Patents by Inventor Michael J. SEPULVEDA

Michael J. SEPULVEDA 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).

  • Flow control device
    Patent number: 10655428
    Abstract: A flow control apparatus includes a housing having a bore extending and a port formed through a wall of the housing; and a port sleeve disposed in the housing and having a port in communication with the port of the housing. The apparatus also includes a first sleeve releasably attached to the housing, wherein the first sleeve is movable from a first position preventing axial movement of the port sleeve relative to the housing to a second position allowing axial movement of the port sleeve relative to the housing. The apparatus further includes a second sleeve releasably attached to the port sleeve, wherein the second sleeve is movable from a first position blocking fluid communication through the port of housing and the port of the port sleeve to a second position allowing fluid communication through the ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Richard L. Giroux, Michael J Sepulveda, Joshua Vernon Symms, Jobby T. Jacob
  • FLOW CONTROL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20190178052
    Abstract: A flow control apparatus includes a housing having a bore extending and a port formed through a wall of the housing; a port sleeve disposed in the housing and having a port in communication with the port of the housing; a first sleeve releasably attached to the housing, wherein the first sleeve is movable from a first position preventing axial movement of the port sleeve relative to the housing to a second position allowing axial movement of the port sleeve relative to the housing; and a second sleeve releasably attached to the port sleeve, wherein the second sleeve is movable from a first position blocking fluid communication through the port of housing and the port of the port sleeve to a second position allowing fluid communication through the ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Richard L. GIROUX, Michael J. SEPULVEDA, Joshua Vernon SYMMS, Jobby T. JACOB