Patents by Inventor Gary Dale Ellis

Gary Dale Ellis 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).

  • Restricted axial movement locking mechanism
    Patent number: 8505638
    Abstract: A tubular locking system comprises a first wellbore tubular, an internal locking feature disposed on an inner surface of the first wellbore tubular, a second wellbore tubular, where at least a portion of the second wellbore tubular is disposed within the first wellbore tubular, a compression sleeve coupled to the second wellbore tubular, a collet coupled to the second wellbore tubular below the compression sleeve, and a shifting sleeve disposed within the collet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Dale Ezell, Gary Dale Ellis
  • Restricted axial movement locking mechanism
    Publication number: 20120234560
    Abstract: A tubular locking system comprises a first wellbore tubular, an internal locking feature disposed on an inner surface of the first wellbore tubular, a second wellbore tubular, where at least a portion of the second wellbore tubular is disposed within the first wellbore tubular, a compression sleeve coupled to the second wellbore tubular, a collet coupled to the second wellbore tubular below the compression sleeve, and a shifting sleeve disposed within the collet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Dale EZELL, Gary Dale ELLIS
  • Downhole tool with load diverting system and method
    Patent number: 8002045
    Abstract: A downhole tool for providing a seal downhole within a wellbore for reducing loading experienced by a sealing member of the downhole tool is disclosed. The downhole tool may include a pair of directional locking members, at least one of which is operable to transfer a loading experienced by the downhole tool through rigid components of the downhole tool, thereby bypassing the sealing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Dale Ezell, Gary Dale Ellis
  • DOWNHOLE TOOL WITH LOAD DIVERTING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20100051293
    Abstract: A downhole tool for providing a seal downhole within a wellbore for reducing loading experienced by a sealing member of the downhole tool is disclosed. The downhole tool may include a pair of directional locking members, at least one of which is operable to transfer a loading experienced by the downhole tool through rigid components of the downhole tool, thereby bypassing the sealing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Dale Ezell, Gary Dale Ellis
  • Method for selectively retrieving a plurality of well packers
    Patent number: 3951211
    Abstract: A method of operating a plurality of well packers in a borehole involves selectively retrieving one or more of the well packers on a single trip of the production string or a work string out of the borehole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1975
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1976
    Assignee: Dresser Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Gary Dale Ellis