Patents by Inventor Dale R. Snyder, Jr.

Dale R. Snyder, Jr. 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).

  • Tendon foundation guide cone assembly and anode
    Patent number: 5480521
    Abstract: A method of providing a cathodic protection to an installed pile is disclosed in which a plurality of anodes are provided on a tendon foundation guide assembly which is attached to a lowering unit and lowered to the pile. The tendon foundation guide assembly is attached to the installed pile and at least one of the anodes is electrically connected to the pile. The tendon foundation guide assembly is then separated from the lowering unit. In another aspect of the invention, a tendon foundation guide assembly is disclosed for deployment upon the top of an installed pile for cathodically protecting the pile and a tendon receptacle inside the pile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1996
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Dale R. Snyder, Jr., James D. Smith, James W. Stevens, Robert M. Kipp
  • Motor controller for electrical submersible pumps
    Patent number: 5015151
    Abstract: Differential motor load drops are employed to indicate gas lock or pump off of an electrical submersible pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1991
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Dale R. Snyder, Jr., Joe H. Haws