Patents by Inventor Edward D. McCann

Edward D. McCann 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).

  • Apparatus for transporting a quantity of lost circulation material and methods of making and using same
    Patent number: 9453515
    Abstract: A method for depositing a lost circulation material into a drilling fluid holding tank storing a quantity of lost circulation material in a storage receptacle at a well drilling site. A selected quantity of the lost circulation material is conveyed directly from the storage receptacle into the drilling fluid holding tank. A second end of a fluid port assembly is positioned in fluid communication with a fluid contained in the drilling fluid holding tank. The fluid is drawn from the drilling fluid holding tank through the fluid port assembly and discharged into the flexible exhaust hose and onto the lost circulation material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Inventor: Edward D. McCann
  • APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING A QUANTITY OF LOST CIRCULATION MATERIAL AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME
    Publication number: 20160069351
    Abstract: A method for depositing a lost circulation material into a drilling fluid holding tank storing a quantity of lost circulation material in a storage receptacle at a well drilling site. A selected quantity of the lost circulation material is conveyed directly from the storage receptacle into the drilling fluid holding tank. A second end of a fluid port assembly is positioned in fluid communication with a fluid contained in the drilling fluid holding tank. The fluid is drawn from the drilling fluid holding tank through the fluid port assembly and discharged into the flexible exhaust hose and onto the lost circulation material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventor: Edward D. McCann
  • Apparatus for transporting a quantity of lost circulation material and methods of making and using same
    Patent number: 9187270
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for transporting quantities of lost circulation material. The system includes at least one pump, at least one intake assembly, at least one exhaust assembly, and can also include at least one intake member operably connected to the intake assembly, and at least one exhaust member operably connected to the exhaust assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Inventor: Edward D. McCann
  • APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING A QUANTITY OF LOST CIRCULATION MATERIAL AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME
    Publication number: 20130333797
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for transporting quantities of lost circulation material. The system includes at least one pump, at least one intake assembly, at least one exhaust assembly, and can also include at least one intake member operably connected to the intake assembly, and at least one exhaust member operably connected to the exhaust assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventor: Edward D. McCann