Patents by Inventor Shakeel Khalfan

Shakeel Khalfan 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).

  • Engineered Materials for Drill Rod Applications
    Publication number: 20140182945
    Abstract: Implementations described herein comprise drill rods comprising an integral tubular metallic body having a first ends, an opposing second end, and an elongate midbody extending along a central axis between the first and second ends and where the metallic body defines a central bore that extends along the central axis and has a body inner surface and at least one body bore diameter. In further aspects, the drill rods further comprise an underlying tubular composite lining that has a lining outer surface that is connected to at least the body inner surface of the midbody of the metallic body, the composite lining defining an operative bore that extends along the central axis and has at least one operative bore diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Longyear TM. Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher L. Drenth, Shakeel Khalfan
  • Muffler system for noise abatement and ice control
    Patent number: 8215449
    Abstract: A method of controlling a discharge of an exhaust gas from a pneumatic device includes directing the exhaust gas from an exhaust port of the pneumatic device into proximity with a heated portion of the pneumatic device, expanding the exhaust gas in proximity with the heated portion of the pneumatic device to heat the exhaust gas, and discharging the exhaust gas to atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Longyear TM, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Lee Case, Tolulope Kayode Ajibola, Shakeel Khalfan
  • MUFFLER SYSTEM FOR NOISE ABATEMENT AND ICE CONTROL
    Publication number: 20110126541
    Abstract: A method of controlling a discharge of an exhaust gas from a pneumatic device includes directing the exhaust gas from an exhaust port of the pneumatic device into proximity with a heated portion of the pneumatic device, expanding the exhaust gas in proximity with the heated portion of the pneumatic device to heat the exhaust gas, and discharging the exhaust gas to atmosphere.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: LONGYEAR TM, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Lee Case, Tolulope Kayode Ajibola, Shakeel Khalfan