Patents by Inventor Christopher Dibernardo

Christopher Dibernardo 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).

  • Selector valve for high pressure hydrocarbon production operations
    Patent number: 9909386
    Abstract: An apparatus for directing a fluid from an inlet to one of a plurality of outlets that are associated with a wellhead assembly includes a block body having a block inlet and a plurality of block outlets. A selector plug is located within the block body, the selector plug having a plug inlet aligned with the block inlet along a central axis, a plug outlet at an angle relative to the central axis, and a plug bore extending from the plug inlet to the plug outlet. A stem member is moveable to selectively rotate the selector plug within the block body so that the plug outlet aligns with one of the plurality of block outlets, providing a fluid flow path from the block inlet to such one of the plurality of block outlets, and impeding fluid communication from the block inlet to the others of the plurality of block outlets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: GE OIL & GAS PRESSURE CONTROL LP
    Inventors: Travis Kyle McEvoy, Lloyd Ray Cheatham, Ben Calvin Holgate, Christopher Dibernardo
  • Selector Valve for High Pressure Hydrocarbon Production Operations
    Publication number: 20150267505
    Abstract: An apparatus for directing a fluid from an inlet to one of a plurality of outlets that are associated with a wellhead assembly includes a block body having a block inlet and a plurality of block outlets. A selector plug is located within the block body, the selector plug having a plug inlet aligned with the block inlet along a central axis, a plug outlet at an angle relative to the central axis, and a plug bore extending from the plug inlet to the plug outlet. A stem member is moveable to selectively rotate the selector plug within the block body so that the plug outlet aligns with one of the plurality of block outlets, providing a fluid flow path from the block inlet to such one of the plurality of block outlets, and impeding fluid communication from the block inlet to the others of the plurality of block outlets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Travis Kyle McEvoy, Lloyd Ray Cheatham, Ben Calvin Holgate, Christopher Dibernardo