Patents by Inventor Matthew Allen Hegler
Matthew Allen Hegler 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: 12270497Abstract: A method and apparatus for securing a flexible pipe to a further flexible pipe in an end-to-end configuration, wherein the apparatus includes and the method utilizes an elongate tubular element having a first and second end and an outer surface comprising a raised central region. At least one vent passage extends at least partially across the raised central region.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2023Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: FlexSteel Pipeline Technologies, LLCInventors: Matthew Allen Hegler, Andrew James Heaton
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Publication number: 20250052348Abstract: A method and apparatus for securing a flexible pipe to a further flexible pipe in an end-to-end configuration, wherein the apparatus includes and the method utilizes an elongate tubular element having a first and second end and an outer surface comprising a raised central region. At least one vent passage extends at least partially across the raised central region.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2024Publication date: February 13, 2025Inventors: Matthew Allen Hegler, Andrew James Heaton
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Patent number: 12162719Abstract: A system includes a drum assembly that includes a support bar having a first end and a second end, and a plurality of drum segments coupled to the support bar. The drum segments are movable between retracted and extended positions, and the drum assembly is configured to be disposed within an interior region of a coil of flexible pipe when the plurality of drum segments are in the retracted position. The system also includes a first containment flange coupled to the drum assembly at the first end, a second containment flange coupled to the drum assembly at the second end, a first coupling device configured to removably couple the first containment flange to the drum assembly, and a second coupling device configured to removably couple the second containment flange to the drum assembly. The first and second containment flanges are configured to contain the flexible pipe.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2023Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: FlexSteel Pipeline Technologies, LLCInventors: Ricardo Garcia, Jonathan Guerrero, Matthew Allen Hegler, John Leger, Matthew Lousteau, Juan Moreno, Jagtar Thethy, Alexander Lee Winn
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Publication number: 20240301976Abstract: A pipe end fitting assembly that includes an outer body having an outer surface, an inner surface defining first bore, and an end surface, and an inner body having an inner surface defining a second bore and an outer surface. A portion of the inner body outer surface is secured to the outer body inner surface. A passage formed in the outer body includes a first portion extending from the end surface and parallel to the first bore, and a second portion extending from the outer body outer surface to the passage first portion. A pipe end is disposed around and secured to a portion of the inner body outer surface. A jacket is disposed around the pipe and has an end secured to the outer body outer surface. The passage portions are fluid communication with each other and a space between the jacket and the pipe.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2024Publication date: September 12, 2024Inventors: Matthew Allen Hegler, Andrew James Heaton
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Patent number: 12043514Abstract: A drum assembly includes a support bar, expandable spokes extending away from the support bar, drum segments mounted to the expandable spokes, support brackets disposed on the support bar, a primary mechanical actuator extending between the support brackets, and secondary mechanical actuators extending from the support brackets.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2023Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: Trinity Bay Equipment Holdings, LLCInventors: Alexander Ryan Barnett, Matthew Allen Hegler
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Patent number: 12000512Abstract: A pipe end fitting assembly that includes an outer body having an outer surface, an inner surface defining a first bore, and an end surface, and an inner body having an inner surface defining a second bore and an outer surface. A portion of the inner body outer surface is secured to the outer body inner surface. A passage formed in the outer body includes a first portion extending from the end surface and parallel to the first bore, and a second portion extending from the outer body outer surface to the passage first portion. A pipe end is disposed around and secured to a portion of the inner body outer surface. A jacket is disposed around the pipe and has an end secured to the outer body outer surface. The passage portions are in fluid communication with each other and a space between the jacket and the pipe.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2021Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Trinity Bay Equipment Holdings, LLCInventors: Matthew Allen Hegler, Andrew James Heaton
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Publication number: 20240043239Abstract: A system includes a drum assembly that includes a support bar having a first end and a second end, and a plurality of drum segments coupled to the support bar. The drum segments are movable between retracted and extended positions, and the drum assembly is configured to be disposed within an interior region of a coil of flexible pipe when the plurality of drum segments are in the retracted position. The system also includes a first containment flange coupled to the drum assembly at the first end, a second containment flange coupled to the drum assembly at the second end, a first coupling device configured to removably couple the first containment flange to the drum assembly, and a second coupling device configured to removably couple the second containment flange to the drum assembly. The first and second containment flanges are configured to contain the flexible pipe.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: Ricardo Garcia, Jonathan Guerrero, Matthew Allen Hegler, John Leger, Matthew Lousteau, Juan Moreno, Jagtar Thethy, Alexander Lee Winn
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Patent number: 11850988Abstract: A system includes a trailer frame, a lifting mechanism coupled to the trailer frame, wherein the lifting mechanism is configured to raise or lower a coil of pipe or a reel of pipe, a braking mechanism configured to apply pressure to the pipe while the pipe is being deployed by the system, and a hydraulic power unit configured to hydraulically power the system.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2023Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Trinity Bay Equipment Holdings, LLCInventors: Alexander Ryan Barnett, Matthew Allen Hegler
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Publication number: 20230375120Abstract: The present disclosure provides techniques for implementing and/or operating a system that includes an outer pipeline, an inner pipeline, and an outer pipeline sealing mechanism. The outer pipeline includes an outer pipe fitting to be secured to an end of an outer pipe segment. The inner pipeline includes an inner pipe fitting to be secured to another end of an inner pipe segment. The outer pipeline sealing mechanism includes a sealing plate to be secured to the outer pipe fitting; a sealing stem that extends out axially from the sealing plate, in which the sealing stem is to be secured to the inner pipe fitting to facilitate sealing an inner pipeline bore from an outer pipeline bore; and a seal ring to be compressed between the sealing plate and the outer pipe fitting to facilitate sealing the outer pipeline bore of the outer pipeline from external environmental conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2023Publication date: November 23, 2023Inventors: David Michael Gregory, Matthew Allen Hegler
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Patent number: 11820625Abstract: A system includes a drum assembly that includes a support bar having a first end and a second end, and a plurality of drum segments coupled to the support bar. The drum segments are movable between retracted and extended positions, and the drum assembly is configured to be disposed within an interior region of a coil of flexible pipe when the plurality of drum segments are in the retracted position. The system also includes a first containment flange coupled to the drum assembly at the first end, a second containment flange coupled to the drum assembly at the second end, a first coupling device configured to removably couple the first containment flange to the drum assembly, and a second coupling device configured to removably couple the second containment flange to the drum assembly. The first and second containment flanges are configured to contain the flexible pipe.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2023Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Trinity Bay Equipment Holdings, LLCInventors: Ricardo Garcia, Jonathan Guerrero, Matthew Allen Hegler, John Leger, Matthew Lousteau, Juan Moreno, Jagtar Thethy, Alexander Lee Winn
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Publication number: 20230322520Abstract: A drum assembly includes a support bar, expandable spokes extending away from the support bar, drum segments mounted to the expandable spokes, support brackets disposed on the support bar, a primary mechanical actuator extending between the support brackets, and secondary mechanical actuators extending from the support brackets.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Inventors: Alexander Ryan Barnett, Matthew Allen Hegler
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Publication number: 20230304613Abstract: A method and apparatus for securing a flexible pipe to a further flexible pipe in an end-to-end configuration, wherein the apparatus includes and the method utilizes an elongate tubular element having a first and second end and an outer surface comprising a raised central region. At least one vent passage extends at least partially across the raised central region.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2023Publication date: September 28, 2023Inventors: Matthew Allen Hegler, Andrew James Heaton
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Patent number: 11674622Abstract: Techniques for implementing a pipeline system including a pipe fitting, which includes a fitting shell that define a fitting bore and a tubing cavity around the fitting bore. The tubing cavity interfaces with pipe segment tubing to facilitate fluidly coupling the fitting bore to a pipe bore. The fitting shell includes a seal groove that is recessed into a fitting shell surface that facilitates defining the tubing cavity. The pipe fitting includes a belt seal having a multisided axial cross-section profile, in which the belt seal is to be disposed in the seal groove to implement a fitting seal in the pipe fitting that includes a protruding portion having a wedge-shaped axial cross-section profile that protrudes beyond the fitting shell surface into the tubing cavity to facilitate sealing a fluid conduit implemented in an annulus of the pipe segment tubing in the tubing cavity of the pipe fitting.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Trinity Bay Equipment Holdings, LLCInventors: Matthew Allen Hegler, Christopher Grover Scoggins
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Patent number: 11667492Abstract: A drum assembly includes a support bar, expandable spokes extending away from the support bar, drum segments mounted to the expandable spokes, support brackets disposed on the support bar, a primary mechanical actuator extending between the support brackets, and secondary mechanical actuators extending from the support brackets.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Trinity Bay Equipment Holdings, LLCInventors: Alexander Ryan Barnett, Matthew Allen Hegler
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Publication number: 20230158938Abstract: A system includes a trailer frame, a lifting mechanism coupled to the trailer frame, wherein the lifting mechanism is configured to raise or lower a coil of pipe or a reel of pipe, a braking mechanism configured to apply pressure to the pipe while the pipe is being deployed by the system, and a hydraulic power unit configured to hydraulically power the system.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2023Publication date: May 25, 2023Inventors: Alexander Ryan Barnett, Matthew Allen HEGLER
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Publication number: 20230150791Abstract: A system includes a drum assembly that includes a support bar having a first end and a second end, and a plurality of drum segments coupled to the support bar. The drum segments are movable between retracted and extended positions, and the drum assembly is configured to be disposed within an interior region of a coil of flexible pipe when the plurality of drum segments are in the retracted position. The system also includes a first containment flange coupled to the drum assembly at the first end, a second containment flange coupled to the drum assembly at the second end, a first coupling device configured to removably couple the first containment flange to the drum assembly, and a second coupling device configured to removably couple the second containment flange to the drum assembly. The first and second containment flanges are configured to contain the flexible pipe.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2023Publication date: May 18, 2023Inventors: Ricardo Garcia, Jonathan Guerrero, Matthew Allen Hegler, John Leger, Matthew Lousteau, Juan Moreno, Jagtar Thethy, Alexander Lee Winn
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Patent number: 11644136Abstract: A method and apparatus for securing a flexible pipe to a further flexible pipe in an end-to-end configuration, wherein the apparatus includes and the method utilizes an elongate tubular element having a first and second end and an outer surface comprising a raised central region. At least one vent passage extends at least partially across the raised central region.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Trinity Bay Equipment Holdings, LLCInventors: Matthew Allen Hegler, Andrew James Heaton
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Patent number: 11560080Abstract: A system includes a trailer frame, a lifting mechanism coupled to the trailer frame, wherein the lifting mechanism is configured to raise or lower a coil of pipe or a reel of pipe, a braking mechanism configured to apply pressure to the pipe while the pipe is being deployed by the system, and a hydraulic power unit configured to hydraulically power the system.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2020Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: Trinity Bay Equipment Holdings, LLCInventors: Alexander Ryan Barnett, Matthew Allen Hegler
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Patent number: 11548755Abstract: A system includes a drum assembly that includes a support bar having a first end and a second end, and a plurality of drum segments coupled to the support bar. The drum segments are movable between retracted and extended positions, and the drum assembly is configured to be disposed within an interior region of a coil of flexible pipe when the plurality of drum segments are in the retracted position. The system also includes a first containment flange coupled to the drum assembly at the first end, a second containment flange coupled to the drum assembly at the second end, a first coupling device configured to removably couple the first containment flange to the drum assembly, and a second coupling device configured to removably couple the second containment flange to the drum assembly. The first and second containment flanges are configured to contain the flexible pipe.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2021Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Trinity Bay Equipment Holdings, LLCInventors: Ricardo Garcia, Jonathan Guerrero, Matthew Allen Hegler, John Leger, Matthew Lousteau, Juan Moreno, Jagtar Thethy, Alexander Lee Winn
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Publication number: 20220341516Abstract: Techniques for implementing and/or installing a system including pipe segment tubing and a swaged pipe fitting secured to the pipe segment tubing. The pipe segment tubing includes a carcass layer, an internal pressure sheath layer disposed around the carcass layer, a reinforcement layer disposed around the internal pressure sheath layer, and an outer sheath layer disposed around the reinforcement layer. The swaged pipe fitting includes a fitting body that defines a bore, an internal pressure sheath seal that seals the internal pressure sheath layer of the pipe segment tubing within the swaged pipe fitting, and a fitting jacket secured to the fitting body, in which the fitting jacket is conformally deformed around the pipe segment tubing to anchor the reinforcement layer of the pipe segment tubing in the swaged pipe fitting.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2022Publication date: October 27, 2022Inventors: Alok Dhagat, Matthew Allen Hegler, Mark Douglas Kalman, Richard Charles Lawrence, Mikel Lee Lewis, Nader Matari