Patents by Inventor Ray Vlielander

Ray Vlielander 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).

  • Downhole valve for fluid energized packers
    Patent number: 9644451
    Abstract: A downhole valve for fluid energized packers includes a valve sub and a packer. The valve sub further includes a control tube and a rotatable ball, the control tube having at least one closable aperture fluidly coupled to the packer when open, and the rotatable ball rotatable about an axle having at least one flow path closable by a rotation of the ball. The rotatable ball rotates about an axle coupled to a shift sleeve coupled to the lower end of the control tube. The rotatable ball includes a rotation pin extending from its outer surface and a rotation pin sleeve is adapted to rotate the ball in response to a movement of the ball toward or away from the rotation pin sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: TAM INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Ray Vlielander, Dennis Gonas, Mark Wyatt, Ross Phillips
  • Downhole Valve for Fluid Energized Packers
    Publication number: 20140374120
    Abstract: A downhole valve for fluid energized packers includes a valve sub and a packer. The valve sub further includes a control tube and a rotatable ball, the control tube having at least one closable aperture fluidly coupled to the packer when open, and the rotatable ball rotatable about an axle having at least one flow path closable by a rotation of the ball. The rotatable ball rotates about an axle coupled to a shift sleeve coupled to the lower end of the control tube. The rotatable ball includes a rotation pin extending from its outer surface and a rotation pin sleeve is adapted to rotate the ball in response to a movement of the ball toward or away from the rotation pin sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Ray Vlielander, Dennis Gonas, Mark Wyatt, Ross Phillips