Patents by Inventor Conor James Gray
Conor James Gray 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).
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Publication number: 20250334017Abstract: A method for assessing grip of an elastically deformed wellhead housing on a wellhead hanger is provided. In one embodiment, a method includes actuating a wellhead clamp to elastically deform a wellhead housing to grip a wellhead hanger disposed inside the wellhead housing. The method also includes assessing the grip on the wellhead hanger, after the actuating of the wellhead clamp, based on a change in a wall of the wellhead housing elastically deformed by the actuating of the wellhead clamp. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2025Publication date: October 30, 2025Inventors: Conor James Gray, Haw Keat Lim, Mean Ting Koh
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Patent number: 12031429Abstract: A system includes a plug assembly having a housing configured to be positioned within a first passageway formed in a wellhead component. A channel is formed in the housing, and the channel is configured to enable fluid to flow from a bore of the wellhead component into the channel. A sensor is supported by the housing and is configured to measure a condition of the fluid within the channel. An annular seal is configured to extend between an outer surface of the housing and an inner surface of a second passageway formed in a flange that circumferentially surrounds at least part of the plug assembly while the flange is coupled to the wellhead component.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2023Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Inventors: Conor James Gray, Edmund McHugh
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Publication number: 20230332500Abstract: A system includes a plug assembly having a housing configured to be positioned within a first passageway formed in a wellhead component. A channel is formed in the housing, and the channel is configured to enable fluid to flow from a bore of the wellhead component into the channel. A sensor is supported by the housing and is configured to measure a condition of the fluid within the channel. An annular seal is configured to extend between an outer surface of the housing and an inner surface of a second passageway formed in a flange that circumferentially surrounds at least part of the plug assembly while the flange is coupled to the wellhead component.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Inventors: Conor James Gray, Edmund McHugh
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Patent number: 11680483Abstract: A system includes a plug assembly having a housing configured to be positioned within a first passageway formed in a wellhead component. A channel is formed in the housing, and the channel is configured to enable fluid to flow from a bore of the wellhead component into the channel. A sensor is supported by the housing and is configured to measure a condition of the fluid within the channel. An annular seal is configured to extend between an outer surface of the housing and an inner surface of a second passageway formed in a flange that circumferentially surrounds at least part of the plug assembly while the flange is coupled to the wellhead component.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2022Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Cameron International CorporationInventors: Conor James Gray, Edmund McHugh
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Publication number: 20220298918Abstract: A system includes a plug assembly having a housing configured to be positioned within a first passageway formed in a wellhead component. A channel is formed in the housing, and the channel is configured to enable fluid to flow from a bore of the wellhead component into the channel. A sensor is supported by the housing and is configured to measure a condition of the fluid within the channel. An annular seal is configured to extend between an outer surface of the housing and an inner surface of a second passageway formed in a flange that circumferentially surrounds at least part of the plug assembly while the flange is coupled to the wellhead component.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Inventors: Conor James Gray, Edmund McHugh
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Patent number: 11352882Abstract: A system includes a plug assembly having a housing configured to be positioned within a first passageway formed in a wellhead component. A channel is formed in the housing, and the channel is configured to enable fluid to flow from a bore of the wellhead component into the channel. A sensor is supported by the housing and is configured to measure a condition of the fluid within the channel. An annular seal is configured to extend between an outer surface of the housing and an inner surface of a second passageway formed in a flange that circumferentially surrounds at least part of the plug assembly while the flange is coupled to the wellhead component.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2019Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: Cameron International CorporationInventors: Conor James Gray, Edmund McHugh
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Publication number: 20190277137Abstract: A system includes a plug assembly having a housing configured to be positioned within a first passageway formed in a wellhead component. A channel is formed in the housing, and the channel is configured to enable fluid to flow from a bore of the wellhead component into the channel. A sensor is supported by the housing and is configured to measure a condition of the fluid within the channel. An annular seal is configured to extend between an outer surface of the housing and an inner surface of a second passageway formed in a flange that circumferentially surrounds at least part of the plug assembly while the flange is coupled to the wellhead component.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Conor James Gray, Edmund McHugh
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Patent number: 9765589Abstract: A system includes a subsea chemical injection system configured to inject a chemical into a well, wherein the choke trim comprises a first cylinder comprising a first plurality of spiral flow paths, a second cylinder comprising a second plurality of spiral flow paths, wherein the first cylinder is disposed within the second cylinder, and an outer portion comprising a plurality of axial passages, wherein the second cylinder is disposed within the outer portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2015Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Cameron International CorporationInventors: Kevin Peter Minnock, Abinesh Gnanavelu, David Francis Anthony Quin, Edmund Peter McHugh, Conor James Gray, Stephen A. Chambers, Raymond Nicholas Smyth
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Publication number: 20150275614Abstract: A system includes a subsea chemical injection system configured to inject a chemical into a well, wherein the choke trim comprises a first cylinder comprising a first plurality of spiral flow paths, a second cylinder comprising a second plurality of spiral flow paths, wherein the first cylinder is disposed within the second cylinder, and an outer portion comprising a plurality of axial passages, wherein the second cylinder is disposed within the outer portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2015Publication date: October 1, 2015Inventors: Kevin Peter Minnock, Abinesh Gnanavelu, Devid Francis Anthony Quin, Padraic Edward McDonnell, Edmund Peter McHugh, Conor James Gray, Michael David Mullin, Stephen A. Chambers, Raymond Nicholas Smyth, Declan Elliott, Finbarr William Evans
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Publication number: 20150275612Abstract: A system includes a subsea chemical injection system configured to inject a chemical into a well, wherein the choke trim comprises a first cylinder comprising a first plurality of spiral flow paths, a second cylinder comprising a second plurality of spiral flow paths, wherein the first cylinder is disposed within the second cylinder, and an outer portion comprising a plurality of axial passages, wherein the second cylinder is disposed within the outer portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2015Publication date: October 1, 2015Inventors: Kevin Peter Minnock, Abinesh Gnanavelu, David Francis Anthony Quin, Padraic Edward McDonnell, Edmund Peter McHugh, Conor James Gray, Michael David Mullin, Stephen A. Chambers, Raymond Nicholas Smyth, Declan Elliott, Finbarr William Evans
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Publication number: 20150275611Abstract: A system includes a subsea chemical injection system configured to inject a chemical into a well, wherein the choke trim comprises a first cylinder comprising a first plurality of spiral flow paths, a second cylinder comprising a second plurality of spiral flow paths, wherein the first cylinder is disposed within the second cylinder, and an outer portion comprising a plurality of axial passages, wherein the second cylinder is disposed within the outer portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2015Publication date: October 1, 2015Inventors: Kevin Peter Minnock, Abinesh Gnanavelu, David Francis Anthony Quin, Padraic Edward McDonnell, Edmund Peter McHugh, Conor James Gray, Michael David Mullin, Stephen A. Chambers, Raymond Nicholas Smyth, Declan Elliott, Finbarr William Evans
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Publication number: 20150275613Abstract: A system includes a subsea chemical injection system configured to inject a chemical into a well, wherein the choke trim comprises a first cylinder comprising a first plurality of spiral flow paths, a second cylinder comprising a second plurality of spiral flow paths, wherein the first cylinder is disposed within the second cylinder, and an outer portion comprising a plurality of axial passages, wherein the second cylinder is disposed within the outer portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2015Publication date: October 1, 2015Inventors: Kevin Peter Minnock, Abinesh Gnanavelu, David Francis Anthony Quin, Padraic Edward McDonnell, Edmund Peter McHugh, Conor James Gray, Michael David Mullin, Stephen A Chambers, Raymond Nicholas Smyth, Declan Elliott, Finbarr William Evans