Patents by Inventor Steven Paul Howard

Steven Paul Howard 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).

  • System, method and apparatus for orifice retention and replacement in a bottom hole assembly
    Patent number: 11781389
    Abstract: A bottom hole assembly has a tubular component with an axis, a first axial end, a second axial end and a poppet valve assembly mounted in the second axial end. An orifice retainer is mounted inside the tubular component adjacent the first axial end. The orifice retainer has a retainer first axial end, a retainer second axial end opposite the retainer first axial end and an orifice pocket adjacent the retainer second axial end. The orifice retainer is installed in and can be removed from the first axial end of the tubular component, opposite the poppet valve assembly. In addition, an orifice is mounted in the orifice pocket of the orifice retainer. The orifice operates in conjunction with the poppet valve assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignees: ERDOS MILLER, INC., BLACK DIAMOND OILFIELD RENTALS, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth C. Miller, David Cramer, Steven Paul Howard
  • SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ORIFICE RETENTION AND REPLACEMENT IN A BOTTOM HOLE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20230193709
    Abstract: A bottom hole assembly has a tubular component with an axis, a first axial end, a second axial end and a poppet valve assembly mounted in the second axial end. An orifice retainer is mounted inside the tubular component adjacent the first axial end. The orifice retainer has a retainer first axial end, a retainer second axial end opposite the retainer first axial end and an orifice pocket adjacent the retainer second axial end. The orifice retainer is installed in and can be removed from the first axial end of the tubular component, opposite the poppet valve assembly. In addition, an orifice is mounted in the orifice pocket of the orifice retainer. The orifice operates in conjunction with the poppet valve assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Kenneth C. Miller, David Cramer, Steven Paul Howard
  • Systems, methods and apparatus for stabilizing a downhole tool and fluid flow
    Patent number: 11674359
    Abstract: A centralizer for stabilizing fluid flow through a hollow shaft has a body with an axis, an outer surface and a circumference. Fins extend from the outer surface and include a first pair of fins that are axially aligned with each other and circumferentially spaced from each other. A second pair of fins are axially spaced a first distance from the first pair of fins. The second pair of fins are axially aligned with each other and circumferentially spaced from each other. The first and second pairs of fins are circumferentially offset from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignees: ERDOS MILLER, INC., BLACK DIAMOND OILFIELD RENTALS, LLC
    Inventors: Steven Paul Howard, Christopher W. Lane, Charles Kibbe, Kyle W. Scholl