Patents by Inventor Thurman James Carter

Thurman James Carter 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).

  • Wellbore liner system
    Patent number: 6547006
    Abstract: Wellbore apparatus has been invented which, in at least certain aspects, includes a wellbore apparatus having a tubular member with a top end, a bottom end, a hollow portion, and a window therethrough, a sleeve positioned within the hollow portion of the tubular member, the sleeve having a top end and a bottom end, a diverter apparatus within or outside the tubular member amd, optionally, below the bottom end of the sleeve, the sleeve movable so that the diverter, and the diverter directs the sleeve to the window and through the window into a bore extending beyond the window, and the window having an edge therearound to which the top end of the sleeve is weldable to sealingly secure the sleeve at the window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: Weatherford/Lamb, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Kuck, Thomas Floyd Bailey, Monte Ira Johnson, Robert Eugene Robertson, Andrew Arthur Barry, Thurman James Carter, William Allen Blizzard, Jr., Teme Forrest Singleton, John Douglas Roberts, William Alan Spielman, David Michael Haugen, Guy LaMonte McClung, III