Patents by Inventor Rickey D. Book

Rickey D. Book 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: 5110144
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved seal assembly for sealing between the interior sealing surface of a well housing and the exterior sealing surface of a hanger landed within the well housing and includes a seal body having a pair of outer lips diverging outwardly for sealing against the housing interior sealing surface and an interior series of annular ridges which have a diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the hanger exterior sealing surface, an upper energizer and a lower energizer for coacting with said lips to move the lips into sealing position and to store the energy of setting to ensure sealing engagement of the lips. In some forms of the invention the energy is stored by virture of the lips being of a relatively low yield stength material as compared to the energizers which have a higher yield strength. Also, structure is provided in some of the forms of the invention to store both radial and axial lip loading forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1992
    Assignee: Cooper Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: James A. Burton, Rickey D. Book