Patents by Inventor Ryan D. Fontenot

Ryan D. Fontenot 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).

  • System and method for high speed hydraulic actuation
    Patent number: 9347304
    Abstract: There is provided a device and method for high speed hydraulic actuation. The method includes adjusting a position of an actuator using a hydraulic pressure regulator. Adjusting the position of the actuator includes increasing pressure on the hydraulic pressure regulator to open the actuator using a first solenoid, or decreasing pressure on the hydraulic pressure regulator to close the actuator using a second solenoid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Mario R. Lugo, Ryan D. Fontenot, Syed M. Rashid Ali
  • System and Method for High Speed Hydraulic Actuation
    Publication number: 20140174751
    Abstract: There is provided a device and method for high speed hydraulic actuation. The method includes adjusting a position of an actuator using a hydraulic pressure regulator. Adjusting the position of the actuator includes increasing pressure on the hydraulic pressure regulator to open the actuator using a first solenoid, or decreasing pressure on the hydraulic pressure regulator to close the actuator using a second solenoid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Inventors: Mario R. Lugo, Ryan D. Fontenot, Syed M. Rashid Ali