Patents Assigned to The WellBoss Company, LLC
  • Patent number: 11713645
    Abstract: A downhole tool suitable for use in a wellbore, the tool having a cone mandrel having a dual-cone outer surface. The downhole tool includes a carrier ring disposed around one end of the cone mandrel, and a seal element disposed around the carrier ring. There is a slip disposed around or proximate to an other end of the cone mandrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: The WellBoss Company, LLC
    Inventors: Gabriel Antoniu Slup, Martin Paul Coronado
  • Patent number: 11634965
    Abstract: A downhole tool suitable for use in a wellbore, the tool having a double cone having a dual-cone outer surface. The downhole tool includes a carrier ring disposed around one end of the double cone, and a slip disposed around or proximate to an other end of the double cone. There is a guide assembly engaged with the slip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: The WellBoss Company, LLC
    Inventors: Gabriel Antoniu Slup, Evan Lloyd Davies, Martin Paul Coronado, Luis Miguel Avila
  • Patent number: 11634958
    Abstract: A downhole tool having a mandrel, and a bottom slip disposed around the mandrel. The bottom slip includes a circular body having a one-piece configuration characterized by a plurality of slip segments by at least partial material connectivity therearound. The bottom slip is made of a filament wound composite material, which means the bottom slip has a plurality of layers joined by respective interface layers. An outer slip surface of at least one of the plurality of slip segments is defined in cross-section by a plane P that intersects a longitudinal axis of the downhole tool at an angle a1 when the bottom slip is in an unset position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: The WellBoss Company, LLC
    Inventors: Evan Lloyd Davies, Yi Xia, Luis Miguel Avila, David Hughes, Gabriel Slup, Ashton E. Diaz
  • Patent number: 11613958
    Abstract: A downhole tool suitable for use in a wellbore, the tool having a chassis or mandrel, with a center element and a plurality of support elements disposed therearound. The downhole tool also includes a first fingered member, and a second fingered member. In a run-in configuration, the first fingered member has a slot axially aligned with a midpoint of a finger of the second fingered member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: The WellBoss Company, LLC
    Inventors: Martin P. Coronado, Derek Slater Payne
  • Patent number: 11542765
    Abstract: A combination downhole assembly having a setting tool assembly coupled with a downhole tool. The setting tool assembly has an adapter housing configured to couple with a part of a workstring, and a power charge mandrel coupled with the adapter housing. There is a barrel piston releasably coupled with the power charge mandrel. During run-in, the barrel piston is in a first position. Upon activation of a setting sequence, the barrel piston moves to a second position. The setting sequence results in the barrel piston engaging a tension mandrel configured with a deceleration feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: The WellBoss Company, LLC
    Inventors: Martin P. Coronado, Brian M. Gleason
  • Patent number: 11542763
    Abstract: A setting tool assembly configured to couple with a part of a workstring, the assembly having an inner housing coupled with one or more other components. A trigger device is coupled with a movable piston. During run-in, the piston is in a first position. Upon activation, the trigger device undergoes an altering event whereby the piston moves to a second position as a result of a pressure acting thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: The WellBoss Company, LLC
    Inventors: Gabriel Antoniu Slup, Evan Lloyd Davies
  • Patent number: 11136855
    Abstract: A downhole tool having a mandrel and a slip. The mandrel has a mandrel body having a proximate end; a distal end; and an outer surface. The slip has a slip body; and an outer slip surface. The outer slip surface is configured with an insert bore, and an insert disposed therein. The insert has an outward most insert face that includes a hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: The WellBoss Company, LLC
    Inventor: Duke VanLue
  • Patent number: 11078739
    Abstract: A downhole tool having a mandrel, and a bottom slip disposed around the mandrel. The bottom slip includes a circular body having a one-piece configuration characterized by a plurality of slip segments by at least partial material connectivity therearound. The bottom slip is made of a filament wound composite material, which means the bottom slip has a plurality of layers joined by respective interface layers. An outer slip surface of at least one of the plurality of slip segments is defined in cross-section by a plane P that intersects a longitudinal axis of the downhole tool at an angle a1 in a range of 10 degrees to 20 degrees when the bottom slip is in an unset position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: The WellBoss Company, LLC
    Inventors: Evan Lloyd Davies, Yi Xia, Luis Miguel Avila, David Hughes, Gabriel Slup, Ashton E. Diaz
  • Patent number: 11008827
    Abstract: A downhole plugging system that includes a setting tool, and adapter, and a downhole tool coupled with the setting tool via the adapter. The setting tool includes a setting tool housing; a tension mandrel; and a setting sleeve coupled with the setting tool housing. The downhole tool includes a slip having a slip body; an outer slip surface; an inner slip surface; and at least two slip segments adjoined by a first portion of slip material at a first slip end, and the two slip segments separated by a slip groove therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: The WellBoss Company, LLC
    Inventor: Duke VanLue
  • Patent number: 10961796
    Abstract: A setting tool assembly having an adapter housing configured to couple with a part of a workstring, and an inner housing coupled with the adapter housing. A trigger device is coupled with a movable piston. During run-in, the piston is in a first position. Upon activation, the trigger device undergoes an altering event whereby the piston moves to a second position as a result of a pressure acting thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: The WellBoss Company, LLC
    Inventors: Gabriel Antoniu Slup, Evan Lloyd Davies
  • Patent number: 10907441
    Abstract: A downhole tool suitable for use in a wellbore that includes a wedge mandrel having a distal end; a proximate end; an outer surface; and a flowbore. The tool includes a fingered member disposed around the wedge mandrel. The tool includes a ball seat insert disposed in the flowbore, as well as a support platform disposed in the flowbore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: The WellBoss Company, LLC
    Inventors: Yanan Hou, Luis Miguel Avila, Evan Lloyd Davies, Duke Vanlue
  • Patent number: 10900321
    Abstract: A downhole tool for use in a wellbore having a mandrel, a bearing plate, a first slip, and a second slip. The second slip has a second slip body having a one-piece configuration, an outer second slip surface, an inner second slip surface, and a plurality of second slip grooves disposed therein. At least one of second slip grooves forms a lateral opening in the second slip body. The second slip is made from a composite material or metal material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: The WellBoss Company, LLC
    Inventor: Duke Vanlue
  • Patent number: 10801298
    Abstract: A downhole tool having a mandrel, a first slip, a second slip, a lower sleeve, and a tethered ball assembly. The mandrel includes a proximate end; a distal end; a bore having a ball seat associated therewith; and an outer surface. The first slip is disposed around the mandrel. The second slip is disposed around the mandrel. The lower sleeve is proximate to the first slip, and engaged with the outer surface at the distal end. The tethered ball assembly includes a ball; a drag; and at least one tether coupled between the ball and the drag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: The WellBoss Company, LLC
    Inventors: David Hughes, Evan Lloyd Davies, Luis Miguel Avila
  • Patent number: 10781659
    Abstract: A fingered member for a downhole tool that includes a circular body made of a composite material, and also a plurality of fingers integral to and extending from the circular body. At least one of the plurality of fingers has an insert carriage disposed therein. The insert carriage is made of a reactive metallic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: The WellBoss Company, LLC
    Inventors: Luis Miguel Avila, Evan Lloyd Davies
  • Patent number: 10711563
    Abstract: A downhole tool for use in a wellbore that includes a mandrel; a first slip disposed around the mandrel, the first slip further comprising a one-piece configuration; a first cone disposed around the mandrel, and proximate to the first slip; a second slip disposed around the mandrel; a second cone disposed around the mandrel; a sealing element disposed around the mandrel, and between the first cone and the second cone; and a lower sleeve disposed around the mandrel, and proximate to the first slip. The mandrel further includes a distal end having a first outer diameter; a proximate end having a second outer diameter; wherein a relief point is formed in the proximate end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: The WellBoss Company, LLC
    Inventors: Evan Lloyd Davies, Duke VanLue
  • Patent number: 10633534
    Abstract: A downhole tool suitable for use in a wellbore, the tool comprising a hybrid sleeve in the form of a mandrel sleeve; and a sleeve insert disposed within the mandrel sleeve. The tool further includes a first slip disposed about the mandrel sleeve; and a second slip disposed about the mandrel sleeve and proximate to a conical surface. There is a lower sleeve proximate to the second slip. At least a portion of the sleeve insert is radially laterally proximate to a sealing element disposed around the mandrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: The WellBoss Company, LLC
    Inventors: Evan Lloyd Davies, Duke Vanlue, Yanan Hou, Liguo Li, David Hughes
  • Patent number: 10605044
    Abstract: A downhole tool configured to pass through a narrowed diameter, the downhole tool having a mandrel made of a composite material. The tool has a fingered member disposed around the mandrel, a fingered bearing plate disposed around the mandrel, and also a fingered lower sleeve disposed around and coupled to the mandrel. The tool further includes a first slip and a second slip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: The WellBoss Company, LLC
    Inventors: Evan Lloyd Davies, Duke Vanlue, Luis Miguel Avila
  • Patent number: 10605020
    Abstract: A downhole tool having a mandrel, with a fingered member and a conical member being disposed around the mandrel. There is a solid-body insert positioned proximately to each of the fingered member and the first conical member. The fingered member comprises a plurality of fingers configured to move from a first position to a second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: The WellBoss Company, LLC
    Inventors: Evan Lloyd Davies, Duke Vanlue, Luis Miguel Avila
  • Patent number: D877216
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: The WellBoss Company, LLC
    Inventors: Evan Lloyd Davies, Yi Xia, Luis Miguel Avila, David Hughes, Gabriel Slup
  • Patent number: D877217
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: The WellBoss Company, LLC
    Inventors: Evan Lloyd Davies, Yi Xia, Luis Miguel Avila, David Hughes, Gabriel Slup