Patents by Inventor James Chris Reed

James Chris Reed 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).

  • System and method for testing an insert packer assembly
    Patent number: 9845655
    Abstract: A method for testing an insert packer assembly positioned within a diverter assembly includes inserting a test tool through an opening of the insert packer assembly and into a bore of the diverter assembly. The method includes driving multiple annular flexible components of the insert packer assembly radially inward to contact an outer annular surface of the test tool to form a sealed space between the multiple annular flexible components and the outer annular surface of the test tool. The method also includes applying a fluid to the sealed space to increase a pressure within the sealed space and monitoring the pressure within the sealed space over a period of time to determine a condition of the insert packer assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Cameron International Corporation
    Inventors: John Hoefler, Erman Citirik, James Chris Reed
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING AN INSERT PACKER ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20170096871
    Abstract: A method for testing an insert packer assembly positioned within a diverter assembly includes inserting a test tool through an opening of the insert packer assembly and into a bore of the diverter assembly. The method includes driving multiple annular flexible components of the insert packer assembly radially inward to contact an outer annular surface of the test tool to form a sealed space between the multiple annular flexible components and the outer annular surface of the test tool. The method also includes applying a fluid to the sealed space to increase a pressure within the sealed space and monitoring the pressure within the sealed space over a period of time to determine a condition of the insert packer assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: John Hoefler, Erman Citirik, James Chris Reed