Patents by Inventor Couste Eric

Couste Eric 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).

  • Patent number: 4836287
    Abstract: The invention relates to a safety valve for oil wells, able to permit artificial output operation by injection of a fluid under pressure. This valve comprises a movable closing flap (11), a tubular internal slide (9), a spring (10) for returning said slide to its upper position, a hydraulic system for displacing said slide downwardly due to pressure of a control fluid, an internal tube (300) for passage of injected fluid, fixed to the slide (9), a lower connecting sleeve of a series of lower tubes (Ti) for the passage of injected fluid, able to be connected with the internal tube (300) when the tube is in the lower position, an upper connecting sleeve (309) of a series of upper tubes for the passage of injected fluid, in which may slide in a sealed manner the internal tube, a system for anchoring the valve in a receiving sleeve (1) comprising a hydraulically actuated mechanical system controlled by the control fluid, and seals (15, 16) at the contact of the receiving sleeve (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1989
    Assignee: Merip Oil Tools International (MOTI) S.A.
    Inventors: Couste Eric, Jacob Jean-Luc