Patents by Inventor Joseph B. Edone

Joseph B. Edone 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 orienting perforating devices and confirming their orientation
    Patent number: 7000699
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and method of orienting perforating gun strings. One embodiment of the present invention provides an orienting weight provided in a portion of the perforating device, such as the shaped charge, the loading tube or the gun housing. Additional weight may be provided as separate components and attached to the gun components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Wenbo Yang, Alfredo Fayard, Robert A. Parrott, Klaus B. Huber, Jeffrey P. Meisenhelder, A. Glen Edwards, Steven W. Henderson, Joseph B. Edone, Wanchai Ratanasirigulchai, Manuel Gonzalez
  • Method and apparatus for orienting perforating devices and confirming their orientation
    Publication number: 20020185275
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and method of orienting perforating gun strings. One embodiment of the present invention provides an orienting weight provided in a portion of the perforating device, such as the shaped charge, the loading tube or the gun housing. Additional weight may be provided as separate components and attached to the gun components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2002
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Inventors: Wenbo Yang, Alfredo Fayard, Robert A. Parrott, Klaus B. Huber, Jeffrey P. Meisenhelder, A. Glen Edwards, Steven W. Henderson, Joseph B. Edone, Wanchai Ratanasirigulchai, Manuel Gonzalez