Patents by Inventor John Barton Weirich

John Barton Weirich 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).

  • Sand control screen assemblies and associated methods of manufacturing
    Patent number: 11555383
    Abstract: A sand control screen assembly includes a base pipe having openings through its thickness, and a mesh layer having mesh material sections coupled to safe edges, or connectors, for connecting sections together. The safe edges include areas of thinning to provide flex joints that yield when exposed to high stresses. The mesh layer may be a drainage layer or a filter medium of the sand control screen assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: John Barton Weirich, Jeremy Alexander Davis, Antonio Lazo
  • SAND CONTROL SCREEN ASSEMBLIES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF MANUFACTURING
    Publication number: 20200408073
    Abstract: A sand control screen assembly includes a base pipe having openings through its thickness, and a mesh layer having mesh material sections coupled to safe edges, or connectors, for connecting sections together. The safe edges include areas of thinning to provide flex joints that yield when exposed to high stresses. The mesh layer may be a drainage layer or a filter medium of the sand control screen assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: John Barton Weirich, Jeremy Alexander Davis, Antonio Lazo
  • System and method for sealing gravel exit ports in gravel pack assemblies
    Patent number: 8739870
    Abstract: A system having a sealing assembly for a gravel port in a gravel pack apparatus. The sealing assembly includes a sealing element around an outer circumference of the gravel pack assembly above the gravel pack and below the gravel port. The sealing element is on the outside housing of the gravel pack apparatus or on a separate piece of equipment located above the gravel pack and below the gravel port, permitting a larger flow bore through the gravel pack apparatus. The sealing element may be selectively actuated after the gravel pack operation has concluded, thus maintaining the gravel pack in the desired location. The removal of a gravel pack tool may permit the sealing element to be actuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Superior Energy Services, LLC
    Inventor: John Barton Weirich
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEALING GRAVEL EXIT PORTS IN GRAVEL PACK ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20100139917
    Abstract: A system having a sealing assembly for a gravel port in a gravel pack apparatus. The sealing assembly includes a sealing element around an outer circumference of the gravel pack assembly above the gravel pack and below the gravel port. The sealing element is on the outside housing of the gravel pack apparatus or on a separate piece of equipment located above the gravel pack and below the gravel port, permitting a larger flow bore through the gravel pack apparatus. The sealing element may be selectively actuated after the gravel pack operation has concluded, thus maintaining the gravel pack in the desired location. The removal of a gravel pack tool may permit the sealing element to be actuated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventor: John Barton Weirich