Patents by Inventor Eugene E. Miller

Eugene E. Miller 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).

  • Method for enabling movement of a centralized pipe through a reduced diameter restriction and apparatus therefor
    Publication number: 20020139537
    Abstract: A centralizer for laterally positioning a pipe in an opening larger in diameter than an opening through which the centralizer may freely pass is disclosed. The centralizer includes a plurality of helically shaped spring blades affixed at each end thereof to a slip collar. The slip collars are adapted to slide and rotate about the exterior surface of the pipe. A retaining device is disposed axially between the slip collars and is adapted to limit axial motion of the slip collars. One embodiment of the retaining device is a sleeve which is adapted to be affixed to the exterior surface of the pipe at a selected axial position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2001
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventors: Jimmy Mack Young, Jean P. Buytaert, Eugene E. Miller