Patents by Inventor Erik Stephen Robbins

Erik Stephen Robbins 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).

  • Permanent magnet thrust bearing
    Patent number: 10598221
    Abstract: A magnetic thrust bearing is designed for use in a pumping system that includes a pump driven by a motor through a shaft. The magnetic thrust bearing includes one or more platters that remain stationary with respect to the shaft and one or more thrust discs connected to the shaft and interleaved with the one or more platters. Each of the one or more platters includes a plurality of platter magnets and each of the one or more thrust discs includes a plurality of thrust disc magnets. The magnets on the platters and thrust discs are configured to produce repulsive magnetic forces as the thrust discs approach the platters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations, LLC
    Inventors: James Hyatt, Michael Franklin Hughes, Connor Hayes, Erik Stephen Robbins, Mohammad Chowdhury, Hannah Kelly
  • Permanent Magnet Thrust Bearing
    Publication number: 20180100543
    Abstract: A magnetic thrust bearing is designed for use in a pumping system that includes a pump driven by a motor through a shaft. The magnetic thrust bearing includes one or more platters that remain stationary with respect to the shaft and one or more thrust discs connected to the shaft and interleaved with the one or more platters. Each of the one or more platters includes a plurality of platter magnets and each of the one or more thrust discs includes a plurality of thrust disc magnets. The magnets on the platters and thrust discs are configured to produce repulsive magnetic forces as the thrust discs approach the platters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Applicant: GE Oil & Gas ESP, Inc.
    Inventors: James Hyatt, Michael Franklin Hughes, Connor Hayes, Erik Stephen Robbins, Mohammad Chowdhury, Hannah Kelly