Patents by Inventor Jeff SKANDS

Jeff SKANDS 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).

  • Publication number: 20240271495
    Abstract: A running-retrieving tool for use in oilfield operations comprises a first section having a bonnet and a split retainer, the first section having a cavity with an inner diameter adapted to allow the insertion therethrough of a second section and wherein the first section is adapted to be secured to a tool. The second section has an elongated body with an external diameter smaller than the internal diameter of the first section. The second section has a track, an entry channel, and a release channel. The second section is adapted to be mounted onto a drillstring and is releasably inserted inside the cavity of the first section through the insertion of J-pins inside the track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: George James MICHAUD, Stewart George WILSON, Charles Erle NORVILA, Colin Walter BROCK, Jeff SKANDS