Patents by Inventor Samir Dhawan

Samir Dhawan 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: 8672295
    Abstract: A gate valve comprises a valve body having an internal working fluid passage and an internal gate chamber extending transverse to the working fluid passage. In addition, the gate valve comprises a gate disposed in the internal gate chamber and movable within the gate chamber between a closed position obstructing fluid flow through the working fluid passage and an open position allowing fluid flow through the working fluid passage. Further, the gate valve comprises an internal sealing arrangement coaxially disposed in the working fluid passage and extending between the valve body and the gate to form a barrier between the internal working fluid passage and the gate chamber. The internal sealing arrangement includes a frustoconical metal sealing surface adapted to sealingly engage an opposed mating frustoconical metal sealing surface on the valve body to form a first tapered metal-to-metal seal between the sealing arrangement and the valve body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: National Oilwell Varco, L.P.
    Inventors: Samir Dhawan, Jason Neal Whaley, David Kay, Randall Ferrain Weaver, Neil Colin Kennedy
  • Publication number: 20120085957
    Abstract: A gate valve comprises a valve body having an internal working fluid passage and an internal gate chamber extending transverse to the working fluid passage. In addition, the gate valve comprises a gate disposed in the internal gate chamber and movable within the gate chamber between a closed position obstructing fluid flow through the working fluid passage and an open position allowing fluid flow through the working fluid passage. Further, the gate valve comprises an internal sealing arrangement coaxially disposed in the working fluid passage and extending between the valve body and the gate to form a barrier between the internal working fluid passage and the gate chamber. The internal sealing arrangement includes a frustoconical metal sealing surface adapted to sealingly engage an opposed mating frustoconical metal sealing surface on the valve body to form a first tapered metal-to-metal seal between the sealing arrangement and the valve body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO, L.P.
    Inventors: Samir Dhawan, Jason Neal Whaley, David Kay, Randall Ferrain Weaver, Neil Colin Kennedy
  • Patent number: 7539548
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for controlling the Blow out preventer (BOP) used in well drilling operations comprising: BOP control unit, master control panel connected to the BOP unit for acquisition of data and processing the said data, comprising an input module, an output module and analog I/P module; a plurality of slave panels connected to master panel through the connecting means comprising input module, output module for controlling the BOP control unit; wherein the said slave panel is a programmable logic controller(PLC) for controlling BOP control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Sara Services & Engineers (PVT) Ltd.
    Inventor: Samir Dhawan
  • Publication number: 20060212134
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for controlling the Blow out preventer (BOP) used in well drilling operations comprising: BOP control unit, master control panel connected to the BOP unit for acquisition of data and processing the said data, comprising an input module, an output module and analog I/P module; a plurality of slave panels connected to master panel through the connecting means comprising input module, output module for controlling the BOP control unit; wherein the said slave panel is a programmable logic controller (PLC) for controlling BOP control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2006
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Inventor: Samir Dhawan