Patents by Inventor Jimmy Brinkley

Jimmy Brinkley 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).

  • High energy dissipative and erosion resistant fluid flow enhancer
    Patent number: 7469720
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for use within a production pipeline or other flowbore to reduce fluid pressure and regulate fluid flow while minimizing erosion effects caused by particulate matter in the fluid, wherein varying geometries with respect to multiple components within a choke valve are utilized to effectuate multiple changes in fluid flow direction, causing a fluid pressure drop at each directional change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Wood Group Pressure Control Limited
    Inventors: Stephen McCulloch, Jimmy Brinkley
  • High energy dissipative and erosion resistant fluid flow enhancer
    Publication number: 20040211478
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for use within a production pipeline or other flowbore to reduce fluid pressure and regulate fluid flow while minimizing erosion effects caused by particulate matter in the fluid, wherein varying geometries with respect to multiple components within a choke valve are utilized to effectuate multiple changes in fluid flow direction, causing a fluid pressure drop at each directional change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2004
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventors: Stephen McCulloch, Jimmy Brinkley