Patents by Inventor C. Pinto

C. Pinto 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).

  • Perforation method and apparatus
    Publication number: 20060048937
    Abstract: A signature element is attached to a downhole cable or other protected equipment and the signal from a signature position detector is used, at least in part, to control the orientation of a directed perforating device or other directional device. Signal emitting sources can include a radioactive material added to an encapsulating composition of a downhole cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Inventors: C. Pinto, Stephen Thompson, David Johnson