Patents by Inventor Fabio Okamoto Tanaka

Fabio Okamoto Tanaka 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: 9897215
    Abstract: A gate valve for use in oil field applications and including a seat seal assembly. The seat seal assembly includes primary, secondary, and tertiary seals for sealing the space between the seat rings and the valve body. The provision of multiple seals in the seat seal assembly provides redundancy that allows for maintenance of the seal between the components even if one or two of the individual seals fail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Vetco Gray Inc.
    Inventors: Rick C. Hunter, Jon B. Kahn, Fabio Okamoto Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9759334
    Abstract: A gate valve for use in oil field applications and including a stem seal assembly and a seat seal assembly. Each of the stem and seat seal assemblies accommodate independent primary, secondary, and tertiary seals for sealing the space between the stem and the bonnet, or the seat ring and the valve body, respectively. The provision of multiple seals in each assembly provides redundancy that allows for maintenance of the seal between the components even if one or two of the individual seals fail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Vetco Gray Inc.
    Inventors: Rick C. Hunter, Jon B. Kahn, Fabio Okamoto Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20140183393
    Abstract: A gate valve for use in oil field applications and including a stem seal assembly. The stem seal assembly includes primary, secondary, and tertiary seals for sealing the space between the stem and the bonnet. The provision of multiple seals in the stem seal assembly provides redundancy that allows for maintenance of the seal between the components even if one or two of the individual seals fail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Vetco Gray Inc.
    Inventors: Rick C. Hunter, Jon B. Kahn, Fabio Okamoto Tanaka, Raul Vega
  • Publication number: 20140183392
    Abstract: A gate valve for use in oil field applications and including a stem seal assembly and a seat seal assembly. Each of the stem and seat seal assemblies accommodate independent primary, secondary, and tertiary seals for sealing the space between the stem and the bonnet, or the seat ring and the valve body, respectively. The provision of multiple seals in each assembly provides redundancy that allows for maintenance of the seal between the components even if one or two of the individual seals fail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Vetco Gray Inc.
    Inventors: Rick C. Hunter, Jon B. Kahn, Fabio Okamoto Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20140183396
    Abstract: A gate valve for use in oil field applications and including a seat seal assembly. The seat seal assembly includes primary, secondary, and tertiary seals for sealing the space between the seat rings and the valve body. The provision of multiple seals in the seat seal assembly provides redundancy that allows for maintenance of the seal between the components even if one or two of the individual seals fail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Vetco Gray Inc.
    Inventors: Rick C. Hunter, Jon B. Kahn, Fabio Okamoto Tanaka
  • Patent number: 8752634
    Abstract: A locking assembly for seals within inner and outer members. The locking assembly includes a segmented tube with an inner surface that is segmented into a plurality of pieces cut in radial or reversed angles to allow assembling segments in a circumferential groove machined in the internal diameter of a housing. The housing has an internal diameter that is smaller than the outside diameter of the segmented tube. The segments that make up the segmented tubing are locked into place within the housing via a bushing or locking ring that match a profile on the inner surface of the segmented tube to lockingly engage. The bushing and segmented tube retain a lower inner seal in place and support an upper inner seal. The segmented design of the segmented tube allows for smaller diameter members to be used and minimizes leak paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Vetco Gray Inc.
    Inventors: Fabio Okamoto Tanaka, Miguel A Garcia
  • Publication number: 20130105143
    Abstract: A locking assembly for seals within inner and outer members. The locking assembly includes a segmented tube with an inner surface that is segmented into a plurality of pieces cut in radial or reversed angles to allow assembling segments in a circumferential groove machined in the internal diameter of a housing. The housing has an internal diameter that is smaller than the outside diameter of the segmented tube. The segments that make up the segmented tubing are locked into place within the housing via a bushing or locking ring that match a profile on the inner surface of the segmented tube to lockingly engage. The bushing and segmented tube retain a lower inner seal in place and support an upper inner seal. The segmented design of the segmented tube allows for smaller diameter members to be used and minimizes leak paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: Vetco Gray Inc.
    Inventors: Fabio Okamoto Tanaka, Miguel A. Garcia