ZP INTERESTS, LLC Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160084031 | MULTI-STAGE BLOWOUT PREVENTER AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A blowout preventer includes a housing, a ram block carrier which moves within the housing, and one or more ram blocks configured to be placed within the ram block carrier. The ram block carrier may include an opening, an upper shelf within the opening configured to hold an upper ram block, and a lower shelf within the opening configured to hold a lower ram block. The housing may include a central bore, cavities on both sides of the bore, and openings which allow ram blocks to access a pipe within the bore. | 03-24-2016 |
20150144813 | SPHERICAL-ANNULAR BLOWOUT PREVENTER HAVING A PLURALITY OF PISTONS - A blowout preventer assembly is provided and is generally configured having an upper housing, a lower housing with a plurality of internally interconnected cylinders, a one piece energizing ring, and a plurality of individual bottom cover plates all enclosing a lower housing column bore for receiving well pipe. The blowout preventer assembly also has a plurality of annular pistons, a plurality of associated glands disposed in each cylinder with each piston, a main seal with a plurality of main seal ribs, an adaptor ring, and various dedicated and associated seals and threaded attachments. | 05-28-2015 |
20140217320 | Gate Valve - A gate valve system for controlling fluid flow having a valve body with a bore through which fluid can flow. The system includes a valve body having a bore to allow fluid to pass through the valve body and further having a cavity defined by substantially parallel innerside walls of the valve body, a gate wherein at least one end of the gate is defined by a radius perimeter. The system also has a bonnet that is removably coupled to a face of the valve body, wherein a portion of an innerside of the bonnet includes a curved surface adapted to mate with the at least one end of the gate defined by the radius perimeter, and an actuation mechanism operationally positioned and removably connected to the gate by way of a thru-hole in the bonnet. | 08-07-2014 |