Patents by Inventor Frederick Lemme, SR.

Frederick Lemme, SR. 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).

  • Swellable downhole device of substantially constant profile
    Patent number: 8651179
    Abstract: A swellable packer device upon exposure to brine in a well. The device may be swellable to a substantially constant profile in spite of significant fluctuations in brine concentrations. Thus, the likelihood of packer failure due to under-swelling or over-swelling is reduced. Indeed, the packer may be employed for long-term operations or isolations ranging from a couple of weeks to twenty years or more without undue concern over packer failure from under or over swelling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Nitin Y. Vaidya, Frederick Lemme, Sr., Xiaohong Ren, John Whitsitt, Joseph K. Flowers, Rashmi Bhavsar
  • SWELLABLE DOWNHOLE DEVICE OF SUBSTANTIALLY CONSTANT PROFILE
    Publication number: 20110253393
    Abstract: A swellable packer device upon exposure to brine in a well. The device may be swellable to a substantially constant profile in spite of significant fluctuations in brine concentrations. Thus, the likelihood of packer failure due to under-swelling or over-swelling is reduced. Indeed, the packer may be employed for long-term operations or isolations ranging from a couple of weeks to twenty years or more without undue concern over packer failure from under or over swelling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2010
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nitin Y. Vaidya, Frederick Lemme, SR., Xiaohong Ren, John Whitsitt, Joseph K. Flowers, Rashmi Bhavsar
  • SWELL PACKER
    Publication number: 20090242189
    Abstract: A swell packer includes a base tubular; a seal member encircling the base tubular, the seal member swelling radially to a seal equilibrium swell upon contact with a particular fluid; and a disc positioned about the base tubular substantially abutting an end of the seal member but not physically connected to the seal member in a manner that limits the equilibrium swell of the seal member, the disc swelling radially to a first equilibrium swell upon contact with a particular fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nitin Y. Vaidya, Manuel Marya, Frederick Lemme, SR.