Patents by Inventor Bryce Levett

Bryce Levett 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).

  • Advanced blow-out preventer
    Patent number: 10196873
    Abstract: An advanced blowout preventer that includes an arrester section and a shear section. The arrester section includes a number or arrester rings that are shaped to extend downwardly. The shape of the arrester rings allows the force of gas flowing out of the well to assist in closing the rings. The arrester section may have a number of arrester rings that cooperate to significantly reduce fluid from flowing in the annulus between a section of drill pipe and the blowout preventer. The advanced blowout preventer may also include a shear section. The shear section is configured to engage and shear a section of pipe using induction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Transocean Innovation Labs Ltd.
    Inventors: Bryce Levett, Gerard M. Ludtka, Mariana Dionisio
  • Advanced Blow-out Preventer
    Publication number: 20140110610
    Abstract: An advanced blowout preventer that includes an arrester section and a shear section. The arrester section includes a number or arrester rings that are shaped to extend downwardly. The shape of the arrester rings allows the force of gas flowing out of the well to assist in closing the rings. The arrester section may have a number of arrester rings that cooperate to significantly reduce fluid from flowing in the annulus between a section of drill pipe and the blowout preventer. The advanced blowout preventer may also include a shear section. The shear section is configured to engage and shear a section of pipe using induction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: Transocean Sedco Forex Ventures Limited
    Inventors: Bryce Levett, Gerard M. Ludtka, Mariana Dionisio