Patents by Inventor Gavin ROBOTTOM
Gavin ROBOTTOM 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).
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Patent number: 11499387Abstract: A system includes a hanger running tool that has a first lock ring configured to secure the hanger running tool to a hanger when a first axial force is applied to the hanger running tool and a tool body configured to direct a push ring of the hanger in an axial direction when a second axial force is applied to the hanger running tool, where the push ring is configured to direct a second lock ring of the hanger radially outward toward a tubular, and where the hanger running tool is configured to secure the hanger to the tubular without rotating the hanger running tool.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Michael Levert, Jr., Kyle Sommerfeld, Gavin Robottom
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Patent number: 11149511Abstract: A running tool assembly for installing a seal assembly in a wellhead housing includes a mandrel configured to couple with a conveyance string and including a central passage, a first piston slidably disposed about the mandrel and configured to releasably couple with the seal assembly, and a second piston slidably disposed in the central passage of the mandrel and including an annular seal that sealingly engages an inner surface of the central passage, wherein, when the running tool assembly is disposed in the wellhead housing, the second piston is configured to set an axially settable component in response to a pressurization of the central passage of the mandrel.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2017Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Robert Cridland, Gavin Robottom
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Patent number: 11072987Abstract: A running tool assembly for installing a hanger in a wellhead housing includes a first body configured to support the hanger, a second body coupled to the first body, a piston moveable relative to the second body, wherein the piston includes a first position and a second position spaced from the first position, and a piston chamber formed in the running tool assembly, wherein, when the assembly is coupled to the hanger and the hanger is positioned in the wellhead housing, the piston is configured to actuate from the first position to the second position in response to a pressurization of the piston chamber to engage a locking member disposed about the hanger and thereby lock the hanger to the wellhead housing, the assembly including a passage having a diameter that is equal to or larger in size than a diameter of a passage of the hanger.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2017Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Robert Cridland, Gavin Robottom
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Patent number: 11015412Abstract: A system that includes a hanger orientation system that orients a tubing hanger within a wellhead. The hanger orientation system includes a conduit defining a first end and a second end opposite the first end. A sleeve couples to the conduit. The sleeve defines a spiral groove that engages a pin to rotate the tubing hanger.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2019Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: Cameron International CorporationInventors: Gavin Robottom, Edward Thornton
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Publication number: 20200392806Abstract: A system includes a hanger running tool that has a first lock ring configured to secure the hanger running tool to a hanger when a first axial force is applied to the hanger running tool and a tool body configured to direct a push ring of the hanger in an axial direction when a second axial force is applied to the hanger running tool, where the push ring is configured to direct a second lock ring of the hanger radially outward toward a tubular, and where the hanger running tool is configured to secure the hanger to the tubular without rotating the hanger running tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2020Publication date: December 17, 2020Inventors: Michael Levert, Jr., Kyle Sommerfeld, Gavin Robottom
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Publication number: 20200217165Abstract: A system that includes a hanger orientation system that orients a tubing hanger within a wellhead. The hanger orientation system includes a conduit defining a first end and a second end opposite the first end. A sleeve couples to the conduit. The sleeve defines a spiral groove that engages a pin to rotate the tubing hanger.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2019Publication date: July 9, 2020Inventors: Gavin Robottom, Edward Thornton
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Patent number: 10689935Abstract: A system includes a hanger running tool that has a first lock ring configured to secure the hanger running tool to a hanger when a first axial force is applied to the hanger running tool and a tool body configured to direct a push ring of the hanger in an axial direction when a second axial force is applied to the hanger running tool, where the push ring is configured to direct a second lock ring of the hanger radially outward toward a tubular, and where the hanger running tool is configured to secure the hanger to the tubular without rotating the hanger running tool.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2017Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Cameron International CorporationInventors: Michael Levert, Jr., Kyle Sommerfeld, Gavin Robottom
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Patent number: 10494889Abstract: A tubing or casing hanger assembly includes a tubing or casing hanger including a first key disposed on an outer surface of the hanger, and a locking member disposed about the hanger, the locking member including a first key disposed on an inner surface of the hanger, wherein the locking member includes a first position where the first key of the locking member is circumferentially spaced from the first key of the hanger, and a second position where the first key of the locking member circumferentially overlaps with the first key of the locking member to couple the locking member with the hanger.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2016Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: Cameron International CorporationInventors: Gavin Robottom, Robert Cridland
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Publication number: 20180283114Abstract: A running tool assembly for installing a seal assembly in a wellhead housing includes a mandrel configured to couple with a conveyance string and including a central passage, a first piston slidably disposed about the mandrel and configured to releasably couple with the seal assembly, and a second piston slidably disposed in the central passage of the mandrel and including an annular seal that sealingly engages an inner surface of the central passage, wherein, when the running tool assembly is disposed in the wellhead housing, the second piston is configured to set an axially settable component in response to a pressurization of the central passage of the mandrel.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2017Publication date: October 4, 2018Applicant: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Robert CRIDLAND, Gavin ROBOTTOM
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Publication number: 20180258726Abstract: A system includes a hanger running tool that has a first lock ring configured to secure the hanger running tool to a hanger when a first axial force is applied to the hanger running tool and a tool body configured to direct a push ring of the hanger in an axial direction when a second axial force is applied to the hanger running tool, where the push ring is configured to direct a second lock ring of the hanger radially outward toward a tubular, and where the hanger running tool is configured to secure the hanger to the tubular without rotating the hanger running tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2017Publication date: September 13, 2018Applicant: Cameron International CorporationInventors: Michael Levert, JR., Kyle Sommerfeld, Gavin Robottom
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Publication number: 20180187502Abstract: A running tool assembly for installing a hanger in a wellhead housing includes a first body configured to support the hanger, a second body coupled to the first body, a piston moveable relative to the second body, wherein the piston includes a first position and a second position spaced from the first position, and a piston chamber formed in the running tool assembly, wherein, when the assembly is coupled to the hanger and the hanger is positioned in the wellhead housing, the piston is configured to actuate from the first position to the second position in response to a pressurization of the piston chamber to engage a locking member disposed about the hanger and thereby lock the hanger to the wellhead housing, the assembly including a passage having a diameter that is equal to or larger in size than a diameter of a passage of the hanger.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2017Publication date: July 5, 2018Applicant: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Robert CRIDLAND, Gavin ROBOTTOM
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Publication number: 20180058168Abstract: A tubing or casing hanger assembly includes a tubing or casing hanger including a first key disposed on an outer surface of the hanger, and a locking member disposed about the hanger, the locking member including a first key disposed on an inner surface of the hanger, wherein the locking member includes a first position where the first key of the locking member is circumferentially spaced from the first key of the hanger, and a second position where the first key of the locking member circumferentially overlaps with the first key of the locking member to couple the locking member with the hanger.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2016Publication date: March 1, 2018Applicant: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Gavin ROBOTTOM, Robert CRIDLAND