Patents by Inventor Terry Lee Crock

Terry Lee Crock 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).

  • Semi-automated heat exchanger tube cleaning assembly and method
    Patent number: 9605915
    Abstract: A heat exchanger tube cleaning assembly and method is provided. The assembly can allow for semi-automated tube cleaning of a heat exchanger or other piping or equipment used in an industrial facility such as, for example, a petrochemical plant or oil refinery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: HYDROCHEM LLC
    Inventors: Terry Lee Crock, Frank Joseph Moll, James Buchanan
  • Storage apparatus for cleaning lance
    Patent number: 9359168
    Abstract: A storage apparatus for one or more cleaning lances is provided. The storage apparatus can be utilized in connection with a driving apparatus that controls the cleaning movements of a cleaning lance with respect to certain industrial equipment such as a heat exchanger. The driving apparatus can be utilized to feed an additional length of the cleaning lance to the tubes of exchanger or to retract the cleaning lance from the tubes of the exchanger. The storing apparatus can be utilized to store the cleaning lance, regulate the distribution and movement of the cleaning lance, and prevent tangling or snagging of the cleaning lance during the cleaning process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: HYDROCHEM LLC
    Inventors: Frank Joseph Moll, Terry Lee Crock
  • SEMI-AUTOMATED HEAT EXCHANGER TUBE CLEANING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20120067370
    Abstract: A heat exchanger tube cleaning assembly and method is provided. The assembly can allow for semi-automated tube cleaning of a heat exchanger or other piping or equipment used in an industrial facility such as, for example, a petrochemical plant or oil refinery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Inventors: Terry Lee Crock, Frank Joseph Moll, James Buchanan