Patents by Inventor Travis Cottle

Travis Cottle 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: 12246412
    Abstract: A removal tool is provided. The removal tool includes a wrench apparatus having a body having a handle, wherein a portion of the body is structured to engage a securing member. The removal tool also includes a locking tool assembly and a transfer assembly. The locking tool assembly has a first jaw, a second jaw coupled to the first jaw, and a handle extending from the first jaw, the first and second jaws being structured to engage a conduit. The conduit is coupled to the securing member. The transfer assembly is coupled to the handles of the wrench apparatus and the locking tool assembly in order to transfer a force therebetween, thereby allowing the securing member to be removed from the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignees: JS Products, Inc., GTI Energy
    Inventors: Chungeng Chen, Travis Cottle, Frank Hennessey, Joseph Irwin, Jim McNelis
  • Patent number: 12140237
    Abstract: A device and method for shutting off fluid-flow in a pipe. The device includes a moveable sealing member inside a pipeline, a longitudinal spring configured to bias against the sealing member in a first direction, and a lateral spring at an angle to the longitudinal spring wherein the lateral spring is configured to bias against the sealing member in a second direction. The device includes a housing with a passage configured to be positioned inline with a pipeline, and a sealing seat. A locking element is biased against the sealing member using the lateral spring to maintain an open position with the sealing member off of the sealing seat. The locking element is configured to move from the sealing member upon a fluid overpressure in the passage, whereby the sealing member extends into the seal seat to close off the pipeline upon the overpressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: GAS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Travis Cottle, Francis X. Hennessey, III
  • Patent number: 11994248
    Abstract: A seal clamp, such as for gas lines, includes a handle assembly having a handle, a transfer or drive assembly cooperable with the handle, and a clamping assembly including first and second claws or clamps and a seal member. The first and second claws or clamps are cooperable with the transfer assembly. The seal member is structured to seal a puncture in a gas line. Responsive to movement of the handle, the first and second claws or clamps move from an OPEN position to a CLOSED position, such as to engage a pipe and create a clamping force which forces the seal member into engagement with the pipe, such as a puncture, to seal the pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignees: JS Products, Inc., GTI Energy
    Inventors: Chungeng Chen, Travis Cottle, Jeff Mainzer
  • Patent number: 11774027
    Abstract: A device and method for sealing a leak in a pipe. The device includes a sealing component that is placed against a pipe outer surface and over the leak. A clamp extending from the sealing component clamps partially around a circumference of the pipe and pulls the sealing component against the pipe. A vent in combination with the sealing member releases leaking gas through or around the sealing component while the sealing component is being secured to the pipe. The vent is then closed after full clamping is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: GAS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Travis Cottle, Jeffrey Mainzer
  • Publication number: 20220154868
    Abstract: A device and method for sealing a leak in a pipe. The device includes a sealing component that is placed against a pipe outer surface and over the leak. A clamp extending from the sealing component clamps partially around a circumference of the pipe and pulls the sealing component against the pipe. A vent in combination with the sealing member releases leaking gas through or around the sealing component while the sealing component is being secured to the pipe. The vent is then closed after full clamping is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: GAS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Travis Cottle, Jeffrey MAINZER
  • Publication number: 20210190252
    Abstract: An untethered crawler for use within a pipeline, the crawler includes a body and a pair of wheels that are positionable between a retracted and a deployed position. A multi-axis control unit controls a roll, pitch, and yaw of the crawler within the pipeline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: GAS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
    Inventors: James Louis, Travis Cottle, Ryan L. Feist
  • Patent number: 10767803
    Abstract: A safety plug for a pipe formed of two engageable plug halves each having a mateable face to seal together around a cable. An outer surface includes a plurality of steps corresponding with different pipe sizes for engagement within the pipe. The outer surface is threaded or includes a locking mechanism which moves a portion of the two engageable plug halves into physical engagement with threads of the pipe. The locking mechanism can include locking pins at each of the outer steps, and which are extended outward by a manual push button upon the plug being placed in a pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, NFP
    Inventors: Jeff Mainzer, Travis Cottle
  • Publication number: 20190078719
    Abstract: A safety plug for a pipe formed of two engageable plug halves each having a mateable face to seal together around a cable. An outer surface includes a plurality of steps corresponding with different pipe sizes for engagement within the pipe. The outer surface is threaded or includes a locking mechanism which moves a portion of the two engageable plug halves into physical engagement with threads of the pipe. The locking mechanism can include locking pins at each of the outer steps, and which are extended outward by a manual push button upon the plug being placed in a pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: GAS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jeff Mainzer, Travis Cottle