Patents by Inventor Deborah Fripp

Deborah Fripp 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).

  • Well system having galvanic time release plug
    Patent number: 7699101
    Abstract: A well system having a galvanic time release plug. A well system includes a flow passage and a flow blocking device which selectively obstructs flow through the passage, the device including an electrode in a galvanic cell. A flow blocking device for use in conjunction with a subterranean well includes a portion which delays an electrochemical reaction in a galvanic cell. A method of controlling fluid flow in a well system includes the steps of: obstructing flow through a passage using a flow blocking device which includes an electrode of a galvanic cell; and increasing flow through the passage by operation of the galvanic cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael L. Fripp, Haoyue Zhang, Luke W. Holderman, Deborah Fripp, Ashok K. Santra, Anindya Ghosh
  • Well system having galvanic time release plug
    Publication number: 20080135249
    Abstract: A well system having a galvanic time release plug. A well system includes a flow passage and a flow blocking device which selectively obstructs flow through the passage, the device including an electrode in a galvanic cell. A flow blocking device for use in conjunction with a subterranean well includes a portion which delays an electrochemical reaction in a galvanic cell. A method of controlling fluid flow in a well system includes the steps of: obstructing flow through a passage using a flow blocking device which includes an electrode of a galvanic cell; and increasing flow through the passage by operation of the galvanic cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: Michael L. Fripp, Haoyu Zhang, Luke W. Holderman, Deborah Fripp, Ashok K. Santra, Anindya Ghosh