Patents by Inventor Michael Card

Michael Card 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).

  • Non-welded suction chamber for surface pumping systems
    Patent number: 11092164
    Abstract: A suction chamber for use in a surface pumping system includes a central housing that is substantially cylindrical and has a motor end and a pump end opposite the motor end. The suction chamber includes a motor-end plate bolted to motor end of the central housing and a pump-end plate bolted to the pump end of the central housing. The suction chamber also includes an inlet branch connected to the central housing. A method for assembling a non-welded suction chamber is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Baker Hughes ESP, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Nelson, Michael Card, Craig Vickery, Derek Justice, Jonathan Ou, William Haffey
  • Non-Welded Suction Chamber for Surface Pumping Systems
    Publication number: 20170184123
    Abstract: A suction chamber for use in a surface pumping system includes a central housing that is substantially cylindrical and has a motor end and a pump end opposite the motor end. The suction chamber includes a motor-end plate bolted to motor end of the central housing and a pump-end plate bolted to the pump end of the central housing. The suction chamber also includes an inlet branch connected to the central housing. A method for assembling a non-welded suction chamber is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: GE Oil & Gas ESP, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Nelson, Michael Card, Craig Vickery, Derek Justice, Jonathan Ou, William Haffey
  • Legacy applications as web services
    Patent number: 9690577
    Abstract: A legacy application may be executed as a Web Service by receiving from a client application a request comprising application input data that includes target legacy program identifying information and a template identifier, loading the specified template, translating the input data into a data format compatible with the application, executing the application and translating the output data for transmission to the client application. The template corresponds to the legacy application and comprises metadata describing the application flow and the required input data and output data for the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Akana, Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Crew, Venkat Raman Pillay, Joseph Michael Card, Sundar J. Rajan, Bruno Vitro