Patents by Inventor William James Costello

William James Costello 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).

  • DISINTEGRATING BALL FOR SEALING FRAC PLUG SEAT
    Publication number: 20120181032
    Abstract: A composition for a ball that disintegrates, dissolves, delaminates or otherwise experiences a significant degradation of its physical properties over time in the presence of hydrocarbons and formation heat. The ball may be used in methods and apparatus for hydraulically fracturing a subterranean zone in a wellbore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: UTEX INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Henry Naedler, Patrick Lawrence Prosser, Thomas Allen Goedrich, William James Costello