Patents by Inventor Ken Manson

Ken Manson 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).

  • Enclosed circulation tool for a well
    Patent number: 7975765
    Abstract: An enclosed circulation tool for a well including a tubular body having a top end, a bottom end and an interior cavity. A progressive cavity pump positioned at the bottom end of the body, the pump having a rotor mounted within a stator. The rotor has an upper end and a lower end, with the upper end extending into the interior cavity. A drive is coupled to and adapted to rotate the rotor in order to draw sand into the interior cavity. A first fluid passage is provided along which fluids from pumped from surface pass to fluidize solids within the interior cavity. A second fluid passage is provided along which fluidized solids from within the interior cavity pass to surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Logan Completion Systems Inc.
    Inventor: Ken Manson
  • ENCLOSED CIRCULATION TOOL FOR A WELL
    Publication number: 20090078422
    Abstract: An enclosed circulation tool for a well including a tubular body having a top end, a bottom end and an interior cavity. A progressive cavity pump positioned at the bottom end of the body, the pump having a rotor mounted within a stator. The rotor has an upper end and a lower end, with the upper end extending into the interior cavity. A drive is coupled to and adapted to rotate the rotor in order to draw sand into the interior cavity. A first fluid passage is provided along which fluids from pumped from surface pass to fluidize solids within the interior cavity. A second fluid passage is provided along which fluidized solids from within the interior cavity pass to surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: SOURCE ENERGY TOOL SERVICES INC.
    Inventor: Ken Manson