Patents by Inventor Ryan Edward Graham

Ryan Edward 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).

  • Mud saver valve measurement system and method
    Patent number: 10370899
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure, a method includes detecting a first parameter indicative of lateral movement of a top drive system with respect to a rotational axis of the top drive system with a first plurality of sensors and detecting a second parameter indicative of lateral movement of the top drive system with respect to the longitudinal axis of the top drive system with a second plurality of sensors. The first parameter is different from the second parameter. The method also includes transmitting the first parameter and the second parameter to a monitoring system and comparing the first parameter to a first threshold value and comparing the second parameter to a second threshold value with the monitoring system. Detecting the first parameter and the second parameter includes detecting lateral movement of a mud saver valve configured to flow mud through a sealed passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Nabros Drilling Technologies USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Dale Dewald, Doug Christian Greening, Ryan Edward Graham
  • MUD SAVER VALVE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20170321484
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure, a method includes detecting a first parameter indicative of lateral movement of a top drive system with respect to a rotational axis of the top drive system with a first plurality of sensors and detecting a second parameter indicative of lateral movement of the top drive system with respect to the longitudinal axis of the top drive system with a second plurality of sensors. The first parameter is different from the second parameter. The method also includes transmitting the first parameter and the second parameter to a monitoring system and comparing the first parameter to a first threshold value and comparing the second parameter to a second threshold value with the monitoring system. Detecting the first parameter and the second parameter includes detecting lateral movement of a mud saver valve configured to flow mud through a sealed passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Brian Dale Dewald, Doug Christian Greening, Ryan Edward Graham
  • Integrated regeneration and engine controls
    Patent number: 7623953
    Abstract: A method to integrate engine and exhaust aftertreatment control may include connecting an engine controller to an aftertreatment controller using a common data link protocol to provide a bidirectional data flow between the engine controller and the aftertreatment controller. The method may also include connecting the engine controller to one or more engine components. The method may also include connecting the aftertreatment controller to one or more aftertreatment components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Paul Withrow, Ryan Edward Graham, Timothy William Grunow, II, Arvil Duane Wilson, Andrew Alfred Knitt