Patents by Inventor Richard C. Lalor

Richard C. Lalor 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: 6065542
    Abstract: An adjustable tubular hanger for suspending a tubular string from a wellhead component is provided which includes an elongated body having a lower end adapted to be connected to the tubular string and an upper end portion including a plurality of axial annular grooves formed in the outer diameter surface thereof, each groove defining a downwardly facing support surface, and a support ring adapted to be positioned around the body in one of the grooves, the support ring having an upwardly facing load shoulder for engaging the support surface and a downwardly facing load surface for engaging a support shoulder formed in the wellhead component, whereby the elevation of the tubular hanger within the wellhead component can be adjusted depending on in which groove the support ring is positioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2000
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Richard C. Lalor, Russell E. McBeth, Amrik S. Nijjar, Kenneth G. Rountree
  • Patent number: 5878816
    Abstract: An adjustable casing hanger for suspending a casing string from a wellhead is provided which includes an elongated tubular body having a lower end adapted to be connected to the casing string and an upper end portion including a plurality of axial annular grooves formed in the outer diameter surface thereof, each groove defining a downwardly facing support surface, and a support ring adapted to be positioned around the body in one of the grooves, the support ring having an upwardly facing load shoulder for engaging the support surface and a downwardly facing load surface for engaging a support shoulder formed in the wellhead, whereby the elevation of the casing hanger within the wellhead can be adjusted depending on in which groove the support ring is positioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1999
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Richard C. Lalor, Russell E. McBeth, Amrik S. Nijjar, Kenneth G. Rountree
  • Patent number: 5176218
    Abstract: A three-component adjustable mandrel well casing hanger that can be attached to the upper end of a tie-back sub or string to effect a tensioned connection between a subsea location and a surface wellhead of an offshore well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1993
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Roy E. Singer, Richard C. Lalor, Kenneth G. Rountree, Marcus A. Smedley, John H. Miller