Patents by Inventor Gregory A. Caraway

Gregory A. Caraway 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 and method for cementing a borehole
    Patent number: 8720560
    Abstract: In aspects, the disclosure provides a method for cementing a borehole that includes selecting a location in the borehole for cementing. The method further includes providing a cement slurry comprising a cement and shape memory members having a first shape, the shape memory members configured to expand from the first shape to a second shape upon application of heat to the shape memory members, placing the cement slurry in the selected space and heating the shape memory members in the selected space to attain the second shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Kushal Seth, Gregory A. Caraway, Allen D. Gabrysch
  • Apparatus and Method for Cementing a Borehole
    Publication number: 20130087333
    Abstract: In aspects, the disclosure provides a method for cementing a borehole that includes selecting a location in the borehole for cementing. The method further includes providing a cement slurry comprising a cement and shape memory members having a first shape, the shape memory members configured to expand from the first shape to a second shape upon application of heat to the shape memory members, placing the cement slurry in the selected space and heating the shape memory members in the selected space to attain the second shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kushal Seth, Gregory A. Caraway, Allen D. Gabrysch