Patents by Inventor Walter P. Peeples, Jr.

Walter P. Peeples, 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).

  • Method of forming encapsulated depleted uranium oil field tubular member
    Patent number: 4428108
    Abstract: The present invention describes an encapsulated depleted uranium metal oil field tubular member. The member includes a tubular shell containing bodies of a depleted uranium metal. Substantially all of the volume within the shell not occupied by the bodies of depleted uranium metal is filled with lead. The ends of the shell are capped and have connected thereto threaded connectors for connecting the member to adjacent components in a string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1981
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1984
    Assignee: Gulf Nuclear, Inc.
    Inventors: Elick H. Acree, Walter P. Peeples, Jr.