Patents by Inventor David G. Croy

David G. Croy 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).

  • Patent number: 4381868
    Abstract: An improved heat resistant seal assembly for sealing across an annular recess between the interior of a wellhead member and the exterior of a tubular member including a heat resistant seal ring in the recess, a pressure responsive ring for moving the seal ring into sealing position in the recess, latching means to retain the pressure responsive ring in set position and spring means between the seal ring and the pressure responsive ring to maintain a sealing force on the seal ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1981
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1983
    Assignee: Cameron Iron Works, Inc.
    Inventors: David G. Croy, Lee M. Hollingsworth, Leonard E. Williams, Jr., Richard D. Jolly, Mark C. Tate
  • Patent number: 4192384
    Abstract: A subsea production chamber including a vessel having a cylindrical shell with a head secured to each end of said shell, a plurality of tubular members secured vertically through said shell with each end of each of said members being open on the exterior of the shell and positioned to receive subsea guide posts, a flange secured to said shell, a spool for connecting to a production well, said flange being secured to said spool for connecting said production well into said vessel, a hatch opening into said vessel, and a connector extending through said vessel to conduct production flow to external production flow lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1978
    Date of Patent: March 11, 1980
    Assignee: Cameron Iron Works, Inc.
    Inventor: David G. Croy
  • Patent number: 4191256
    Abstract: A subsea flowline connector for connecting a flowline through a port in a subsea atmospheric chamber vessel to a subsea christmas tree within the chamber including an actuator assembly within the chamber with at least one arm extending through the vessel adjacent the port, a carriage supported on the end of a flowline, a piston secured to the flowline and supported on the carriage, a receptacle on the piston to engage the arm, a flowline passage through the piston, actuation of said actuator moving said arm into engagement with said receptacle and pulling said piston into engagement with the port, a valve controlled bleed line to bleed pressure from said port as the piston has moved therein and a lock for retaining the piston within the port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1978
    Date of Patent: March 4, 1980
    Assignee: Cameron Iron Works, Inc.
    Inventors: David G. Croy, Andrew J. Rafferty, Richard D. Jolly