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).

  • Patent number: 11137093
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mark Anthony McGilvray, Jr., Kevin Peter Minnock, Amanda Diane Smith, James Daniel Ekdahl, Loc G. Hoang
  • Publication number: 20190186662
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: Cameron International Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Anthony McGilvray, JR., Kevin Peter Minnock, Amanda Diane Smith, James Daniel Ekdahl, Loc G. Hoang
  • Patent number: 10190383
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Cameron International Corporation
    Inventors: Michael David Mullin, Kevin Peter Minnock
  • Patent number: 10167693
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Cameron International Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Peter Minnock, Alan Davis
  • Patent number: 10125576
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Cameron International Corporation
    Inventors: Edmund Peter McHugh, Kevin Peter Minnock, David Francis Anthony Quin
  • Patent number: 10024128
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kevin Peter Minnock, Abinesh Gnanavelu, David Francis Anthony Quin
  • Patent number: 9945217
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Cameron International Corporation
    Inventors: Michael David Mullin, Kevin Peter Minnock
  • Patent number: 9856712
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Cameron International Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Peter Minnock, Abinesh Gnanavelu, Padraic Edward McDonnell, Edmund Peter McHugh, Michael David Mullin, Declan Elliott
  • Publication number: 20170342805
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Kevin Peter Minnock, Alan Davis
  • Patent number: 9765589
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Cameron International Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Peter Minnock, Abinesh Gnanavelu, David Francis Anthony Quin, Edmund Peter McHugh, Conor James Gray, Stephen A. Chambers, Raymond Nicholas Smyth
  • Patent number: 9568348
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Cameron International Corporation
    Inventors: David Francis Anthony Quin, Kevin Peter Minnock, Francis Anthony O'Brien, Finian McCarthy
  • Publication number: 20160215585
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Michael David Mullin, Kevin Peter Minnock
  • Publication number: 20160215603
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Michael David Mullin, Kevin Peter Minnock
  • Publication number: 20160024887
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Edmund Peter McHugh, Kevin Peter Minnock, David Francis Anthony Quin
  • Patent number: 9228870
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Cameron International Corporation
    Inventors: David Francis Anthony Quin, Kevin Peter Minnock, Francis Anthony O'Brien, Finian McCarthy
  • Patent number: 9151130
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Cameron International Corporation
    Inventors: Edmund Peter McHugh, Kevin Peter Minnock, David Francis Anthony Quin
  • Publication number: 20150275611
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: 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
  • Publication number: 20150275613
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: 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
  • Publication number: 20150275614
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: 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
  • Publication number: 20150275612
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: 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