Patents by Inventor Leslie Dale Skinner

Leslie Dale Skinner 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).

  • Fluid jetting apparatus
    Patent number: 6325305
    Abstract: A fluid jetting nozzle includes a nozzle head and at least one jetting orifice in the nozzle head, the jetting orifice(s) being capable of ejecting a mixture that includes substantially spherically shaped solid particles and fluid to loosen obstructive material from a metallic surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Assignee: Advanced Coiled Tubing, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry George Kuhlman, Jerry W. Noles, Jr., Leslie Dale Skinner
  • Conduit cleaning system and method
    Patent number: 6170577
    Abstract: A system capable of removing scale deposits from an interior metallic surface of a conduit includes a mixture including a plurality of substantially spherically shaped solid particles and fluid, a mixture delivery tubing insertable into the conduit, and a nozzle attached to the mixture delivery tubing. The nozzle includes a plurality of nozzle jets and is capable of ejecting the mixture to loosen scale deposits from the interior metallic surface of the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: Advanced Coiled Tubing, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry W. Noles, Jr., Leslie Dale Skinner, Larry George Kuhlman