Patents by Inventor Melvyn Whitby

Melvyn Whitby 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: 10487950
    Abstract: A system has a blowout preventer (BOP) assembly with first and second BOP portions. The first BOP portion has one or more rams configured to move between a first open position and a first closed position relative to a central bore. The second BOP portion has an inner cylinder with a bore, wherein the inner cylinder is configured to rotate about an axis crosswise to the central bore to move between a second open position with the bore aligned with the central bore and a second closed position with the bore out of alignment with the central bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Melvyn Whitby
  • Publication number: 20180347710
    Abstract: A system has a blowout preventer (BOP) assembly with first and second BOP portions. The first BOP portion has one or more rams configured to move between a first open position and a first closed position relative to a central bore. The second BOP portion has an inner cylinder with a bore, wherein the inner cylinder is configured to rotate about an axis crosswise to the central bore to move between a second open position with the bore aligned with the central bore and a second closed position with the bore out of alignment with the central bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventor: Melvyn Whitby
  • Publication number: 20080099701
    Abstract: A hydraulic blowout preventer operator comprises a piston rod having one end coupled to a closure member. The operator further comprises an operator housing having one end coupled to a bonnet and a second end coupled to a head. The piston rod extends through the bonnet into the operator housing where it is coupled to a piston that is disposed within the operator housing. The piston comprises a body and a flange. A flange seal is disposed on the flange and is sealingly engaged with the operator housing. A body seal is disposed on the body and is sealingly engaged with the operator housing. The flange seal has a sealing diameter greater than a sealing diameter of the body seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Applicant: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Melvyn Whitby, John Mangan, David McWhorter
  • Publication number: 20080067458
    Abstract: A blowout preventer operator locking system comprises a piston rod having one end coupled to a closure member. The operator further comprises an operator housing having one end coupled to a bonnet and a second end coupled to a head. The piston rod extends through the bonnet into the operator housing where it is coupled to a piston that is disposed within the operator housing. The piston comprises a body and a flange. A sleeve is slidingly disposed within a cavity disposed within the piston and is rotationally fixed relative to the piston. A lock rod is rotatably coupled to the head and is threadedly engaged with the sleeve so that rotation of the lock rod axially translates the sleeve relative to the piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicant: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Melvyn Whitby, John Mangan