted and extended positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Inventors: Brian Dillinger, Jagtar Thethy