Patents by Inventor Francis John Guillena FORD

Francis John Guillena FORD 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).

  • Hydraulic anchoring assembly for insertable progressing cavity pump
    Patent number: 10883326
    Abstract: A hydraulic anchoring assembly (10, 10a), and method of its use, for anchoring and sealing an insertable progressing cavity pump on rods in a well. The assembly (10, 10a) has one or more cup seals (42, 42a), upstream of one or more inflatable packers (14, 14a) upstream of one or more hydraulic slips (16). The cup seals (42, 42a) provide a pressure differential for inflation of the upstream most inflatable packer (14), which in turn provides a pressure differential for the downstream inflatable packer(s) (14a) to inflate to produce a fluid tight seal between the insertable progressing cavity pump and the well. In highly deviated wells the up seals (42, 42a) can be used to pump the hydraulic anchoring assembly (10, 10a) down the well in situations where the rods would otherwise buckle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Inventor: Francis John Guillena Ford
  • HYDRAULIC ANCHORING ASSEMBLY FOR INSERTABLE PROGRESSING CAVITY PUMP
    Publication number: 20180305994
    Abstract: A hydraulic anchoring assembly (10, 10a), and method of its use, for anchoring and sealing an insertable progressing cavity pump on rods in a well. The assembly (10, 10a) has one or more cup seals (42, 42a), upstream of one or more inflatable packers (14, 14a) upstream of one or more hydraulic slips (16). The cup seals (42, 42a) provide a pressure differential for inflation of the upstream most inflatable packer (14), which in turn provides a pressure differential for the downstream inflatable packer(s) (14a) to inflate to produce a fluid tight seal between the insertable progressing cavity pump and the well. In highly deviated wells the up seals (42, 42a) can be used to pump the hydraulic anchoring assembly (10, 10a) down the well in situations where the rods would otherwise buckle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: INFLATABLE PACKERS INTERNATIONAL PTY LTD
    Inventor: Francis John Guillena FORD