Patents by Inventor Damon L. Watkins

Damon L. Watkins 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).

  • Retrievable connector for composite material sucker rod
    Patent number: 8834059
    Abstract: A connector to secure to the end of a cylindrical rod to transfer and distribute stress uniformly from the connector to the rod with a recess to cooperate with a retrieval tool to allow recovery of fractured rod strings or broken connectors. The connector includes an elongated body having a receptacle with a cylindrical wall, a top end and a recess where the recess is adjacent to the top end. A plurality of axially aligned tapered annuluses, coaxial with the receptacle, extends from the cylindrical wall into the body. Each annulus has a cross-section that is radially arcuate with one end tangentially approaching the cylindrical wall and the other end arcuately approaching the cylindrical wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Delaware Capital Formation, Inc.
    Inventors: Damon L. Watkins, Scott William Long, Johnny B. Fayo, Norman W. Hein, Jr.
  • RETRIEVABLE CONNECTOR FOR COMPOSITE MATERIAL SUCKER ROD
    Publication number: 20140079470
    Abstract: A connector to secure to the end of a cylindrical rod to transfer and distribute stress uniformly from the connector to the rod with a recess to cooperate with a retrieval tool to allow recovery of fractured rod strings or broken connectors. The connector includes an elongated body having a receptacle with a cylindrical wall, a top end and a recess where the recess is adjacent to the top end. A plurality of axially aligned tapered annuluses, coaxial with the receptacle, extends from the cylindrical wall into the body. Each annulus has a cross-section that is radially arcuate with one end tangentially approaching the cylindrical wall and the other end arcuately approaching the cylindrical wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC.
    Inventors: Damon L. Watkins, Scott William Long, Johnny B. Fayo, Norman W. Hein, JR.
  • Sucker rod end fitting
    Patent number: 5253946
    Abstract: A connector to secure to the end of a cylindrical rod or cylindrical wire. The connector includes an elongated body having a receptacle with a cylindrical wall. A plurality of axially aligned tapered annuluses, coaxial with the receptacle, extend from the cylindrical wall into the body. Each annulus has a cross-section tangentially approaching the cylindrical wall at one end and an arcuate opposite end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1993
    Assignee: Dover Resources, Inc.
    Inventor: Damon L. Watkins