Patents by Inventor David George Forsyth

David George Forsyth 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: 6142225
    Abstract: The invention provides a selective system of placing a guide stock into a wellbore by braided line, coil tubing or drill pipe. The device facilitates selective intervention by providing a selective orientation key an angular relationship to the lateral through a system of selective keys and dogs allowing the diverter of the guide stock to be aligned at any desired angle with the orientation sub. The orientation sub includes a key for picking up on a helical slot in the packer to rotate the assembly and a set of selectively profiled dogs to engage a selected packer and halt downhole movement of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Mark McCorry, David George Forsyth, Robert C. Smith, David Cameron
  • Patent number: 5787987
    Abstract: A downhole multilateral completion tool is disclosed which includes a premachined window joint and a production tube adapted to be moved downhole through the window joint and kicked off into the pre-drilled lateral. A flange and seal form a part of the uphole end of the production tube and provide a 3500 psi seal after the production tube is placed in the lateral. The invention, moreover, includes an energizing sleeve which biases the flange into a sealed position and a packer which by pulling the production tube, enhances the seal of the flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: David George Forsyth, Robert Chapman Ross, Paul George Lurie