Patents by Inventor Sean Austin Alley

Sean Austin Alley 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).

  • Multipurpose latch for jack-up rig
    Patent number: 11753895
    Abstract: A multipurpose latch assembly (MPLA) for installation above the bore of a blowout preventer includes an annular sidewall extending between a top flange and a bottom flange and having an interior bore surface defining an interior bore. A plurality of latching slots extend through the sidewall and a latching dog is slidably positioned in each latching slot. Actuators are connected to the latching dogs to extend and retract them through the latching slots. A tool having an external slot can be inserted into the bore of the MPLA and selectively engaged by the latching dogs to secure the tool in the bore of above the blowout preventer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: ADS Services, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Orbell, Christian Leuchtenberg, Sean Austin Alley
  • MULTIPURPOSE LATCH FOR JACK-UP RIG
    Publication number: 20220341276
    Abstract: A multipurpose latch assembly (MPLA) for installation above the bore of a blowout preventer includes an annular sidewall extending between a top flange and a bottom flange and having an interior bore surface defining an interior bore. A plurality of latching slots extend through the sidewall and a latching dog is slidably positioned in each latching slot. Actuators are connected to the latching dogs to extend and retract them through the latching slots. A tool having an external slot can be inserted into the bore of the MPLA and selectively engaged by the latching dogs to secure the tool in the bore of above the blowout preventer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: ADS Services, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Orbell, Christian Leuchtenberg, Sean Austin Alley