Patents by Inventor Dean Bidstrup

Dean Bidstrup 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).

  • Publication number: 20120132504
    Abstract: A conveyor for drill cuttings includes a plurality of serially-aligned augers, wherein each auger has two opposed ends, a flex coupling secured between a first end of one auger and a second end of an adjacent subsequent auger, a trough at least partially surrounding each auger, a motor coupled to one end of the series of augers and providing rotation to the end of the series of augers, and at least one hangar bearing retaining each auger within the trough, wherein a first angle is present between two of the augers, said flex coupling transferring the rotation from the motor across the angle between the two augers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: M-I L.L.C.
    Inventors: Chad Ardoin, Dean Bidstrup, Richard Guillory, Opie Prados, Damon Pugh