Patents by Inventor Harris Reynolds

Harris Reynolds 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).

  • Publication number: 20080084060
    Abstract: An electrically-insulative threaded connection includes a pin member having a pin thread and a box member having a box thread. An insulating composite layer is disposed between the pin thread and the box thread. The insulating composite layer includes an insulating fiber and insulating resin. The pin thread and the box thread are wedge threads. A method of making an electrically-insulative threaded connection includes forming a pin wedge thread on a pin member and winding a filament over the pin wedge thread. The filament is wetted with a resin, thereby forming a composite layer. The composite layer is cured and machined to mate with a box wedge thread.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Applicant: Hydril Company LLC
    Inventor: Harris Reynolds
  • Publication number: 20080012322
    Abstract: A threaded connection includes a pin member including a continuous external wedge thread having a first pin step, a mid pin step, and a second pin step and a box member including a continuous internal wedge thread having a first box step, a mid box step, and a second box step. The first pin step and the first box step correspond at a first wedge ratio, the mid pin step and the mid box step correspond at a transition wedge ratio, and the second pin step and the second box step correspond at a second wedge ratio. Upon selected make-up of the pin member with the box member, a clearance exists between corresponding thread flanks of at least of a portion of the threaded connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Applicant: HYDRIL COMPANY LP
    Inventor: Harris Reynolds
  • Publication number: 20070261768
    Abstract: A method to design an oilfield tubular string for a well includes determining the corrosiveness of fluids in the well and selecting an alloy for the oilfield tubular string, such that a corrosion resistance and a yield strength of the alloy may be varied through a heat treatment process, heat treating the alloy to survive the determined well fluid corrosiveness and determining the yield strength of the heat treated alloy, and selecting a diameter, a wall thickness, and a connection type for the oilfield tubing string based on the determined yield strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2006
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Inventor: Harris Reynolds
  • Publication number: 20070236014
    Abstract: Threaded connections including a pin member and a box member and are mismatched. The pin member and the box member have wedge threads formed thereon with a gap formed between pin and box load flanks and/or pin and box stab flanks of the threaded connection. The mismatch may comprise different flank angles and/or different flank profiles between corresponding flanks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: Harris Reynolds, Robert Sivley
  • Publication number: 20070216160
    Abstract: A threaded connection includes a pin member having a pin thread having a pin thread crest, a pin thread root, a pin load flank, and a pin stab flank, a box member having a box thread having a box thread crest, a box thread root, a box load flank, and a box stab flank, wherein at least one of the pin thread crest, the pin thread root, the box thread crest, and the box thread root has at least one perturbation formed thereon, and wherein upon a selected make-up of the pin member with the box member, at least one of a localized clearance or a localized interference exists between the pin thread and the box thread at the at least one perturbation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2007
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventor: Harris Reynolds
  • Publication number: 20070176423
    Abstract: A method to manufacture a tubular connection includes calculating an engaged thread area of one of a pin member and a box member of a proposed wedge-thread connection, multiplying the calculated engaged thread area by a dope thickness factor to obtain a target free volume for the proposed wedge-threaded connection, and constructing the manufactured wedge-threaded connection having a total clearance gap volume substantially equal to the target free volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2007
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventors: Harris Reynolds, Andrew Tate
  • Publication number: 20070170722
    Abstract: Threaded connections including a pin member and a box member and a sealing metal. The pin member and the box member have wedge threads formed thereon, and the sealing metal is disposed between the wedge threads of the pin member and the box member. The sealing metal has a melting point lower than a tempering temperature of the pin member and the box member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2006
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Inventors: Harris Reynolds, Philip Huff, Keith Pruden
  • Publication number: 20070167051
    Abstract: A wedge threaded connection includes a pin member threadably coupled to a box member, a first data connector embedded in a portion of a thread of the pin member, and a second data connector embedded in a portion of a thread of the box member, wherein upon selected make-up of the pin member with the box member, the first data connector engages the second data connector such that a data signal may pass from the pin member to the box member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventor: Harris Reynolds
  • Publication number: 20070158943
    Abstract: A threaded connection including a pin member and a box member, and methods for manufacturing and forming said threaded connection. The pin member has a pin thread with a pin thread crest, a pin thread root, a pin load flank, and a pin stab flank. The box member has a box thread with a box thread crest, a box thread root, a box load flank, and a box stab flank. At least one of the pin thread crest, the pin load flank, the pin stab flank, the box thread crest, the box load flank, and the box stab flank has at least one perturbation formed thereon. Upon a selected make-up of the pin member with the box member, a reduced clearance gap exists between the pin thread and the box thread at the at least one perturbation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: Hydril Company LP
    Inventors: David Mallis, Harris Reynolds
  • Publication number: 20070132239
    Abstract: A threaded connection includes a pin member having a pin thread having a pin load flank and a pin stab flank. The threaded connection includes a box member having a box thread having a box load flank and a box stab flank. The pin thread includes a first wedge segment on the pin stab flank and the box thread includes a second wedge segment on the box stab flank. Upon make-up of the pin member with the box member, a contact stress results from engagement of the first wedge segment with the second wedge segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventor: Harris Reynolds
  • Publication number: 20070132237
    Abstract: A tubular connection and methods of manufacturing a box member. The tubular connection includes a box member that includes an internal thread and a pin member that includes an external thread. The external thread is adapted to threadedly engage the internal thread. A substantially helical groove is formed on an outer surface of the box member. The method of manufacturing the box member includes selecting an outer diameter for a box member that causes the tool joint to have a greater than a selected bending strength ratio. A helical groove is formed on the outer diameter of the box member such that the helical groove reduces the bending strength ratio to be about the selected bending strength ratio. An internal thread is formed on an internal surface of the box member. Another method of manufacturing the box member includes forming an internal thread on an internal surface of a cylinder and forming a substantially helical groove on an outer surface of the cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2007
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Applicant: HYDRIL COMPANY LP
    Inventors: Robert Sivley, Harris Reynolds
  • Publication number: 20070048108
    Abstract: An electrically-insulative threaded connection includes a pin member having a pin thread and a box member having a box thread. An insulating composite layer is disposed between the pin thread and the box thread. The insulating composite layer includes an insulating fiber and insulating resin. The pin thread and the box thread are wedge threads. A method of making an electrically-insulative threaded connection includes forming a pin wedge thread on a pin member and winding a filament over the pin wedge thread. The filament is wetted with a resin, thereby forming a composite layer. The composite layer is cured and machined to mate with a box wedge thread.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Inventor: Harris Reynolds
  • Publication number: 20070024053
    Abstract: An expandable tubular connection includes a pin member and a box member. The pin member includes a pin thread formed on a small step and a large step and a first seal surface formed between the small step and the large step. The box member includes a box thread formed on a small step and a large step and a second seal surface formed between the small step and the large step. The pin thread and the box thread are wedge threads. Upon a selected make-up of the pin member with the box member a selected gap exists between the first seal surface and the second seal surface. The gap is selected such that, when plastically radially expanded by a selected amount, a seal is formed between at least a portion of the first seal surface and the second seal surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2005
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Inventors: Robert Sivley, Gary Ward, Harris Reynolds
  • Publication number: 20060273586
    Abstract: A coupled threaded connection and a method for making-up a coupled threaded connection. The coupled threaded connection includes a first tubular section that includes a first external thread and a first pin nose. The first pin nose includes a first pin nose surface, a first pin seal surface, and a first pin shoulder surface. The first pin seal surface is disposed between the first pin nose surface and the first shoulder surface. The coupled threaded connection also includes a second tubular section including a second external thread and a second pin nose. The second pin nose includes a second pin nose surface, a second pin seal surface, and a second pin shoulder surface. The second pin seal surface corresponds to the first pin seal surface. The coupled threaded connection further includes a coupling including a first internal thread adapted to connect to the first external thread, a second internal thread adapted to connect to the second external thread, and an inner seal support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2005
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Inventors: Harris Reynolds, Robert Sivley
  • Publication number: 20060255591
    Abstract: A method of treating a threaded connection that includes determining a treating time sufficient to form a thickness of a hopeite coating, coating at least a portion of the threaded connection with phosphating compound for a period of time sufficient to form the thickness of the hopeite coating is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2005
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventor: Harris Reynolds
  • Publication number: 20060220382
    Abstract: A threaded connection includes a pin member providing a single external thread comprising a first external portion and a second external portion, a box member providing a single internal thread comprising a first internal portion and a second internal portion, and a radial metal-to-metal seal to seal between the pin member and the box member, wherein the first and second internal portions threadably correspond with the first and second external portions, and wherein the first internal and external portions are characterized by a first wedge ratio and the second internal and external portions are characterized by a second wedge ratio, wherein the first wedge ratio is less than the second wedge ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2006
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventors: Harris Reynolds, David Mallis
  • Publication number: 20060201669
    Abstract: A method for making-up a wedge thread connection comprising a pin member and a box member includes applying a pipe dope to at least one of the pin member and the box member, wherein the pin member and the box member comprise corresponding wedge threads, reducing the viscosity of the pipe dope at least temporarily, and rotating the pin member relative to the box member to make-up the wedge thread connection, wherein the rotation occurs while the viscosity of the pipe dope is at least temporarily reduced. A collar to be used with a tong assembly in making-up a threaded connection between a pin member and a box member includes at least one power unit configured to temporarily reduce the viscosity of pipe dope applied to at least one of the pin member and the box member, and an inner surface having a selected diameter to correspond to an outer diameter of at least one of the pin member and the box member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Robert Sivley, Harris Reynolds
  • Publication number: 20060145480
    Abstract: A tubular connection is provided with a first thread on a first step having an initial makeup location and a second thread on a second step, the second thread being a wedge thread and having a selected clearance on stab and load flanks at the initial makeup location of the first thread.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Applicant: Hydril Company
    Inventors: David Mallis, Robert Sivley, Harris Reynolds
  • Publication number: 20060145476
    Abstract: A threaded connection having wedge threads, and a method of manufacturing said threaded connection. The threaded connection includes a pin member and a box member having a pin thread and a box thread, respectively. The pin thread has a pin thread crest, a pin thread root, a pin load flank, and a pin stab flank. The pin thread includes at least a first step, a mid-step, and a second step formed sequentially thereon. The box thread has a box thread crest, a box thread root, a box load flank, and a box stab flank. The box thread includes at least a first step, a mid-step, and a second step formed sequentially thereon. The steps on the box thread correspond generally in axial position with the steps on the pin thread. The first step has a first wedge ratio, the mid-step has a transition wedge ratio, and the second step has a second wedge ratio,. The thread leads are substantially constant within each of the steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventor: Harris Reynolds
  • Publication number: 20060145477
    Abstract: A threaded connection including a pin member and a box member, and methods for manufacturing and forming said threaded connection. The pin member has a pin thread with a pin thread crest, a pin thread root, a pin load flank, and a pin stab flank. The box member has a box thread with a box thread crest, a box thread root, a box load flank, and a box stab flank. At least one of the pin thread crest, the pin load flank, the pin stab flank, the box thread crest, the box load flank, and the box stab flank has at least one perturbation formed thereon. Upon a selected make-up of the pin member with the box member, an increased contact stress exists between the pin thread and the box thread at the at least one perturbation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventor: Harris Reynolds