Patents by Inventor Rickey T. Graham

Rickey T. Graham 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: 4313497
    Abstract: An upstanding valve body assembly is provided defining a center axis and includes radially expandable and retractable slips. The assembly includes a slip actuator rotatable relative to the remainder of the assembly about the center axis for expansion and retraction of the slips responsive to rotation of the slip actuator in opposite directions. A suspension member projects above the actuator and is threadedly engaged therewith for threaded shifting relative thereto along the axis. The suspension member is threadedly disengageable and engageable with the actuator portion upon rotation relative thereto in first and second directions, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1980
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1982
    Inventor: Rickey T. Graham