Patents by Inventor Kevin Kegin

Kevin Kegin 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).

  • Patent number: 11754069
    Abstract: A lubricator for a plunger lift system includes a tubular body, a shift rod housing, a first spring, and a second spring. The shift rod housing disposed in the tubular body and has a chamber. The shift rod has a first portion slidably disposed in the chamber and a second portion projecting from a first end of the shift rod housing. A distal end of the second portion of the shift rod is engageable with a shift valve of a bypass plunger. The first spring disposed in the chamber to absorb an impact force applied to the shift rod by the shift valve. The second spring disposed in the tubular body between a portion of the shift rod housing and a portion of the tubular body to absorb an impact force applied to the shift rod housing by a plunger body of the bypass plunger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Tri-Lift Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin Kegin
  • Patent number: 11028661
    Abstract: A fishing neck for a plunger comprises a head portion, a neck portion, a lower portion, and a plurality of ribs. The head portion has a cylindrical configuration with an outer peripheral surface and an outer diameter. The neck portion also has a cylindrical configuration with an outer peripheral surface and an outer diameter, but the outer diameter is less than the outer diameter of the head portion. The neck portion extends from the head portion. The lower portion extends from the neck portion, which is opposite the head portion, and is connectable to a plunger. The lower portion has an outer diameter greater than the outer diameter of the neck portion. A plurality of ribs projects from the outer peripheral surface of the neck portion and extends helically from the head portion to the lower portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Tri-Lift Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin Kegin
  • Publication number: 20210054711
    Abstract: A fishing neck for a plunger comprises a head portion, a neck portion, a lower portion, and a plurality of ribs. The head portion has a cylindrical configuration with an outer peripheral surface and an outer diameter. The neck portion also has a cylindrical configuration with an outer peripheral surface and an outer diameter, but the outer diameter is less than the outer diameter of the head portion. The neck portion extends from the head portion. The lower portion extends from the neck portion, which is opposite the head portion, and is connectable to a plunger. The lower portion has an outer diameter greater than the outer diameter of the neck portion. A plurality of ribs projects from the outer peripheral surface of the neck portion and extends helically from the head portion to the lower portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventor: Kevin Kegin
  • Publication number: 20210054839
    Abstract: A lubricator for a plunger lift system includes a tubular body, a shift rod housing, a first spring, and a second spring. The tubular body has a sidewall and a closed end. The shift rod housing is disposed in the tubular body and has a chamber, a first end, and a second end. The shift rod has a first portion which is slidably disposed in the chamber of the shift rod housing and a second portion projecting from the first end of the shift rod housing. A distal end of the second portion of the shift rod is engageable with a shift valve of a bypass plunger. The first spring is disposed in the chamber of the shift rod housing in a way to absorb an impact force applied to the shift rod by the shift valve of the bypass plunger. The second spring is disposed in the tubular body between a portion of the shift rod housing and a portion of the tubular body in a way to absorb an impact force applied to the shift rod housing by a plunger body of the bypass plunger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventor: Kevin Kegin