Patents by Inventor James C. Henry

James C. Henry 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: 9447788
    Abstract: A linear pump and motor system includes a motor, rotary-to-linear mechanism, pressure compensation device (PCD), and gas mitigation assembly. The rotary-to-linear mechanism may translate rotation of a motor into linear motion to provide a pumping action. A PCD may minimize a pressure differential between lubrication fluids and external fluids. A gas mitigation assembly may provide a mechanism that mechanically opens a valve. In some embodiments, a PCD may be utilized separately from the linear pump. In some embodiments, a gas mitigation assembly may be utilized separately from the linear pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: HENRY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventors: James C. Henry, James David Henry, Ronald David Wallin, Frederick Eugene Morrow, Trevor Hardway
  • Publication number: 20140105759
    Abstract: A linear pump and motor system includes a motor, rotary-to-linear mechanism, pressure compensation device (PCD), and gas mitigation assembly. The rotary-to-linear mechanism may translate rotation of a motor into linear motion to provide a pumping action. A PCD may minimize a pressure differential between lubrication fluids and external fluids. A gas mitigation assembly may provide a mechanism that mechanically opens a valve. In some embodiments, a PCD may be utilized separately from the linear pump. In some embodiments, a gas mitigation assembly may be utilized separately from the linear pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Henry Research & Development
    Inventors: James C. Henry, James David Henry, Ronald David Wallin, Frederick Eugene Morrow, Trevor Hardway
  • Patent number: 7413009
    Abstract: The system and method of the present invention includes an electrical to mechanical converter (EMC), such as a motor, and a hydraulic pump-and-cylinder arrangement that is connected to the electrical to mechanical converter for input, and to a sucker rod pump for output, in at least one embodiment. The entire assembly can be deployed below the level of the well fluid in a well. The EMC-driven hydraulic pump and cylinder can provide reciprocating linear motion to operate the sucker rod pump. In contrast, this linear motion is normally provided by sucker rods connected to a plunger inside a pump barrel and a pumping unit on the surface. The invention provides the required linear motion for the sucker rod pump to operate, but without the need for sucker and a surface pumping unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: Henry Research and Development LLC
    Inventors: Christopher A. Jacobs, James C. Henry