Patents by Inventor Edgar W. Van Sickle

Edgar W. Van Sickle 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).

  • Connector for perforating gun tandem
    Patent number: 7591212
    Abstract: A perforating gun connector comprising a first and second section connected together on one end. The two sections of the perforating gun connector that couple together are correspondingly tapered so that one end of one connector is tapered and fits into the corresponding tapered hollowed section of one end of the other section. The present invention also provides for the inclusion of shaped charges and booster charges within. Adjacent the charges are sealing bulkheads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: William D. Myers, Jr., Edgar W. Van Sickle, Kristian Vargervik
  • CONNECTOR FOR PERFORATING GUN TANDEM
    Publication number: 20080210425
    Abstract: A perforating gun connector comprising a first and second section connected together on one end. The two sections of the perforating gun connector that couple together are correspondingly tapered so that one end of one connector is tapered and fits into the corresponding tapered hollowed section of one end of the other section. The present invention also provides for the inclusion of shaped charges and booster charges within. Adjacent the charges are sealing bulkheads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: William D. Myers, Edgar W. Van Sickle, Kristian Vargervik
  • Connector for perforating gun tandem
    Patent number: 7360487
    Abstract: A perforating gun connector comprising a first and second section connected together on one end. The two sections of the perforating gun connector that couple together are correspondingly tapered so that one end of one connector is tapered and fits into the corresponding tapered hollowed section of one end of the other section. The present invention also provides for the inclusion of shaped charges and booster charges within. Adjacent the charges are sealing bulkheads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: William D. Myers, Jr., Edgar W. Van Sickle, Kristian Vargervik