Patents by Inventor John W. Edgmon

John W. Edgmon 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: 4603741
    Abstract: A weight actuated tubing valve is shown which is incorporated within a tubing sub, installed within a string of tubing extending from the well surface within a well bore. The tubing valve includes an outer cylindrical sidewall and an inner mandrel which is spaced apart from the sidewall to define an annular space. The outer sidewall and inner mandrel are each provided with one or more openings for communicating the interior bore of the tubing string with the well annulus. A sliding sleeve is located within the annular space and is movable between a first position which closes off the mandrel opening from the annular space to a second position in which the mandrel opening communicates with the annular space, and through the sidewall opening with the exterior of the tubing string. A fluid chamber initially contains a fluid for supporting the sliding valve within the annular space in the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1986
    Assignee: Hughes Tool Company
    Inventor: John W. Edgmon