Patents by Inventor Jay R. Osborne

Jay R. Osborne 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).

  • FILTER ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20130001148
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for supporting a screen. The apparatus may comprise a cylindrical screen for submerging in a fluid. The screen may have an inlet pipe for connecting to a piping system, filter members, a first end, a second end, and a support structure. The support structure may include one or more helical and/or straight bar members which traverse the screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Jay R. Osborne, Michael Richard Ekholm, Dan Ganfield
  • Helical support structure for intake screens
    Patent number: 8292089
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for supporting a screen. The apparatus comprising a cylindrical screen for submerging in a fluid, the screen having an inlet pipe for connecting to a piping system, filter members, a first end, a second and a support structure. The support structure is one or more helical members which traverse the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Weatherford/Lamb, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay R. Osborne, Michael Ekholm, Dan Ganfield
  • HELICAL SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR INTAKE SCREENS
    Publication number: 20110290743
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for supporting a screen. The apparatus comprising a cylindrical screen for submerging in a fluid, the screen having an inlet pipe for connecting to a piping system, filter members, a first end, a second and a support structure. The support structure is one or more helical members which traverse the screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: Jay R. Osborne, Michael Ekholm, Dan Ganfield
  • Helical internal support structure for intake screens
    Patent number: 7950527
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for supporting a screen. The apparatus comprising a cylindrical screen for submerging in a fluid, the screen having an inlet pipe for connecting to a piping system, filter members, a first end, a second and a support structure. The support structure is one or more helical members which traverse the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Weatherford/Lamb, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay R. Osborne, Michael Ekholm, Dan Ganfield