Patents by Inventor Thom T. NGUYEN

Thom T. NGUYEN 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).

  • Big gap element sealing system
    Patent number: 10094198
    Abstract: A sealing system includes a packing element having a groove in a surface thereof. The packing element is adapted to form a double hump configuration upon compression. The sealing system may include a first ring member disposed a first end of the packing element, a second ring member is disposed at a second end of the packing element, a first seal ring is disposed laterally outward of the first ring member, and a second seal ring is disposed laterally outward of the second ring member. A first inner back-up ring is disposed laterally outward of the first seal ring. The first inner back-up ring includes slots. A first outer back-up ring is disposed adjacent the first inner back-up ring and includes slots, wherein that slots in the first outer back-up ring are offset from the slots in the first inner back-up ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Thom T. Nguyen, Rocky A. Turley
  • BIG GAP ELEMENT SEALING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140290946
    Abstract: A sealing system includes a packing element having a groove in a surface thereof. The packing element is adapted to form a double hump configuration upon compression. The sealing system may include a first ring member disposed a first end of the packing element, a second ring member is disposed at a second end of the packing element, a first seal ring is disposed laterally outward of the first ring member, and a second seal ring is disposed laterally outward of the second ring member. A first inner back-up ring is disposed laterally outward of the first seal ring. The first inner back-up ring includes slots. A first outer back-up ring is disposed adjacent the first inner back-up ring and includes slots, wherein that slots in the first outer back-up ring are offset from the slots in the first inner back-up ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC.
    Inventors: Thom T. NGUYEN, Rocky A. TURLEY