Abstract: A cordelle action relief apparatus or device for use in sucker rod pumps in a petroleum or water well. The device is incorporated in a chain driven pump to prevent the chain from forming a bow or archlike configuration as the chain rolls off of the sprocket and down into the well. When the chain is allowed to form this bow or arch it could damage the well and well casing. The device includes a first rod on the side of the chain and a second rod on the second side of the chain that will allow the rollers of the chain to roll on the rod and further prevent the chain from bowing or arching and will further allow the rollers on the chain to roll on the rods which will further prevent damage to the well casing, the well, and the chain.

Abstract: A self destructive safety syringe assembly having a needle cannula fixed to a slideable piston. The slideable piston and slideable piston flange are held within the first barrel of the syringe assembly by a compressed spring, a guide tube and a shatter ring. The hollow elongated plunger of the syringe assembly is a hollow elongated tube with a thumb flat at one end, a sliding gasket, a plunger shatter plate and a hook rim at the other end. When medicament is injected into a body the elongated hollow plunger is further thrust into the shatter ring, the shatter ring shatters, or breaks or fails further allowing the slideable piston and slideable piston flange to thrust into the plunger shatter plate thus causing the plunger shatter plate to shatter, or fail or break.

Abstract: An intervenous catheter device having a needle cannula fixed to a slidable piston. The slidable piston is held within the elongated hollow barrel of said intervenous catheter device by a compressed spring and a latch means. When said latch means is disengaged with said slidable piston fixed to said needle cannula, said slidable piston and said needle cannula are thrust into said elongated hollow barrel of said intervenous catheter device by said spring, said spring further holds said needle cannula fixed to said slidable piston within said elongated hollow barrel and is further prevented from being pushed out of said elongated hollow barrel by a rim in said elongated hollow barrel thus preventing any accidental injection of bacteria, virus or other undesirable material into others. The disengagement of said latch means with said slidable piston is accomplished with only one and the same hand that is used to inject the needle cannula into a body or into a vein inside of said body.

Abstract: A disposable blood sampling device having a needle cannula fixed to a slidable piston. The slidable piston assembly is held within the elongated hollow barrel of said blood sampling device by a compressed spring and a latch means. When said latch means is disengaged with said slidable piston and said needle cannula and said slidable piston is thrust into said elongated hollow barrel of said blood sampling device and holds said needle cannula fixed to said slidable piston within said elongated hollow barrel and is further prevented from being pushed out of said elongated hollow barrel by a rim in said elongated hollow barrel thus preventing any accidental injection of bacteria, virus or other undesirable material into others. The disengagement of said latch means with said piston assembly is accomplished with only one and the same hand that is used to inject the needle cannula into a body or into a vein inside of said body.

Abstract: A device and method to pop corn while preventing any unpopped kernels from mixing with the popped corn and further preventing the already popped corn from burning. Each corn kernel is placed into an individual cell on a cassette. When the kernel is popped, it pops out of the cell and falls off of the cassette and is thus removed from the heat source. The unpopped kernels remain in the cassette where they will later be disposed of.

Abstract: A vial filling device having a needle cannula fixed to a slidable piston. The slidable piston is held within an elongated hollow barrel by an open spring and latch means. When the elongated hollow barrel is attached to the vial assembly, a lap flange is forced open and the slidable piston is pressed with a thumb, forcing the spring to compress and forcing the needle cannula to penetrate the soft plug in the vial. The blood or other fluid flows through the needle cannula until sufficient blood or other fluid is in the vial. When the vial is suitably filled, the thumb is removed from the slidable piston and the spring pushes the slidable piston in a direction away from the vial thus removing the needle cannula from the vial plug and holding the needle cannula safely inside of the elongated hollow barrel. The elongated hollow barrel is further removed from the plug, the lap flange closes thus enclosing the contaminated needle cannula.

Abstract: A cutter-coiler device that economically cuts and coils cylindrical piles, casings and conductor pipes to a depth below the surface of the sea floor. Although the device will cut and coil cylindrical piles, casings and conductor pipes above the sea floor, it is most effective for use where casings, conductors and piles must be cut, and pushed or coiled below the sea floor. Further, although the device is effective in cutting and coiling casings, conductors and piles that are cut below the sea floor, it is also effective on cutting and coiling cylindrical piles casings and conductor pipes that must be cut above the sea floor. The device includes a conventional pile driver or hammer, an anvil, a helmet, a spreader coiler, a coiler, cutter blades and a guide. The guide directs the cutter blades into the casing where the cutter blades cut the casing into sections and the spreader coiler pushes out on the sections causing the cut sections to flatten out and the coiler forces the section to roll up into a coil.

Abstract: A disposable hypodermic syringe having a needle cannula fixed to a piston assembly. The piston assembly is held within the elongated hollow barrel of said hypodermic syringe by a compressed spring and a trigger. When said trigger is disengaged with said piston assembly said spring pushes said piston assembly and said needle cannula into said barrel of said hypodermic syringe and holds said needle cannula fixed to said piston assembly within said barrel and is further prevented from being pushed out of said elongated hollow barrel by a rim in said elongated hollow barrel thus preventing any accidental injection of bacteria, virus or other undesirable material into others. The disengagement of said trigger with said piston assembly is accomplished with only one and the same hand that is used to inject the needle cannula and medicament into a body.

Abstract: A disposable hypodermic syringe having a needle fixed to a piston assembly. The piston assembly is held within the barrel of said hypodermic syringe by a compressed spring and a trigger. When said trigger is disengaged with said piston assembly said spring pushed said piston assembly and said needle into said barrel of said hypodermic syringe and holds said needle fixed to said piston assembly within said barrel thus preventing any accidental injection of bacteria, virus or other undesirable material into others. The disengagement of said trigger with said piston assembly is accomplished with only one and the same hand that is used to inject the needle of the syringe into a body.

Abstract: A device and method that will safely elevate a wheel chair to a greater height, hold the wheel chair in a safe elevated position and allow a person confined to the wheel chair to achieve the height of that of a standing person. The feet of the wheel chair are first rotated outward and lowered onto the floor, the wheel chair is then elevated by air pressure to a desired height and locked off for safety. When the wheel chair is being elevated or lowered, it will automatically lock off if the chair becomes unlevel for any reason.

Abstract: A device and method to pop corn while preventing any unpopped kernels from mixing with the popped corn and further preventing the already popped corn from burning. Each corn kernel is placed into an individual cell on a cassette. When the kernel is popped, it pops out of the cell and falls off of the cassette and is thus removed from the heat source. The unpopped kernels remain in the cassette where they will later be disposed of.

Abstract: A device and method that will safely elevate a wheel chair to a greater height, hold said wheel chair in a safe elevated position and allow a person confined to said wheel chair to achieve the height of that of a standing person. The feet of the wheel chair are first rotated outward and lowered onto the floor, the wheel chair is then elevated by air pressure to a desired height and locked off for safety. When the wheel chair is being elevated or lowered, it will automatically lock off if the chair becomes unlevel for any reason.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for transporting a marine superstructure on a vessel floating in a body of water to a working site, placing the semi submersible part of the apparatus into a body of water, lowering the semi submersible into a stable position, moving the marine superstructure from the vessel and onto the semi submersible, elevating the semi submersible with the marine superstructure over the marine structure, lowering the semi submersible vessel and the marine superstructure, causing the marine superstructure to rest on the marine structure, pulling the semi submersible away from the marine structure and marine superstructure and placing the semi submersible back onto the vessel. To remove the marine superstructure from the marine structure and place the marine superstructure onto the vessel the same method is used in reverse.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for transporting a marine superstructure on a vessel floating in a body of water to a working site, placing the semi submersible part of the apparatus into a body of water, lowering the semi submersible into a stable position, moving the marine superstructure from the vessel and onto the semi submersible, elevating the semi submersible with the marine superstructure over the marine structure, lowering the semi submersible vessel and marine superstructure, causing the marine superstructure to rest on the marine structure, pulling the semi submersible away from the marine structure and marine superstructure and placing the semi submersible back onto the vessel. To remove the marine superstructure from the marine structure and place the marine superstructure onto the vessel the same method is used in reverse.

Abstract: A device and method for severing the piles, grout and structural sleeves of vertical marine structures, from the inside of the structural member or the outside of the structural member. The device will sever the pile, grout or sleeve without jamming even though the weight of the marine structure is bearing down on the pile, grout or sleeve. The device is first lowered into the pile at the desired elevation and further locked onto the wall of the pile. Once the device is locked onto the pile, the cutter is lowered and proceeds to cut into the pile, grout and sleeve. When a sufficient section of the pile, grout or sleeve has been cut, spacers with barbs are forced into the slot formed by the cutter blade and are held in place by the barbs. After the spacers are in place, the remainder of the pile is severed with the cutter blade and a continuity check is made of the pile.

Abstract: A torque relief device for use on sucker rod pumps that relieves sucker rod torque deep in the well. Although the device will relieve torque for all sucker rod pumps it will be most effective for use in long stroke sucker rod pumps; further although the device will be effective on all sucker rod pumped wells, it will be most effective on deviated wells where sucker rod torque is the greatest. The device includes a square tube fixed within the well. Inside of the square tube a wheeled rod guide moves up and down with the sucker rods but is restrained from rotating by the wheels reacting with the tube. At each end of the wheeled rod guide is a swivel that allows the sucker rod to rotate thus dissipating the sucker rod torque.

Abstract: An offshore marine structure setting and recovery device and method that can lift great loads offshore. The unit consists of a conventional deck cargo barge fitted with one or more rails running almost the entire length of the barge. A horizontal jacking unit runs along the rail or rails. Pivotally attached to the horizontal jacking unit is an inclined jacking unit that is connected to the grappling arm by a rack and pinion. The grappling arm has attached to it grappling devices that will grab and hold the vertical or inclined members of the marine structure. At one end of the grappling arm is a buoyancy tank that can be filled with either water or air to make the grappling arm and buoyancy tank float or sink. The device will be moved up to a marine structure, clamp itself onto the structure and then pull the structure over. The buoyancy tanks will then be filled with air, transporting the marine structure to the surface. The horizontal jacking unit will then pull the unit up and onto the deck of the barge.

Abstract: A pumping device and an efficient method of pumping petroleum from two or more low pressure wells of close proximity. The device consists of a motor that rotates a drive sprocket in a clockwise direction and a counter clockwise direction. The sprocket has a roller chain movably connected to it. The roller chain is connected to a sucker rod in a well at one end, then runs through a series of idler sprockets and said drive sprocket, then runs through another series of idler sprockets and into another well where the other end of the said roller chain is connected to another sucker rod. The device is flexibly mounted on the casing or conductors of two or more wells. The chain that goes into each well is protected by a pump casing that is bolted to the top of each well casing or well conductor. Each pump casing runs inside of each well casing or well conductor.

Abstract: A pick-up and lay-down apparatus that will pick up drill pipes, casings, collars and riser pipes from pipe racks of a variety of different off-shore drilling installations, such as a drill ship, semi-submersible drill rig, jack-up drill rig, platform drill rig, etc., and set (lay-down) the pipes on the drill floor for easy access is disclosed. The apparatus also operates to transfer the pipe from the drill floor to the pipe rack. The pick-up and lay-down apparatus may use either hydraulic or electric motors for the primary power source to drive it. Rack and pinion systems are employed to move the various components of the apparatus during pick-up and transfer of the pipe. The system includes a moveable gantry beam; two moveable pick-up and lay-down carriages; one or more moveable troughs; and, two or more lifting and rotating arms. The apparatus could also be truck mounted for onshore operations.

Abstract: A structure for use in supporting a platform above a body of water is disclosed. The structure includes a leg extending between the bed of the body of water, the seabed, and the platform. The overall cross-sectional area of the leg is greatest near the seabed and decreases moving upwardly away from the seabed.