Patents by Inventor John W. Ekey

John W. Ekey 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).

  • Patent number: 4367651
    Abstract: A pressure transducer body is described which has a bore running its length and contains (a) a means for receiving a pressure transducer, (b) a fluid reservoir, (c) a stationary elastic plug member having embedded therein a T-shaped rigid pin member, and (d) a chamber for receiving a fluid under pressure. The elements of the transducer body are combined in such a way that pressures of fluids flowing into chamber (d) are accurately measured using conventional pressure transducers even at very high pressures (e.g. 20,000 psi). More importantly, perhaps, the configuration of the transducer body permits accurate pressure measurements on pressurized fluids which are corrosive and/or abrasive. This makes the pressure transducer bodies particularly useful in the oilfield service industries for measuring the pressure of acidizing or hydraulic fracturing fluids used in stimulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1981
    Date of Patent: January 11, 1983
    Assignee: The Dow Chemical Company
    Inventors: Donald C. Cameron, Donnie L. Stufflebeam, John W. Ekey