Patents by Inventor Daniel LeVon

Daniel LeVon 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).

  • Pressure activated flow switch for a downhole tool
    Patent number: 8967300
    Abstract: A downhole tool includes a pressure activated flow switch for selectively actuating and deactuating a device, such as a reaming block. The flow switch is deployed external to the flow bore and includes a flow piston configured to reciprocate between axially opposed open and closed positions such that the device is actuated when the flow piston is in the open position and deactuated when the flow piston is in the closed position. The flow piston is configured to translate from the closed position to the open position when a differential pressure exceeds a predetermined threshold. The flow piston may be further configured to remain in the open position at differential pressures less than the threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Smith International, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles H Dewey, John E. Campbell, Daniel LeVon
  • PRESSURE ACTIVATED FLOW SWITCH FOR A DOWNHOLE TOOL
    Publication number: 20130175095
    Abstract: A downhole tool includes a pressure activated flow switch for selectively actuating and deactuating a device, such as a reaming block. The flow switch is deployed external to the flow bore and includes a flow piston configured to reciprocate between axially opposed open and closed positions such that the device is actuated when the flow piston is in the open position and deactuated when the flow piston is in the closed position. The flow piston is configured to translate from the closed position to the open position when a differential pressure exceeds a predetermined threshold. The flow piston may be further configured to remain in the open position at differential pressures less than the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: Smith International, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles H. Dewey, John E. Campbell, Daniel LeVon