Patents by Inventor Timothy O'Rourke

Timothy O'Rourke 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).

  • Inert gas supply equipment for oil and gas well operations
    Patent number: 9103190
    Abstract: An apparatus for the supply of inert gas at a well site, the apparatus comprising one or more pressure vessels containing liquefied inert gas, a heat exchanger, one or more units of fracturing equipment connected to a manifold, a submersible pump in each of the one or more pressure vessels, each submersible pump being connected to supply liquefied inert gas to a supply line that passes through the heat exchanger and the supply line being connected to supply inert gas vaporized by the heat exchanger to the manifold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: GasFrac Energy Services Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy O'Rourke, Ronald Dant
  • INERT GAS SUPPLY EQUIPMENT FOR OIL AND GAS WELL OPERATIONS
    Publication number: 20130299159
    Abstract: An apparatus for the supply of inert gas at a well site, the apparatus comprising one or more pressure vessels containing liquefied inert gas, a heat exchanger, one or more units of fracturing equipment connected to a manifold, a submersible pump in each of the one or more pressure vessels, each submersible pump being connected to supply liquefied inert gas to a supply line that passes through the heat exchanger and the supply line being connected to supply inert gas vaporized by the heat exchanger to the manifold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: GasFrac Energy Services Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy O'Rourke, Ronald Dant
  • Disposable product dispenser
    Publication number: 20050173014
    Abstract: A disposable product dispenser for dispensing product (60) into a liquid prior to consumption by a user comprises a quantity of product (60) sufficient for a drink or dose, and a holder (1) for the product. The holder (51) is arranged to permit a user to release the product in a controlled manner and to mix the product with a liquid. The dispenser may be for dispensing a liquid or solid and has particular application in the beverage industry permitting customers to mix their own drinks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Inventors: Jeremy James Browne, Timothy O'Rourke, Neal Harvey, Steven Kelsey