Patents by Inventor Samuel Scott Lovin

Samuel Scott Lovin 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).

  • Gerotor and bearing system for whirling mass orbital vibrator
    Patent number: 7182170
    Abstract: A gerotor and bearing apparatus for a whirling mass orbital vibrator which generates vibration in a borehole. The apparatus includes a gerotor with an inner gear rotated by a shaft having one less lobe than an outer gear. A whirling mass is attached to the shaft. At least one bearing is attached to the shaft so that the bearing engages at least one sleeve. A mechanism is provided to rotate the inner gear, the mass and the bearing in a selected rotational direction in order to cause the mass, the inner gear, and the bearing to backwards whirl in an opposite rotational direction. The backwards whirling mass creates seismic vibrations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Seismic Recovery, LLC
    Inventors: James Ford Brett, Robert Victor Westermark, Joey Earl Turner, Jr., Samuel Scott Lovin, Jack Howard Cole, Will Myers