Patents by Inventor Gregory A. Conrad
Gregory A. Conrad 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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Publication number: 20230383627Abstract: A fracturing system can include a fracturing manifold coupled to a plurality of fracturing trees. The fracturing manifold may include adjustment joints that enable adjustment of the length of the fracturing manifold. The fracturing manifold can also include pivot joints that allow angular displacement of portions of the fracturing manifold with respect to other portions. The adjustment and pivot joints can accommodate spacing and elevation differences between the fracturing trees.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2022Publication date: November 30, 2023Applicant: Cameron International CorporationInventor: Gregory A. Conrad
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Patent number: 11536119Abstract: A fracturing system can include a fracturing manifold coupled to a plurality of fracturing trees. The fracturing manifold may include adjustment joints that enable adjustment of the length of the fracturing manifold. The fracturing manifold can also include pivot joints that allow angular displacement of portions of the fracturing manifold with respect to other portions. The adjustment and pivot joints can accommodate spacing and elevation differences between the fracturing trees.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2021Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Cameron International CorporationInventor: Gregory A. Conrad
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Publication number: 20220018229Abstract: A fracturing system can include a fracturing manifold coupled to a plurality of fracturing trees. The fracturing manifold may include adjustment joints that enable adjustment of the length of the fracturing manifold. The fracturing manifold can also include pivot joints that allow angular displacement of portions of the fracturing manifold with respect to other portions. The adjustment and pivot joints can accommodate spacing and elevation differences between the fracturing trees.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2021Publication date: January 20, 2022Applicant: Cameron International CorporationInventor: Gregory A. Conrad
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Publication number: 20210372253Abstract: A modular fracturing system including a fracturing fluid manifold and a skid apparatus coupled in fluid communication with the fracturing fluid manifold and only one fracturing tree. The skid apparatus can include an inlet coupled to the fracturing fluid manifold, a single outlet coupled to the one fracturing tree via a fluid conduit, and a valve between the inlet and the single outlet to control flow of fracturing fluid from the fracturing fluid manifold through the skid apparatus to the one fracturing tree.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2021Publication date: December 2, 2021Inventors: Gregory A. Conrad, James W. Lovin
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Patent number: 10934816Abstract: A fracturing system can include a fracturing manifold coupled to a plurality of fracturing trees. The fracturing manifold may include adjustment joints that enable adjustment of the length of the fracturing manifold. The fracturing manifold can also include pivot joints that allow angular displacement of portions of the fracturing manifold with respect to other portions. The adjustment and pivot joints can accommodate spacing and elevation differences between the fracturing trees.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2019Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: Cameron International CorporationInventor: Gregory A. Conrad
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Publication number: 20200217177Abstract: A fracturing system can include a fracturing manifold coupled to a plurality of fracturing trees. The fracturing manifold may include adjustment joints that enable adjustment of the length of the fracturing manifold. The fracturing manifold can also include pivot joints that allow angular displacement of portions of the fracturing manifold with respect to other portions. The adjustment and pivot joints can accommodate spacing and elevation differences between the fracturing trees.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2019Publication date: July 9, 2020Applicant: Cameron International CorporationInventor: Gregory A. Conrad
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Patent number: 10385662Abstract: A fracturing system can include a fracturing manifold coupled to a plurality of fracturing trees. The fracturing manifold may include adjustment joints that enable adjustment of the length of the fracturing manifold. The fracturing manifold can also include pivot joints that allow angular displacement of portions of the fracturing manifold with respect to other portions. The adjustment and pivot joints can accommodate spacing and elevation differences between the fracturing trees.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2018Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: Cameron International CorporationInventor: Gregory A. Conrad
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Patent number: 10316609Abstract: An apparatus for introducing a drop ball into a well is provided. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a wellhead assembly mounted over a well and a ball launcher for routing a drop ball into the wellhead assembly. The ball launcher includes a fluid conduit coupled to the wellhead assembly and a pilot ball disposed in the fluid conduit. The ball launcher also includes a stop positioned in the fluid conduit to prevent movement of the pilot ball past the stop while allowing movement of the drop ball past the stop and into the wellhead assembly. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2015Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Inventors: Gregory A. Conrad, Dwayne C. Raynard, Scott Smith-Napier
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Publication number: 20180298735Abstract: A fracturing system can include a fracturing manifold coupled to a plurality of fracturing trees. The fracturing manifold may include adjustment joints that enable adjustment of the length of the fracturing manifold. The fracturing manifold can also include pivot joints that allow angular displacement of portions of the fracturing manifold with respect to other portions. The adjustment and pivot joints can accommodate spacing and elevation differences between the fracturing trees.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2018Publication date: October 18, 2018Applicant: Cameron International CorporationInventor: Gregory A. Conrad
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Publication number: 20180291718Abstract: A modular fracturing system including a fracturing fluid manifold and a skid apparatus coupled in fluid communication with the fracturing fluid manifold and only one fracturing tree. The skid apparatus can include an inlet coupled to the fracturing fluid manifold, a single outlet coupled to the one fracturing tree via a fluid conduit, and a valve between the inlet and the single outlet to control flow of fracturing fluid from the fracturing fluid manifold through the skid apparatus to the one fracturing tree.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2018Publication date: October 11, 2018Inventors: Gregory A. Conrad, James W. Lovin
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Patent number: 9915132Abstract: A fracturing system can include a fracturing manifold coupled to a plurality of fracturing trees. The fracturing manifold may include adjustment joints that enable adjustment of the length of the fracturing manifold. The fracturing manifold can also include pivot joints that allow angular displacement of portions of the fracturing manifold with respect to other portions. The adjustment and pivot joints can accommodate spacing and elevation differences between the fracturing trees.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2016Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: Cameron International CorporationInventor: Gregory A. Conrad
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Patent number: 9903190Abstract: A modular fracturing system including a fracturing fluid manifold and a skid apparatus coupled in fluid communication with the fracturing fluid manifold and only one fracturing tree. The skid apparatus can include an inlet coupled to the fracturing fluid manifold, a single outlet coupled to the one fracturing tree via a fluid conduit, and a valve between the inlet and the single outlet to control flow of fracturing fluid from the fracturing fluid manifold through the skid apparatus to the one fracturing tree.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2014Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: Cameron International CorporationInventors: Gregory A. Conrad, James W. Lovin
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Publication number: 20160319625Abstract: An apparatus for introducing a drop ball into a well is provided. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a wellhead assembly mounted over a well and a ball launcher for routing a drop ball into the wellhead assembly. The ball launcher includes a fluid conduit coupled to the wellhead assembly and a pilot ball disposed in the fluid conduit. The ball launcher also includes a stop positioned in the fluid conduit to prevent movement of the pilot ball past the stop while allowing movement of the drop ball past the stop and into the wellhead assembly. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2015Publication date: November 3, 2016Inventors: Gregory A. Conrad, Dwayne C. Raynard, Scott Smith-Napier
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Publication number: 20160298431Abstract: A fracturing system can include a fracturing manifold coupled to a plurality of fracturing trees. The fracturing manifold may include adjustment joints that enable adjustment of the length of the fracturing manifold. The fracturing manifold can also include pivot joints that allow angular displacement of portions of the fracturing manifold with respect to other portions. The adjustment and pivot joints can accommodate spacing and elevation differences between the fracturing trees.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2016Publication date: October 13, 2016Applicant: Cameron International CorporationInventor: Gregory A. Conrad
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Publication number: 20160115773Abstract: A modular fracturing system is provided. In one embodiment, a fracturing manifold system includes a fracturing fluid manifold and a skid apparatus coupled in fluid communication with the fracturing fluid manifold and only one fracturing tree. The skid apparatus can include an inlet coupled to the fracturing fluid manifold, a single outlet coupled to the one fracturing tree via a fluid conduit, and a valve between the inlet and the single outlet to control flow of fracturing fluid from the fracturing fluid manifold through the skid apparatus to the one fracturing tree. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2014Publication date: April 28, 2016Inventors: Gregory A. Conrad, James W. Lovin
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Publication number: 20160109215Abstract: An electrically tunable terahertz two-path plasmonic interferometer with an integrated detection element can down convert a terahertz field to a rectified DC signal. The integrated detector utilizes a resonant plasmonic homodyne mixing mechanism that measures the component of the plasma waves in-phase with an excitation field that functions as the local oscillator in the mixer. The plasmonic interferometer comprises two independently tuned electrical paths. The plasmonic interferometer enables a spectrometer-on-a-chip where the tuning of electrical path length plays an analogous role to that of physical path length in macroscopic Fourier transform interferometers.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2014Publication date: April 21, 2016Inventors: Gregory Conrad Dyer, Eric A. Shaner, Gregory Aizin
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Patent number: 9297638Abstract: An electrically tunable terahertz two-path plasmonic interferometer with an integrated detection element can down convert a terahertz field to a rectified DC signal. The integrated detector utilizes a resonant plasmonic homodyne mixing mechanism that measures the component of the plasma waves in-phase with an excitation field that functions as the local oscillator in the mixer. The plasmonic interferometer comprises two independently tuned electrical paths. The plasmonic interferometer enables a spectrometer-on-a-chip where the tuning of electrical path length plays an analogous role to that of physical path length in macroscopic Fourier transform interferometers.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2014Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignees: Sandia Corporation, Research Foundation of The City of New YorkInventors: Gregory Conrad Dyer, Eric A. Shaner, Gregory Aizin
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Patent number: 9255469Abstract: A fracturing system can include an integral fracturing manifold. More particularly, a fracturing system can include a plurality of fracturing trees and an integral fracturing manifold may be directly coupled to each of the plurality of fracturing trees. The integral fracturing manifold may also include adjustment and pivot joints that accommodate spacing and elevation differences between the fracturing trees.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2014Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventor: Gregory A. Conrad
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Patent number: 9222345Abstract: A fracturing system can include a fracturing manifold coupled to a plurality of fracturing trees. The fracturing manifold may include adjustment joints that enable adjustment of the length of the fracturing manifold. The fracturing manifold can also include pivot joints that allow angular displacement of portions of the fracturing manifold with respect to other portions. The adjustment and pivot joints can accommodate spacing and elevation differences between the fracturing trees.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2014Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventor: Gregory A. Conrad
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Patent number: 9105791Abstract: A tunable plasmonic crystal comprises several periods in a two-dimensional electron or hole gas plasmonic medium that is both extremely subwavelength (˜?/100) and tunable through the application of voltages to metal electrodes. Tuning of the plasmonic crystal band edges can be realized in materials such as semiconductors and graphene to actively control the plasmonic crystal dispersion in the terahertz and infrared spectral regions. The tunable plasmonic crystal provides a useful degree of freedom for applications in slow light devices, voltage-tunable waveguides, filters, ultra-sensitive direct and heterodyne THz detectors, and THz oscillators.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2013Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignees: Sandia Corporation, The Research Foundation of the City University of New YorkInventors: Gregory Conrad Dyer, Eric A. Shaner, John L. Reno, Gregory Aizin