Patents by Inventor Ken Dale Rodgers

Ken Dale Rodgers 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).

  • Retrievable pre-milled window with deflector
    Patent number: 6923274
    Abstract: An apparatus for drilling one or more holes at an angle to a wellbore. The apparatus includes a tubular housing defining one or more openings. Each opening is configured to provide an exit through which a drilling assembly drills to form a hole at an angle to the wellbore. The apparatus further includes one or more deflectors. Each deflector defines a surface for guiding the drilling assembly through an opening, and each deflector is positioned inside the tubular housing such that the surface is facing the opening. The apparatus further includes an anchor having a bottom portion attached to a top portion of the tubular housing and having a top portion configured to be removably fixed to a conveyance tubular.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignee: Weatherford/Lamb, Inc.
    Inventors: Ken Dale Rodgers, Mark C. Glaser, Doug Durst, Mike Johnson, Steve R. Delgado, Mark Ryan
  • Retrievable pre-milled window with deflector
    Publication number: 20040129458
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to an apparatus for drilling one or more holes at an angle to a wellbore. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a tubular housing defining one or more openings. Each opening is configured to provide an exit through which a drilling assembly drills to form a hole at an angle to the wellbore. The apparatus further includes one or more deflectors. Each deflector defines a surface for guiding the drilling assembly through an opening, and each deflector is positioned inside the tubular housing such that the surface is facing the opening. The apparatus further includes an anchor having a bottom portion attached to a top portion of the tubular housing and having a top portion configured to be removably fixed to a conveyance tubular.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: Ken Dale Rodgers, Mark C. Glaser, Doug Durst, Mike Johnson, Steve R. Delgado, Mark Ryan