Patents by Inventor Eugene J. Linyeav

Eugene J. Linyeav 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: 4857006
    Abstract: An electrical coupling is provided suitable for interconnecting multiple conductors between first and second downhole tools, such as logging tools. The male and female coupling bodies are sealed from the environment such that the mated connector and the conductors within the interior of the mated coupling are sealed from the hostile downhole environment. A threaded ring removably connected to each connector subassembly engages a stop surface on the respective coupling body to limit axial movement of each connector subassembly toward the conductor receiving end of that body. Backup seals provide sealing engagement between each connector subassembly and the respective coupling body, so that fluid cannot be passed along either conductor to the electronics in the adjacent downhole tool housings interconnected with each coupling body if the primary seal between the coupling bodies should fail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1989
    Assignee: Western Atlas International, Inc.
    Inventors: Eugene J. Linyeav, Chi-Huang M. Chang