Patents by Inventor Chanthol Tho

Chanthol Tho 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: 8110741
    Abstract: Connectors for attaching a composite pipe to a service member are described herein. In one embodiment, a connector can include a service end, a slip nut, a slip, a seal carrier, and an energy conductor. The slip nut can be disposed about the outer surface of the pipe and can be engaged by the service end. The slip can be positioned about the outer surface of the pipe and can be engaged by the service end and the slip nut to compress the slip into gripping contact with the pipe. The seal carrier can be positioned in a bore of the pipe at a location radially opposite the slip to resist deformation of the pipe when the slip is compressed into gripping contact with the pipe. The energy conductor can be embedded within and surrounded by a material of the service end for connection with an energy conductor within the composite pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Fiberspar Corporation
    Inventors: Arthur D. Brotzell, Stewart H. Fowler, Chanthol Tho
  • Publication number: 20110210542
    Abstract: Connectors for use with spoolable pipe. An example embodiment includes a connector for a spoolable pipe including a segmented clamping element comprising a plurality of clamping segments, means for releasably coupling the plurality of clamping segments when positioned over an outer surface of the spoolable pipe, and a mating mandrel adapted to be at least partially positioned within a bore of the spoolable pipe such that the spoolable pipe is sealingly held between the mating mandrel and coupled clamping segments, when coupled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventors: Christopher E. Makselon, Chanthol Tho
  • Publication number: 20090278348
    Abstract: Connectors for attaching a composite pipe to a service member are described herein. In one embodiment, a connector can include a service end, a slip nut, a slip, a seal carrier, and an energy conductor. The slip nut can be disposed about the outer surface of the pipe and can be engaged by the service end. The slip can be positioned about the outer surface of the pipe and can be engaged by the service end and the slip nut to compress the slip into gripping contact with the pipe. The seal carrier can be positioned in a bore of the pipe at a location radially opposite the slip to resist deformation of the pipe when the slip is compressed into gripping contact with the pipe. The energy conductor can be embedded within and surrounded by a material of the service end for connection with an energy conductor within the composite pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Inventors: Arthur D. Brotzell, Stewart H. Fowler, Chanthol Tho
  • Publication number: 20040012198
    Abstract: Connectors for attaching a composite pipe to a service member are described herein. In one embodiment, a connector can include a service end, a slip nut, a slip, a seal carrier, and an energy conductor. The slip nut can be disposed about the outer surface of the pipe and can be engaged by the service end. The slip can be positioned about the outer surface of the pipe and can be engaged by the service end and the slip nut to compress the slip into gripping contact with the pipe. The seal carrier can be positioned in a bore of the pipe at a location radially opposite the slip to resist deformation of the pipe when the slip is compressed into gripping contact with the pipe. The energy conductor can be embedded within and surrounded by a material of the service end for connection with an energy conductor within the composite pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Arthur D. Brotzell, Stewart H. Fowler, Chanthol Tho