Patents by Inventor Joe Boyd

Joe Boyd 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).

  • Implantable depots for the controlled release of therapeutic agents
    Patent number: 11969500
    Abstract: The present technology relates to depots for the treatment of postoperative pain via sustained, controlled release of a therapeutic agent. In some embodiments, the depot may comprise a therapeutic region comprising an analgesic, and a control region comprising a bioresorbable polymer and a releasing agent mixed with the polymer. The releasing agent may be configured to dissolve when the depot is placed in vivo to form diffusion openings in the control region. The depot may be configured to be implanted at a treatment site in vivo and, while implanted, release the therapeutic agent at the treatment site for no less than 3 days.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Foundry Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Karun D. Naga, Hanson S. Gifford, III, Stephen W. Boyd, Patrick H. Ruane, Jackie Joe Hancock, Michael Feldstein, Koon Kiat Teu, Honglei Wang, Jingnan Luo, Daniel Boon Lim Seet
  • Automated sucker rod spacing device and associated methods
    Patent number: 11168549
    Abstract: An automated sucker rod spacing device comprising a housing, a screw set within the housing and connected to a sucker rod string via a polished rod, a nut which is in threaded engagement with the screw, a means to transmit a rotation force to the nut, wherein the rotation of the nut can lower or raise the screw and thus lower or raise the sucker rod string. The device can be used to stop tagging, ensure full pump fillage, and avoid gas lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: TRC Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Ewing, Michael Eric Johnson, Donald Mike Johnson, Joe Boyd, Danny Uselton
  • Automated Sucker Rod Spacing Device and Associated Methods
    Publication number: 20200182028
    Abstract: An automated sucker rod spacing device comprising a housing, a screw set within the housing and connected to a sucker rod string via a polished rod, a nut which is in threaded engagement with the screw, a means to transmit a rotation force to the nut, wherein the rotation of the nut can lower or raise the screw and thus lower or raise the sucker rod string. The device can be used to stop tagging, ensure full pump fillage, and avoid gas lock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Donald Ewing, Michael Eric Johnson, Donald Mike Johnson, Joe Boyd, Danny Uselton
  • Automatic sucker rod spacing device and methods of using same
    Patent number: 10508522
    Abstract: An automated sucker rod spacing device comprising a housing, a screw set within the housing and connected to a sucker rod string via a polished rod, a nut which is in threaded engagement with the screw, a means to transmit a rotation force to the nut, wherein the rotation of the nut can lower or raise the screw and thus lower or raise the sucker rod string. The device can be used to stop tagging, ensure full pump fillage, and avoid gas lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: TRC Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Eric Johnson, Donald Ewing, Donald Mike Johnson, Joe Boyd, Danny Uselton
  • AUTOMATIC SUCKER ROD SPACING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170211365
    Abstract: An automated sucker rod spacing device comprising a housing, a screw set within the housing and connected to a sucker rod string via a polished rod, a nut which is in threaded engagement with the screw, a means to transmit a rotation force to the nut, wherein the rotation of the nut can lower or raise the screw and thus lower or raise the sucker rod string. The device can be used to stop tagging, ensure full pump fillage, and avoid gas lock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: TRC Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Eric Johnson, Donald Ewing, Donald Mike Johnson, Joe Boyd, Danny Uselton
  • Bottle stopper with cap
    Patent number: D1007304
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: ENVIRONMENTAL EXPRESS, INC.
    Inventors: Joe Boyd, Peter Wood