Patents by Inventor John Moreton

John Moreton 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).

  • Debris catch for managed pressure drilling
    Patent number: 12662888
    Abstract: The debris catch provides a strainer located downstream of a rotating control device (RCD) within a flow line. The strainer is located between the RCD and at least one protected component. The strainer limits the debris and other junk that flows to protected components located downstream of the strainer. A first sensor and a second sensor detect the pressure differential between a location before the strainer and at the strainer. The two sensors detect a clog in the strainer. The strainer is removable through an access outlet for clearing the clog and reinstalling a strainer for continued drilling operation. A purge valve located in the system also allows clearing of the strainer by releasing the debris through a purge outlet located on a pathway separate from the pathway to the protected component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: PRUITT TOOL & SUPPLY CO.
    Inventors: Benjamin Micah Spahn, John Moreton
  • Debris catch for managed pressure drilling
    Patent number: 12173568
    Abstract: The debris catch provides a strainer located downstream of a rotating control device (RCD) within a flow line. The strainer is located between the RCD and at least one protected component. The strainer limits the debris and other junk that flows to protected components located downstream of the strainer. A first sensor and a second sensor detect the pressure differential between a location before the strainer and at the strainer. The two sensors detect a clog in the strainer. The strainer is removable through an access outlet for clearing the clog and reinstalling a strainer for continued drilling operation. A purge valve located in the system also allows clearing of the strainer by releasing the debris through a purge outlet located on a pathway separate from the pathway to the protected component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: PRUITT TOOL & SUPPLY CO.
    Inventors: Benjamin Micah Spahn, John Moreton
  • Debris catch for managed pressure drilling
    Patent number: 11643889
    Abstract: The debris catch provides a strainer located downstream of a rotating control device (RCD) within a flow line. The strainer is located between the RCD and at least one protected component. The strainer limits the debris and other junk that flows to protected components located downstream of the strainer. A first sensor and a second sensor detect the pressure differential between a location before the strainer and at the strainer. The two sensors detect a clog in the strainer. The strainer is removable through an access outlet for clearing the clog and reinstalling a strainer for continued drilling operation. A purge valve located in the system also allows clearing of the strainer by releasing the debris through a purge outlet located on a pathway separate from the pathway to the protected component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Pruitt Tool & Supply Co.
    Inventors: Benjamin Micah Spahn, John Moreton
  • Belt buckle
    Patent number: D254522
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 25, 1980
    Assignee: Bangor Punta Operations, Inc.
    Inventor: John Moreton