Patents by Inventor Ronald Hinkie

Ronald Hinkie 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).

  • Acoustic telemetry installation in subterranean wells
    Publication number: 20060028916
    Abstract: Acoustic telemetry installation in subterranean wells. In a described embodiment, a method of contacting an assembly with a generally tubular string in a subterranean well includes the steps of: suspending the tubular string in the well, the tubular string extending into a surface structure; and then displacing the assembly through the structure into contact with an exterior of the tubular string. The assembly can selectively contact any one of several tubular strings or other objects within a wellhead or casing. The assembly can be permanently or temporarily used on the well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2004
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Inventors: David McMechan, Wallace Gardner, Phillip Starr, Orlando De Jesus, Ronald Hinkie, Donald Kyle, Eugene Linyaev