Patents by Inventor Curtis J. Tanner

Curtis J. Tanner 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).

  • Ribbon rod for use in oil well apparatus
    Patent number: 4563391
    Abstract: A continuous length of reinforced plastic ribbon rod is wound on a reel and replaces a conventional oil well sucker rod formed of long sections of steel rods. The reinforced plastic has a high modulus of elasticity, is sufficiently stiff for use in pumping, and has enough flexibility to be wound onto a reel or drum. The reel of ribbon rod is positioned above oil well tubing and the ribbon rod, with an oil pump attached to its free end, is fed into the tubing and lowered to the bottom of the well. The ribbon rod is secured to a surface pumping means, and reciprocating motion is transmitted to the oil pump through the ribbon rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1983
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1986
    Assignee: Henlan, Inc.
    Inventors: Curtis J. Tanner, Richard E. Bender, Anton K. Simson, Hugh McCutchen, Jr.
  • Oil well setup and pumping apparatus
    Patent number: 4416329
    Abstract: A continuous length of reinforced plastic ribbon rod is wound on a reel and replaces a conventional oil well sucker rod formed of long sections of steel rods. The reinforced plastic has a high modulus of elasticity, is sufficiently stiff for use in pumping, and has enough flexibility to be wound onto a reel or drum. The reel of ribbon rod is positioned above oil well tubing and the ribbon rod, with an oil pump attached to its free end, is fed into the tubing and lowered to the bottom of the well. The ribbon rod is secured to a surface pumping means, and reciprocating motion is transmitted to the oil pump through the ribbon rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1983
    Assignee: Henlan, Inc.
    Inventors: Curtis J. Tanner, Richard E. Bender, Anton K. Simson, Hugh McCutchen, Jr.