Dan R Morrison

US Patent:

7934517, May 3, 2011

Filed:

Dec 28, 2007

Appl. No.:

12/005935

Inventors:

Dan Morrison - Anaheim CA, US

Assignee:

MP Industries, Inc. - Huntington Beach CA

International Classification:

F16K 31/18

US Classification:

137428, 4508

Abstract:

Systems for controlling the level of water with in reservoir, such as in a catch basin for an infinity pool. One embodiment of such a water level control system comprises a system housing having a removable front plate with front plate openings, and a water inlet into the housing. The system further comprises a removable mounting plate within the housing, with the mounting plate removable from the housing when the front plate is removed. A valve is included that is connected to the mounting plate, with water from the reservoir entering the housing through the front plate openings. The valve is operable to allow water to flow into the housing through the water inlet when water within the reservoir water falls below a desired level, and stopping the flow into the housing when the reservoir is at the desired level.

US Patent:

20110036570, Feb 17, 2011

Filed:

Aug 12, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/806383

Inventors:

Thomas A. La Rovere - Santa Ynez CA, US
Dan Morrison - Katy TX, US

International Classification:

E21B 33/13

US Classification:

166277, 1661774

Abstract:

A method and apparatus is disclosed to seal and prevent fluidic communication in the annulus between a cemented and drilled through casing float shoe and a well-bore formation. The present invention provides a component that installs as a coupling unit between a well casing shoe track and a float shoe which integrates a fusible metal alloy. After the well casing is cemented into the well-bore according to conventional procedures, the metal alloy may be melted using a downhole heating device deployed within the casing to a location adjacent to the alloy, thereby causing the alloy to flow, infill, plug and seal any incompetent cracks or micro-annulus conditions within and about the cured cement and well-bore formation.