Patents by Inventor Kevin Peter Minnock
Kevin Peter Minnock 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).
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Patent number: 11137093Abstract: A system includes a first body of a fluid-handling component and a second body of a fluid-handling component. The system also includes a fastener configured to couple the first body to the second body, and an annular sleeve configured to surround a portion of the fastener that is positioned at an interface between the first body and the second body when the first body and the second body are coupled to one another.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2017Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Mark Anthony McGilvray, Jr., Kevin Peter Minnock, Amanda Diane Smith, James Daniel Ekdahl, Loc G. Hoang
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Publication number: 20190186662Abstract: A system includes a first body of a fluid-handling component and a second body of a fluid-handling component. The system also includes a fastener configured to couple the first body to the second body, and an annular sleeve configured to surround a portion of the fastener that is positioned at an interface between the first body and the second body when the first body and the second body are coupled to one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2017Publication date: June 20, 2019Applicant: Cameron International CorporationInventors: Mark Anthony McGilvray, JR., Kevin Peter Minnock, Amanda Diane Smith, James Daniel Ekdahl, Loc G. Hoang
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Patent number: 10190383Abstract: A fluid injection system includes a choke valve having at least one inlet. The system also includes a water injection line extending between a water supply and the choke valve, and the water injection line is configured to flow water from the water supply into a first inlet of the at least one inlet of the choke valve. The system also includes a polymer injection line extending from a polymer supply toward the choke valve, and the polymer injection line is configured to flow a polymer in a substantially non-inverted state from the polymer supply toward the choke valve. The choke valve is configured to receive the water and the polymer and to facilitate inversion of the polymer as the water and the polymer flow through the choke valve.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2015Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Cameron International CorporationInventors: Michael David Mullin, Kevin Peter Minnock
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Patent number: 10167693Abstract: A system includes a hanger having a tapered radially-outer surface and a hanger sealing assembly configured to move between an unsealed position and a sealed position in which the hanger sealing assembly seals an annular space between the hanger and a housing of a wellhead. The hanger sealing assembly includes an annular sleeve, a first and second annular seal each comprising a respective tapered radially-inner surface configured to contact the tapered radially-outer surface of the hanger, and an annular seal-engaging sleeve. The annular seal-engaging sleeve is coupled to the first and second annular seals, and movement of the annular sleeve along an axial axis is configured to exert an axial force on the first annular seal, thereby causing the first and second annular seals to move axially and radially outward along the tapered radially-outer surface of the hanger to seal the annular space.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2016Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: Cameron International CorporationInventors: Kevin Peter Minnock, Alan Davis
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Patent number: 10125576Abstract: An underwater assembly includes a flow control device and an actuator coupled to the flow control device, where the actuator is configured to actuate the flow control device. The underwater assembly further includes an insulated housing surrounding the flow control device and the actuator, where the insulated housing is configured to retain heat. The underwater assembly also includes a thermal control system comprising a heat exchanger configured to control a temperature of the actuator.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2015Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: Cameron International CorporationInventors: Edmund Peter McHugh, Kevin Peter Minnock, David Francis Anthony Quin
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Patent number: 10024128Abstract: A system includes a subsea chemical injection system configured to inject a chemical into a well, wherein the choke trim comprises a first cylinder comprising a first plurality of spiral flow paths, a second cylinder comprising a second plurality of spiral flow paths, wherein the first cylinder is disposed within the second cylinder, and an outer portion comprising a plurality of axial passages, wherein the second cylinder is disposed within the outer portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2015Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Kevin Peter Minnock, Abinesh Gnanavelu, David Francis Anthony Quin
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Patent number: 9945217Abstract: A fluid injection system includes a water injection assembly having a choke valve configured to receive water from a water injection line and to provide the water to a main bore of a well head. The system also includes a polymer injection assembly having a dedicated polymer connection configured to receive a polymer from a polymer injection line and to direct the polymer toward the main bore of the well head to facilitate mixing of the water and the polymer within the main bore.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2015Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: Cameron International CorporationInventors: Michael David Mullin, Kevin Peter Minnock
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Patent number: 9856712Abstract: A system includes a subsea chemical injection system configured to inject a chemical into a well, wherein the choke trim comprises a first cylinder comprising a first plurality of spiral flow paths, a second cylinder comprising a second plurality of spiral flow paths, wherein the first cylinder is disposed within the second cylinder, and an outer portion comprising a plurality of axial passages, wherein the second cylinder is disposed within the outer portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2015Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: Cameron International CorporationInventors: Kevin Peter Minnock, Abinesh Gnanavelu, Padraic Edward McDonnell, Edmund Peter McHugh, Michael David Mullin, Declan Elliott
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Publication number: 20170342805Abstract: A system includes a hanger having a tapered radially-outer surface and a hanger sealing assembly configured to move between an unsealed position and a sealed position in which the hanger sealing assembly seals an annular space between the hanger and a housing of a wellhead. The hanger sealing assembly includes an annular sleeve, a first and second annular seal each comprising a respective tapered radially-inner surface configured to contact the tapered radially-outer surface of the hanger, and an annular seal-engaging sleeve. The annular seal-engaging sleeve is coupled to the first and second annular seals, and movement of the annular sleeve along an axial axis is configured to exert an axial force on the first annular seal, thereby causing the first and second annular seals to move axially and radially outward along the tapered radially-outer surface of the hanger to seal the annular space.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2016Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Kevin Peter Minnock, Alan Davis
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Patent number: 9765589Abstract: A system includes a subsea chemical injection system configured to inject a chemical into a well, wherein the choke trim comprises a first cylinder comprising a first plurality of spiral flow paths, a second cylinder comprising a second plurality of spiral flow paths, wherein the first cylinder is disposed within the second cylinder, and an outer portion comprising a plurality of axial passages, wherein the second cylinder is disposed within the outer portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2015Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Cameron International CorporationInventors: Kevin Peter Minnock, Abinesh Gnanavelu, David Francis Anthony Quin, Edmund Peter McHugh, Conor James Gray, Stephen A. Chambers, Raymond Nicholas Smyth
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Patent number: 9568348Abstract: A system is provided with an ultrasonic flow meter. The ultrasonic flow meter includes a first ultrasonic transducer disposed about a fluid flow path, and a pressure balancing system configured to pressure balance the first ultrasonic transducer relative to a fluid flow along the fluid flow path.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2015Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: Cameron International CorporationInventors: David Francis Anthony Quin, Kevin Peter Minnock, Francis Anthony O'Brien, Finian McCarthy
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Publication number: 20160215585Abstract: A fluid injection system includes a choke valve having at least one inlet. The system also includes a water injection line extending between a water supply and the choke valve, and the water injection line is configured to flow water from the water supply into a first inlet of the at least one inlet of the choke valve. The system also includes a polymer injection line extending from a polymer supply toward the choke valve, and the polymer injection line is configured to flow a polymer in a substantially non-inverted state from the polymer supply toward the choke valve. The choke valve is configured to receive the water and the polymer and to facilitate inversion of the polymer as the water and the polymer flow through the choke valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2015Publication date: July 28, 2016Inventors: Michael David Mullin, Kevin Peter Minnock
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Publication number: 20160215603Abstract: A fluid injection system includes a water injection assembly having a choke valve configured to receive water from a water injection line and to provide the water to a main bore of a well head. The system also includes a polymer injection assembly having a dedicated polymer connection configured to receive a polymer from a polymer injection line and to direct the polymer toward the main bore of the well head to facilitate mixing of the water and the polymer within the main bore.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2015Publication date: July 28, 2016Inventors: Michael David Mullin, Kevin Peter Minnock
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Publication number: 20160024887Abstract: An underwater assembly includes a flow control device and an actuator coupled to the flow control device, where the actuator is configured to actuate the flow control device. The underwater assembly further includes an insulated housing surrounding the flow control device and the actuator, where the insulated housing is configured to retain heat. The underwater assembly also includes a thermal control system comprising a heat exchanger configured to control a temperature of the actuator.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2015Publication date: January 28, 2016Inventors: Edmund Peter McHugh, Kevin Peter Minnock, David Francis Anthony Quin
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Patent number: 9228870Abstract: A system is provided with an ultrasonic flow meter. The ultrasonic flow meter includes a first ultrasonic transducer disposed about a fluid flow path, and a pressure balancing system configured to pressure balance the first ultrasonic transducer relative to a fluid flow along the fluid flow path.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2013Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: Cameron International CorporationInventors: David Francis Anthony Quin, Kevin Peter Minnock, Francis Anthony O'Brien, Finian McCarthy
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Patent number: 9151130Abstract: An underwater assembly includes a flow control device and an actuator coupled to the flow control device, where the actuator is configured to actuate the flow control device. The underwater assembly further includes an insulated housing surrounding the flow control device and the actuator, where the insulated housing is configured to retain heat. The underwater assembly also includes a thermal control system comprising a heat exchanger configured to control a temperature of the actuator.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2012Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: Cameron International CorporationInventors: Edmund Peter McHugh, Kevin Peter Minnock, David Francis Anthony Quin
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Publication number: 20150275611Abstract: A system includes a subsea chemical injection system configured to inject a chemical into a well, wherein the choke trim comprises a first cylinder comprising a first plurality of spiral flow paths, a second cylinder comprising a second plurality of spiral flow paths, wherein the first cylinder is disposed within the second cylinder, and an outer portion comprising a plurality of axial passages, wherein the second cylinder is disposed within the outer portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2015Publication date: October 1, 2015Inventors: Kevin Peter Minnock, Abinesh Gnanavelu, David Francis Anthony Quin, Padraic Edward McDonnell, Edmund Peter McHugh, Conor James Gray, Michael David Mullin, Stephen A. Chambers, Raymond Nicholas Smyth, Declan Elliott, Finbarr William Evans
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Publication number: 20150275613Abstract: A system includes a subsea chemical injection system configured to inject a chemical into a well, wherein the choke trim comprises a first cylinder comprising a first plurality of spiral flow paths, a second cylinder comprising a second plurality of spiral flow paths, wherein the first cylinder is disposed within the second cylinder, and an outer portion comprising a plurality of axial passages, wherein the second cylinder is disposed within the outer portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2015Publication date: October 1, 2015Inventors: Kevin Peter Minnock, Abinesh Gnanavelu, David Francis Anthony Quin, Padraic Edward McDonnell, Edmund Peter McHugh, Conor James Gray, Michael David Mullin, Stephen A Chambers, Raymond Nicholas Smyth, Declan Elliott, Finbarr William Evans
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Publication number: 20150275614Abstract: A system includes a subsea chemical injection system configured to inject a chemical into a well, wherein the choke trim comprises a first cylinder comprising a first plurality of spiral flow paths, a second cylinder comprising a second plurality of spiral flow paths, wherein the first cylinder is disposed within the second cylinder, and an outer portion comprising a plurality of axial passages, wherein the second cylinder is disposed within the outer portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2015Publication date: October 1, 2015Inventors: Kevin Peter Minnock, Abinesh Gnanavelu, Devid Francis Anthony Quin, Padraic Edward McDonnell, Edmund Peter McHugh, Conor James Gray, Michael David Mullin, Stephen A. Chambers, Raymond Nicholas Smyth, Declan Elliott, Finbarr William Evans
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Publication number: 20150275612Abstract: A system includes a subsea chemical injection system configured to inject a chemical into a well, wherein the choke trim comprises a first cylinder comprising a first plurality of spiral flow paths, a second cylinder comprising a second plurality of spiral flow paths, wherein the first cylinder is disposed within the second cylinder, and an outer portion comprising a plurality of axial passages, wherein the second cylinder is disposed within the outer portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2015Publication date: October 1, 2015Inventors: Kevin Peter Minnock, Abinesh Gnanavelu, David Francis Anthony Quin, Padraic Edward McDonnell, Edmund Peter McHugh, Conor James Gray, Michael David Mullin, Stephen A. Chambers, Raymond Nicholas Smyth, Declan Elliott, Finbarr William Evans