Patents by Inventor David Eugene Rothers

David Eugene Rothers 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).

  • Method and apparatus for remote control of wellbore end devices
    Patent number: 6021095
    Abstract: A wellbore remote control system is disclosed which includes (1) a transmission apparatus for generating at least one acoustic transmission having a particular transmission frequency, (2) a reception apparatus which includes an electronic circuit (preferably digital) which detects and identifies the acoustic transmissions, and which provides an actuation signal to an electrically-actuated wellbore tool if a match is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Inc.
    Inventors: Paulo S. Tubel, David Eugene Rothers, Michael Wayne Holcombe, Albert A. Mullins, II, Mark McCorry