Patents by Inventor David MacFarlane

David MacFarlane 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).

  • Publication number: 20030006041
    Abstract: A wellhead system for petroleum producing wells comprises a “stack-down” casing hanger configuration. In this stack-down system, the hanger for each successively smaller diameter casing string is landed or “nested” within the hanger for the next larger casing string. This approach allows the pack-off for each casing hanger to be retrieved independently, thus allowing fluid communication to be established with any of the casing annuli after all of the casing strings and hangers have been installed. Thus the pressure in each annulus may be monitored while the well is in production mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2002
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Inventors: Robert B. Baten, Harold B. Skeels, David MacFarlane, Russell E. McBeth, Randy J. Wester, Marcus A. Smedley
  • Publication number: 20020034314
    Abstract: A drive module for attachment to a rigid panel and adapted to apply bending wave energy at audio frequencies to the panel whereby the panel can radiate an audio output. The drive module has a housing adapted to be secured to the panel, at least one foot on the housing and adapted to fix the housing securely to the panel, an electromechanical transducer in the housing, a support for the transducer in the housing, the transducer being adapted to contact the panel to apply bending wave energy thereto when energized with an electrical audio signal, and an audio signal amplifier in the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2001
    Publication date: March 21, 2002
    Inventors: Martin Colloms, Ian David MacFarlane