Patents by Inventor Jaye Shelton

Jaye Shelton 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: 7699109
    Abstract: A riser assembly includes a rotating control housing connected between an upper portion and a lower portion of a riser assembly, and a packing element rotatable with respect to the rotating control housing, wherein the packing element is configured to isolate an annulus of the lower portion from the upper portion when a drillstring is engaged through the packing element, and wherein the packing element is configured to be retrieved and replaced through the upper portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Smith International
    Inventors: James May, Jaye Shelton
  • Publication number: 20100012317
    Abstract: An adjustable sealing device including a housing configured to be engaged within an annulus of a rotating control device, at least one sealing element disposed within the housing, and a variable pressure control device configured to energize a fluid disposed within the housing to maintain a seal between the sealing element and a drill string is disclosed. A method of sealing a wellbore, the method including providing an adjustable sealing device to a rotating control device, positioning at least one sealing element of the adjustable sealing device between the wellbore and a drill string, tripping the drill string through the wellbore, sensing changes in a diameter of the drill string as it is tripped, and regulating a fluid pressure to maintain a seal between the at least one sealing element and the drill string when the drill string is tripped through the at least one sealing element is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2008
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: SMITH INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventor: Jaye Shelton
  • Publication number: 20080105462
    Abstract: A riser assembly includes a rotating control housing connected between an upper portion and a lower portion of a riser assembly, and a packing element rotatable with respect to the rotating control housing, wherein the packing element is configured to isolate an annulus of the lower portion from the upper portion when a drillstring is engaged through the packing element, and wherein the packing element is configured to be retrieved and replaced through the upper portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: SMITH INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: James May, Jaye Shelton