Patents by Inventor Tom M. Harper

Tom M. Harper 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).

  • Patent number: 9745804
    Abstract: A cylinder assembly for use as a cylinder comprises an upper outer tubular cylinder and a lower outer tubular cylinder and a stationary sealing ring retained between the upper and lower outer cylinders slideably receiving an inner tubular piston having upper and lower sealing flanges to create upper and lower fluid chambers. Pressurized fluid is selectively directed through flow conduits in the sealing ring into the upper or lower fluid chamber as desired to move the inner tubular piston upward and downward. The upper tubular cylinder supports an attached bearing table and travelling slips. A pipe guide for supporting a length of pipe is positioned in the lower outer tubular cylinder. A mechanism rotating a pipe and pipe string is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Full Flow Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Tom M. Harper
  • Publication number: 20160258232
    Abstract: A cylinder assembly for use as a cylinder comprises an upper outer tubular cylinder and a lower outer tubular cylinder and a stationary sealing ring retained between the upper and lower outer cylinders slideably receiving an inner tubular piston having upper and lower sealing flanges to create upper and lower fluid chambers. Pressurized fluid is selectively directed through flow conduits in the sealing ring into the upper or lower fluid chamber as desired to move the inner tubular piston upward and downward. The upper tubular cylinder supports an attached bearing table and travelling slips. A pipe guide for supporting a length of pipe is positioned in the lower outer tubular cylinder. A mechanism rotating a pipe and pipe string is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventor: Tom M. Harper
  • Patent number: 8931558
    Abstract: A flow line cleanout device for a coiled tubing head of a coiled tubing string is comprised of a hydraulic vane motor assembly having a rotor configured for attachment to and rotation of a work tool such as a fluid ejecting nozzle to be inserted into a flow line. Seals around the device seal the flow line so that fluid pressure behind the coiled tubing head force fluid through the hydraulic vane motor assembly to rotate the rotor and the attached nozzle in response to pressure changes created by check valves. Jets of fluid from the rotating nozzle serve to wash and remove blockages in the flow line and facilitate the insertion and advancement of the coiled tubing string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Full Flow Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Tom M. Harper