Patents by Inventor Gavin T. Reilly

Gavin T. Reilly 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: 6516875
    Abstract: A completion component such as a tubing hanger includes a lockdown mechanism with an actuating mandrel that includes a positively acting anti-backout mechanism, which can be remotely deployed. The mechanism comprises a tooth on an inwardly biased retention ring carried by the mandrel, and positively engageable with a corresponding profile on the tubing hanger. Detent pins are outwardly biased by a tubing hanger running tool latch piston to hold the tooth and profile out of engagement during installation of the tubing hanger and setting of the actuating mandrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: FMC Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gavin T. Reilly, Richard Kent, Alasdair MacFarlane
  • Publication number: 20020062957
    Abstract: A completion component such as a tubing hanger includes a lockdown mechanism with an actuating mandrel that includes a positively acting anti-backout mechanism, which can be remotely deployed. The mechanism comprises a tooth on an inwardly biased retention ring carried by the mandrel, and positively engageable with a corresponding profile on the tubing hanger. Detent pins are outwardly biased by a tubing hanger running tool latch piston to hold the tooth and profile out of engagement during installation of the tubing hanger and setting of the actuating mandrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Inventors: Gavin T. Reilly, Richard Kent, Alasdair MacFarlane
  • Patent number: 4986359
    Abstract: A torque tool and mating profile allow large diameter conductor pipe to easily be retrieved from a subsea well. The profile will be located near the sea floor immediately above a left-hand threaded connector joint. The profile has a lifting shoulder and a torque key. The torque tool lowers through the conductor pipe from the drill rig on drill pipe. It has spring biased dogs that spring outward into the profile. The dogs have lifting surfaces for lifting the conductor string at the lifting shoulder at the profile. Rotating the torque tool causes it to engage the torque key to break out the connector joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1991
    Assignee: Vetco Gray Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen A. Cromar, Gavin T. Reilly