Patents by Inventor Terry Dale Jones

Terry Dale Jones 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).

  • Geometrically optimized expansion cone
    Patent number: 8251137
    Abstract: A geometrically optimized expansion cone for radially expanding a tubular member. In some embodiments, the expansion cone includes an annular body having an outer surface. The outer surface includes a linear surface having a constant diameter, a curvilinear surface extending from the linear surface, a recessed surface having a diameter less than the diameter of the curvilinear surface, and a chamfer between the recessed surface and the curvilinear surface. The diameter of the linear surface is substantially equal to an inner diameter of the tubular member after expansion, while the chamfer has a maximum diameter less than an inner diameter of the tubular member prior to expansion. The curvilinear surface has a diameter defined by a radius of curvature which is tangent to the chamfer at the maximum diameter and tangent to the linear surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Enventure Global Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Murray Whiddon, Terry Dale Jones
  • Geometrically Optimized Expansion Cone
    Publication number: 20100044030
    Abstract: A geometrically optimized expansion cone for radially expanding a tubular member. In some embodiments, the expansion cone includes an annular body having an outer surface. The outer surface includes a linear surface having a constant diameter, a curvilinear surface extending from the linear surface, a recessed surface having a diameter less than the diameter of the curvilinear surface, and a chamfer between the recessed surface and the curvilinear surface. The diameter of the linear surface is substantially equal to an inner diameter of the tubular member after expansion, while the chamfer has a maximum diameter less than an inner diameter of the tubular member prior to expansion. The curvilinear surface has a diameter defined by a radius of curvature which is tangent to the chamfer at the maximum diameter and tangent to the linear surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: ENVENTURE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Murray Whiddon, Terry Dale Jones