Issued and pending patents developed through hands-on research & development (R&D) in mechanical engineering, machine design, and industrial equipment.
Hydraulically actuated pipe rack with single operator: stores and indexes multiple sticks of large diameter polyethylene pipe and feeds each stick into a pipe fusion machine.
Hydraulically actuated pipe rack with single operator: stores and indexes multiple sticks of large diameter polyethylene pipe and feeds each stick into a pipe fusion machine.
Machine tool for facing very large diameter polyethylene pipe using 2 rotating facer cutting wheels and a boom and sled cartesian guidance system.
Drill pipe indexing machine: semi-automatically moves pipe from rack to loading machine with tiered lifting arms, while keeping operator out of harm’s way.
Patent for the application of a 2,000hp piston-diaphragm pump in the exploratory oil drilling environment.