Patents by Inventor Richard Merl Smith, Jr.

Richard Merl Smith, Jr. 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).

  • Opposing piston setting tool
    Patent number: 10767430
    Abstract: A setting tool for use in setting plugs downhole using opposing pistons to axially compress a plug, thereby causing it to radially expand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Hunting Titan, Inc.
    Inventors: Johnny Covalt, Richard Merl Smith, Jr.
  • Opposing Piston Setting Tool
    Publication number: 20200032603
    Abstract: A setting tool for use in setting plugs downhole using opposing pistons to axially compress a plug, thereby causing it to radially expand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: Hunting Titan, Inc.
    Inventors: Johnny Covalt, Richard Merl Smith, JR.
  • Quick connect system for setting tool
    Patent number: 10428595
    Abstract: A quick connect device for well tools that allows for the connection of two components, such as a setting tool and a plug, without the need for screwing the two components together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Hunting Titan, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Wayne Bradley, Richard Merl Smith, Jr.