Patents by Inventor Frank R. Vignal

Frank R. Vignal 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).

  • Up drill apparatus and method
    Patent number: 10760340
    Abstract: An apparatus including a rotating segment having a first radial surface, a non-rotating segment having a second radial surface, a housing disposed around the first and second radial surfaces, and one or more rolling elements disposed between and in contact with the first and second radial surfaces for transferring the non-rotating segment in an axial direction upon rotation of the rotating segment. The non-rotating element may be a second rotating element that rotates at a different rotational rate than the rotating element. Each rolling element moves 360 degrees along a circular path relative to the first radial surface and the second radial surface. The first or second radial surface has a tapered section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Ashmin Holding LLC
    Inventors: Gunther H H von Gynz-Rekowski, Michael V. Williams, Russell Koenig, Chaitanya P. Challa, Frank R. Vignal
  • UP DRILL APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20180252040
    Abstract: An apparatus including a rotating segment having a first radial surface, a non-rotating segment having a second radial surface, a housing disposed around the first and second radial surfaces, and one or more rolling elements disposed between and in contact with the first and second radial surfaces for transferring the non-rotating segment in an axial direction upon rotation of the rotating segment. The non-rotating element may be a second rotating element that rotates at a different rotational rate than the rotating element. Each rolling element moves 360 degrees along a circular path relative to the first radial surface and the second radial surface. The first or second radial surface has a tapered section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: Ashmin Holding LLC
    Inventors: Gunther HH von Gynz-Rekowski, Michael V. Williams, Russell Koenig, Chaitanya P. Challa, Frank R. Vignal
  • Up drill apparatus and method
    Patent number: 9976350
    Abstract: An apparatus including a rotating segment having a first radial surface, a non-rotating segment having a second radial surface, a housing disposed around the first and second radial surfaces, and one or more rolling elements disposed between and in contact with the first and second radial surfaces for transferring the non-rotating segment in an axial direction upon rotation of the rotating segment. The non-rotating element may be a second rotating element that rotates at a different rotational rate than the rotating element. Each rolling element moves 360 degrees along a circular path relative to the first radial surface and the second radial surface. The first or second radial surface has a tapered section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Ashmin Holding LLC
    Inventors: Gunther H H von Gynz-Rekowski, Michael V. Williams, Russell Koenig, Chaitanya P. Challa, Frank R. Vignal
  • UP DRILL APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20160108677
    Abstract: An apparatus including a rotating segment having a first radial surface, a non-rotating segment having a second radial surface, a housing disposed around the first and second radial surfaces, and one or more rolling elements disposed between and in contact with the first and second radial surfaces for transferring the non-rotating segment in an axial direction upon rotation of the rotating segment. The non-rotating element may be a second rotating element that rotates at a different rotational rate than the rotating element. Each rolling element moves 360 degrees along a circular path relative to the first radial surface and the second radial surface. The first or second radial surface has a tapered section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Gunther HH von Gynz-Rekowski, Michael V. Williams, Russell Koenig, Chaitanya P. Challa, Frank R. Vignal