Patents by Inventor Gary S. Rhoden

Gary S. Rhoden 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).

  • Drive unit for internal pipe line equipment
    Patent number: 4177734
    Abstract: Drive unit for internal pipeline equipment, wherein the drive motor which drives the drive unit is disposed parallel to the pipe axis instead of transverse to the pipe axis, thereby to occupy a reduced space transverse to the length of the pipe and enabling a drive motor of given size to be used in a drive unit of smaller diameter than would be possible if the drive motor were disposed transverse to the pipe axis. In this way, drive units may be adapted for use in pipes of relatively smaller diameters than has heretofore been possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1977
    Date of Patent: December 11, 1979
    Assignee: Midcon Pipeline Equipment Co.
    Inventor: Gary S. Rhoden