Patents by Inventor John David Juda

John David Juda 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).

  • Dual-direction ram-type blowout preventer seal
    Patent number: 8740174
    Abstract: A ram-type blowout preventer and method of actuating thereof. The ram-type blowout preventer includes a seal carrier disposed about a vertical bore between the body and adjacent to the horizontal bore. The seal carrier is configured to be thrust into sealing engagement with at least one of a pair of ram blocks of the ram-type blowout preventer by fluid pressure above the ram blocks and a sealing device forms a seal between the body and the seal carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Hydril USA Manufacturing LLC
    Inventors: John David Juda, Eugene Charles Chauviere, III
  • DUAL-DIRECTION RAM-TYPE BLOWOUT PREVENTER SEAL
    Publication number: 20080135791
    Abstract: A ram-type blowout preventer and method of actuating thereof. The ram-type blowout preventer includes a seal carrier disposed about a vertical bore between the body and adjacent to the horizontal bore. The seal carrier is configured to be thrust into sealing engagement with at least one of a pair of ram blocks of the ram-type blowout preventer by fluid pressure above the ram blocks and a sealing device forms a seal between the body and the seal carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: John David Juda, Eugene Charles Chauviere