Patents by Inventor James C. Dodson

James C. Dodson 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).

  • Clamp - self alignment
    Patent number: 4106393
    Abstract: A clamp for positive coupling of two reciprocative rods in parallel axial alignment. The clamp includes a tapered wall portion and a flat radial wall portion. The tapered wall portion cooperates with a tapered shoulder on one of the rods to provide positive clamping while the flat wall portion cooperates with a flat radial shoulder on the other of the rods to provide limited transverse movement of the rods relative to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1976
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1978
    Assignee: Halliburton Company
    Inventors: James C. Dodson, Harold S. Labyer
  • Clamp -- self aligning
    Patent number: 4033701
    Abstract: A clamp for positive coupling of two reciprocative rods in parallel axial alignment. The clamp includes a tapered wall portion and a flat radial wall portion. The tapered wall portion cooperates with a tapered shoulder on one of the rods to provide positive clamping while the flat wall portion cooperates with a flat radial shoulder on the other of the rods to provide limited transverse movement of the rods relative to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1977
    Assignee: Halliburton Company
    Inventors: Harold S. Labyer, James C. Dodson