Patents by Inventor Jeffrey B. McMeans

Jeffrey B. McMeans 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).

  • ALL PURPOSE PUMPDOWN INSTRUMENT
    Publication number: 20140158350
    Abstract: An apparatus for flowing a tool string along a wellbore tubular may include a flow restrictor having a diametrically expanded position and a diametrically retracted position. The flow restrictor may include at least one sealing element that sealingly engages the wellbore tubular when in the diametrically expanded position. The apparatus also includes an actuator configured to move the at least one sealing element to at least a position intermediate of the open and the closed position. The actuator may be responsive to a control signal that is generated locally or transmitted from a remote location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Homero C. Castillo, Otto N. Fanini, Steven R. Radford, Jeffrey B. McMeans, John G. Evans