Patents by Inventor Kirk Pepper

Kirk Pepper 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).

  • Modular pressure testing unit
    Patent number: 9915582
    Abstract: A pressure testing unit for pressure testing equipment including a test cell having first and second side walls, a cell frame, a lid pivotally mounted on the first side wall, a first tie rod disposed through the cell frame, a second tie rod disposed through the cell frame, a first impact plate removably secured to proximal ends of the first and second side walls and proximal ends of the first and second tie rods, and a second impact plate removably secured to distal ends of the first and second side walls and distal ends of the first and second tie rods. The test cell may be lengthened by attaching a second test cell thereto. One of the impact plates may be removed from the test cell, and receptacles on the test cell may be connected to receptacles on the second test cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Offshore Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Russell Garber, Kevin Michael Guidry, Dennis Penisson, Kirk Pepper
  • Modular Pressure Testing Unit
    Publication number: 20160097271
    Abstract: A pressure testing unit for pressure testing equipment including a test cell having first and second side walls, a cell frame, a lid pivotally mounted on the first side wall, a first tie rod disposed through the cell frame, a second tie rod disposed through the cell frame, a first impact plate removably secured to proximal ends of the first and second side walls and proximal ends of the first and second tie rods, and a second impact plate removably secured to distal ends of the first and second side walls and distal ends of the first and second tie rods. The test cell may be lengthened by attaching a second test cell thereto. One of the impact plates may be removed from the test cell, and receptacles on the test cell may be connected to receptacles on the second test cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Gary Russell Garber, Kevin Michael Guidry, Dennis Penisson, Kirk Pepper