Patents by Inventor Jay Burris

Jay Burris 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).

  • Swivel coupling
    Patent number: 9976682
    Abstract: A coupling assembly includes a first member having a male mating portion and a first conduit receiving portion and a second member having a female mating portion and a second conduit receiving portion, wherein the male mating portion is engaged with the female mating portion to prevent disassociation of the first member and the second member while permitting free rotation of the first member and the second member with respect to each other. A method of coupling a first conduit and a second conduit includes providing a first coupling member having a first mating portion and a second coupling member having a second mating portion, and compression fitting the first mating portion with the second mating portion to prevent disassociation of the first member and the second member while permitting relative rotation of the first member and the second member with respect to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: ZEKELMAN INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Marcello Cuzzolino, Richard Flading, Jeff Kneubehl, John Parks, Jay Burris, Edward Feeney
  • SWIVEL COUPLING
    Publication number: 20140175792
    Abstract: A coupling assembly includes a first member having a male mating portion and a first conduit receiving portion and a second member having a female mating portion and a second conduit receiving portion, wherein the male mating portion is engaged with the female mating portion to prevent disassociation of the first member and the second member while permitting free rotation of the first member and the second member with respect to each other. A method of coupling a first conduit and a second conduit includes providing a first coupling member having a first mating portion and a second coupling member having a second mating portion, and compression fitting the first mating portion with the second mating portion to prevent disassociation of the first member and the second member while permitting relative rotation of the first member and the second member with respect to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Inventors: Marcello CUZZOLINO, Richard Flading, Jeff Kneubehl, John Parks, Jay Burris, Edward Feeney
  • Apparatus and methods of separation of materials in an under-balanced drilling operation
    Patent number: 6328118
    Abstract: Disclosed are improved apparatus and methods of separation and control of drilling fluids in under-balanced drilling. Separation is conducted at reduced pressures to improve gas separation efficiencies. Preferably, separation is performed in multiple steps of pressure drops to eliminate foaming and to enhance gas removal. Solids are removed from the shaped bottom of a separation pressure chamber by creating a slurry and fluidizing and agitating the slurry to enhance solids removal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Karigan, Wesley Jay Burris, II