Patents by Inventor Ramon K. Hamilton

Ramon K. Hamilton 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).

  • Patent number: 4067349
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for testing and repairing a subsurface conduit using an inflatable packer, wherein the packer includes a fluid filled pressure responsive means, and a fluid pressure conductor means for transmitting fluid pressure to a pressure indicating means located on one end of the packer. The packer is positioned in the conduit such that the fluid filled pressure responsive means is adjacent that portion of the conduit to be tested. The packer is then inflated to isolate the conduit portion to be tested. Air pressure may then be introduced through means in the packer to the isolated conduit portion, and the pressure observed on the pressure indicating means by a television camera located in the subsurface conduit. The packer also includes means for injecting chemical grouting material into a leak in the isolated portion of the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1978
    Assignee: Halliburton Company
    Inventors: Carl E. Austin, Ramon K. Hamilton, W. L. Qualls