Patents by Inventor Robert CRIDLAND

Robert CRIDLAND 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: 11149511
    Abstract: A running tool assembly for installing a seal assembly in a wellhead housing includes a mandrel configured to couple with a conveyance string and including a central passage, a first piston slidably disposed about the mandrel and configured to releasably couple with the seal assembly, and a second piston slidably disposed in the central passage of the mandrel and including an annular seal that sealingly engages an inner surface of the central passage, wherein, when the running tool assembly is disposed in the wellhead housing, the second piston is configured to set an axially settable component in response to a pressurization of the central passage of the mandrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert Cridland, Gavin Robottom
  • Patent number: 11072987
    Abstract: A running tool assembly for installing a hanger in a wellhead housing includes a first body configured to support the hanger, a second body coupled to the first body, a piston moveable relative to the second body, wherein the piston includes a first position and a second position spaced from the first position, and a piston chamber formed in the running tool assembly, wherein, when the assembly is coupled to the hanger and the hanger is positioned in the wellhead housing, the piston is configured to actuate from the first position to the second position in response to a pressurization of the piston chamber to engage a locking member disposed about the hanger and thereby lock the hanger to the wellhead housing, the assembly including a passage having a diameter that is equal to or larger in size than a diameter of a passage of the hanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert Cridland, Gavin Robottom
  • Patent number: 10550657
    Abstract: A system includes a running tool that has a tool body, a first piston configured to move a sealing member of a seal assembly between sealed and unsealed positions between the seal assembly and a first tubular, and a second piston configured to move a lock member between locked and unlocked positions between the seal assembly and a second tubular.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Cameron International Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Levert, Jr., Kyle Sommerfeld, Robert Cridland
  • Patent number: 10494889
    Abstract: A tubing or casing hanger assembly includes a tubing or casing hanger including a first key disposed on an outer surface of the hanger, and a locking member disposed about the hanger, the locking member including a first key disposed on an inner surface of the hanger, wherein the locking member includes a first position where the first key of the locking member is circumferentially spaced from the first key of the hanger, and a second position where the first key of the locking member circumferentially overlaps with the first key of the locking member to couple the locking member with the hanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Cameron International Corporation
    Inventors: Gavin Robottom, Robert Cridland
  • Publication number: 20180283114
    Abstract: A running tool assembly for installing a seal assembly in a wellhead housing includes a mandrel configured to couple with a conveyance string and including a central passage, a first piston slidably disposed about the mandrel and configured to releasably couple with the seal assembly, and a second piston slidably disposed in the central passage of the mandrel and including an annular seal that sealingly engages an inner surface of the central passage, wherein, when the running tool assembly is disposed in the wellhead housing, the second piston is configured to set an axially settable component in response to a pressurization of the central passage of the mandrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert CRIDLAND, Gavin ROBOTTOM
  • Publication number: 20180258725
    Abstract: A system includes a running tool that has a tool body, a first piston configured to move a sealing member of a seal assembly between sealed and unsealed positions between the seal assembly and a first tubular, and a second piston configured to move a lock member between locked and unlocked positions between the seal assembly and a second tubular.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: Cameron International Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Levert, JR., Kyle Sommerfeld, Robert Cridland
  • Publication number: 20180187502
    Abstract: A running tool assembly for installing a hanger in a wellhead housing includes a first body configured to support the hanger, a second body coupled to the first body, a piston moveable relative to the second body, wherein the piston includes a first position and a second position spaced from the first position, and a piston chamber formed in the running tool assembly, wherein, when the assembly is coupled to the hanger and the hanger is positioned in the wellhead housing, the piston is configured to actuate from the first position to the second position in response to a pressurization of the piston chamber to engage a locking member disposed about the hanger and thereby lock the hanger to the wellhead housing, the assembly including a passage having a diameter that is equal to or larger in size than a diameter of a passage of the hanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert CRIDLAND, Gavin ROBOTTOM
  • Publication number: 20180058168
    Abstract: A tubing or casing hanger assembly includes a tubing or casing hanger including a first key disposed on an outer surface of the hanger, and a locking member disposed about the hanger, the locking member including a first key disposed on an inner surface of the hanger, wherein the locking member includes a first position where the first key of the locking member is circumferentially spaced from the first key of the hanger, and a second position where the first key of the locking member circumferentially overlaps with the first key of the locking member to couple the locking member with the hanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gavin ROBOTTOM, Robert CRIDLAND