Patents by Inventor Joseph A. Jones

Joseph A. Jones 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).

  • SEALED DOWNHOLE EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE EQUIPMENT
    Publication number: 20170292338
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for preventing fluid flow and contamination to a cement body includes a resin cap covering an exposed end of the cement body. The cement body may attach an inner sleeve to an outer sleeve. The fluid flowing through the outer sleeve is prevented from contacting the exposed surface by the resin cap. Resin caps at both ends of the cement body along with resin layers along the side may be included. The resin prevents contamination and creation of micro-annuli in the cement body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Luke Christopher Downey, Paul Joseph Jones, Nicholas Frederick Budler, Lonnie C. Helms, Todd Anthony Stair
  • SEALED DOWNHOLE EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE EQUIPMENT
    Publication number: 20170254173
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for preventing fluid flow and contamination to a cement body includes a resin cap covering an exposed end of the cement body. The cement body may attach an inner sleeve to an outer sleeve. The fluid flowing through the outer sleeve is prevented from contacting the exposed surface by the resin cap. Resin caps at both ends of the cement body along with resin layers along the side may be included. The resin prevents contamination and creation of micro-annuli in the cement body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Luke Christopher Downey, Paul Joseph Jones, Nicholas Frederick Budler, Lonnie C. Helms, Todd Anthony Stair
  • Composition Including a Curable Resin and Organophilically-Modified Clay for Subterranean Oil Well Applications
    Publication number: 20170247598
    Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed relate to compositions including a curable resin and organophilically-modified clay for subterranean oil well applications and methods of using the same. Various embodiments provide a method of treating a subterranean formation including placing in a subterranean formation a curable composition that includes at least one of a curable organic resin and a thermosetting polymer. The curable composition also includes an organophilically-modified clay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Herron J. Kennedy, Paul Joseph Jones, Lucas David Albrighton
  • PECVD COATED PHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGE, COATING PROCESS AND APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20170232198
    Abstract: An article is described including an article surface, a primer coating of SiOx, SiOxCy or SiNxCy applied to the article surface, and optionally a deposit of lubricant applied to the primer coating or layer. The primer coating of SiOx, SiOxCy or SiNxCy is applied by PECVD of an organosiloxane precursor. A deposit of lubricant is applied to the primer coating or layer. The primer coating improves the adhesion or wetting of the lubricant on the surface to be lubricated, as well as the recovery of the liquid contained in the vessel. Examples of such an article are a prefilled syringe having a barrel with a lubricated interior portion and a plunger tip that slides along it. Another example of such an article is a vial having a lubricated opening to receive a septum. Another aspect of the invention is a method of making such an article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Joseph A. Jones, Christopher Weikart, Steven J. Martin
  • Plasma or CVD pre-treatment for lubricated pharmaceutical package, coating process and apparatus
    Patent number: 9662450
    Abstract: An article is described including an article surface, a primer coating or layer of SiOx, SiOxCy or SiNxCy applied to the article surface, and a deposit of lubricant applied to the primer coating or layer. The primer coating or layer of SiOx, SiOxCy or SiNxCy is applied by chemical vapor deposition of a polysiloxane or polysilazane precursor in the presence of oxygen. A first deposit of lubricant is applied to the primer coating or layer. The primer coating or layer improves the adhesion or wetting of the lubricant on the surface to be lubricated. Examples of such an article are a prefilled syringe having a barrel with a lubricated interior portion and a plunger tip that slides along it. Another example of such an article is a vial having a lubricated opening to receive a septum. Another aspect of the invention is a method of making such an article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: SIO2 MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph A. Jones, Christopher Weikart, Steven J. Martin
  • CEMENTING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20170009122
    Abstract: Cementing compositions including a di- or poly epoxide resin, and amine hardener, and a di-or polyfunctional alkylphosphonate ester fortifier and methods of using the cementing compositions such as in a subterranean zone penetrated by a well bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Gary P. FUNKHOUSER, Paul Joseph JONES, Greg Robert HUNDT
  • METHOD OF FORMING A SUBTERRANEAN GAS STORAGE VESSEL
    Publication number: 20160318710
    Abstract: A method of forming a subterranean gas storage vessel is provided. A wellbore is drilled through the surface of the ground into the ground, and a casing is inserted into the wellbore, the casing having a size such that a wellbore annulus is formed between the outside surface of the casing and the wall of the wellbore. A cement sheath is then formed in the wellbore annulus, and the interior of the casing is sealed to help prevent gas from inadvertently escaping therefrom. The cemented and sealed casing can then be used as a storage vessel to store and dispense gas such as compressed natural gas (CNG).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Brett Wade Williams, Paul Joseph Jones, Marcus Allen Duffy
  • EPOXY RESIN FORMULATIONS CONTAINING AN IMPACT MODIFIER FOR USE IN SUBTERRANEAN WELLS
    Publication number: 20160194544
    Abstract: A fluid composition comprising: (A) a liquid hardenable resin component comprising an epoxy resin; (B) a hardening agent component comprising a hardening agent for the epoxy resin; (C) an impact modifier component comprising an impact modifier selected to impart an increased impact resistance after hardening of the epoxy resin. A method of treating a treatment zone of a well, the method comprising: introducing the treatment fluid into a well bore; and allowing the treatment fluid to form a hardened mass the well bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Paul Joseph Jones, Greg Hundt, Jeffery Dwane Karcher, Brittney Nicole Guillory
  • HEAVY-ATOM RESIN FORMULATION FOR USE IN SUBTERRANEAN WELLS
    Publication number: 20160177167
    Abstract: A fluid composition comprising: (A) a liquid hardenable resin component comprising a resin; and (B) a hardening agent component comprising a hardening agent for the resin; wherein at least one of the resin or the hardening agent comprises a molecule having at least one heavy atom. The substitution of one or more heavy atoms that have a higher atomic weight than the other atoms of the molecule, increases the molecular mass of the resin or hardening agent, and hence, the density of the fluid composition. A method of treating a treatment zone of a well, the method comprising: introducing the treatment fluid into a well bore; and allowing the treatment fluid to form a hardened mass the well bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Greg Hundt, Jeffery Dwane Karcher, Paul Joseph Jones
  • Floating apparatus and method for fabricating the apparatus
    Patent number: 9291007
    Abstract: A floating apparatus for use in a casing string is provided. The apparatus includes an outer sleeve having a valve centrally positioned therein. A cement body is affixed to the check valve and the housing by use of a bonding material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Halliburton Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Phillip Darbe, Henry Eugene Rogers, Paul Joseph Jones, Misty Dawn Rowe, Jeffery Dwane Karcher, Lonnie C Helms
  • PLASMA OR CVD PRE-TREATMENT FOR LUBRICATED PHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGE, COATING PROCESS AND APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20160015898
    Abstract: A syringe comprising a wall having a generally cylindrical interior surface defining a lumen with a primer coating or layer between 1 and 1000 nm thick of SiOx Cy Hz, in which x is from about 0.5 to about 2.4, y is from about 0.6 to about 3, and z is from about 2 to about 9, on at least a portion of the interior surface, the primer coating or layer having an outside surface facing the interior surface of the barrel and an inside surface facing the lumen. A deposit of fluid lubricant on the inside surface of the primer coating or layer is further provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Joseph A. Jones, Christopher Weikart, Steven J. Martin, Matthew Wills
  • COATING METHOD
    Publication number: 20160017490
    Abstract: A method for coating a substrate surface such as a syringe part by PECVD is provided, the method comprising generating a plasma from a gaseous reactant comprising an organosilicon precursor and optionally an oxidizing gas by providing plasma-forming energy adjacent to the substrate, thus forming a coating on the substrate surface by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD). The plasma-forming energy is applied in a first phase as a first pulse at a first energy level followed by further treatment in a second phase at a second energy level lower than the first energy level. The lubricity, hydrophobicity and/or barrier properties of the coating are set by setting the ratio of the O2 to the organosilicon precursor in the gaseous reactant, and/or by setting the electric power used for generating the plasma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Joseph A. Jones, John T. Felts, James Troy Gresham, Brian Russell Lilly, Thomas E. Fisk
  • Key including secondary domes
    Patent number: 9218925
    Abstract: Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to a key including a primary dome, a plurality of second domes, and a first layer. The primary dome is to compress a switch if the primary dome collapses. The first layer is over the primary and secondary domes. The first layer collapses the primary dome and does not engage the secondary domes, if the first layer is pressed substantially levelly or parallel to the rest position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Luis C Armendariz, Earl W Moore, Joseph A Jones
  • CONTROLLING THE UNIFORMITY OF PECVD DEPOSITION ON MEDICAL SYRINGES, CARTRIDGES, AND THE LIKE
    Publication number: 20150335823
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for plasma modifying a workpiece such as a medical barrel, medical barrel, vial, or blood tube is described. Plasma is provided within the lumen of the workpiece. The plasma is provided under conditions effective for plasma modification of a surface of the workpiece. A magnetic field is provided in at least a portion of the lumen. The magnetic field has an orientation and field strength effective to improve the uniformity of plasma modification of the generally cylindrical interior surface 16 of the generally cylindrical interior surface 16.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Christopher Weikart, Becky L. Clark, Adam Stevenson, Robert S. Abrams, John Belfance, Joseph A. Jones, Thomas E. Fisk
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING RAPID BARRIER COATING INTEGRITY CHARACTERISTICS
    Publication number: 20150316440
    Abstract: An apparatus and methods for testing the integrity of a barrier coating on a vessel. An off gas test fixture includes a face seal positioned about an opening of the vessel. A side seal is positioned about a portion of the vessel's wall and separated from the face seal by a space. Additionally, a cover may be secured to the fixture that encompasses an interface portion of the fixture and the vessel. Before and/or during testing, gas in the space between the side and face seals may be evacuated, as well as gas present in an interior area of the vessel. The vessel may be exposed to test gas(es) that is soluble by the plastic material of the vessel before and/or after being secured to the fixture. During testing, test gas(es) desorbed by the vessel may be evacuated, with the molecular flow being measured using a mass extraction unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas E. Fisk, Peter J. Sagona, Joseph A. Jones
  • LIPOSOMAL COMPOSITIONS OF EPOXYKETONE-BASED PROTEASOME INHIBITORS
    Publication number: 20150209282
    Abstract: Liposomal compositions comprising peptide epoxyketone compounds are described, as well as methods of making and using such liposomal compositions. These liposomal compositions enhance the therapeutic window of peptide epoxyketone compounds by improving in vivo half-life relative to non-liposomal compositions comprising peptide epoxyketone compounds, providing desirable pharmacodynamic profiles, and providing anti-tumor activity in a human tumor xenograft model, greater than or equal to non-liposomal compositions comprising peptide epoxyketone compounds. Further, experiments performed in support of the present invention demonstrated improved tolerability of liposomal compositions comprising peptide epoxyketone compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Katherine A. Chu, Elena T. Chan, Ying Fang, Mouhannad Jamaa, Christopher Justin Kirk, Tony Muchamuel, Zhengping Wang, Jing Jiang, Jeffrey Joseph Jones
  • LIPOSOMAL COMPOSITIONS OF EPOXYKETONE-BASED PROTEASOME INHIBITORS
    Publication number: 20150209281
    Abstract: Liposomal compositions comprising peptide epoxyketone compounds are described, as well as methods of making and using such liposomal compositions. These liposomal compositions provide prolonged drug exposure (relative to non-liposomal compositions comprising peptide epoxyketone compounds) without significantly affecting biodistribution of the drug. Tolerability of peptide epoxyketone compounds was also enhanced when formulated in the liposomal compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Katherine A. Chu, Elena T. Chan, Ying Fang, Mouhannad Jamaa, Christopher Justin Kirk, Tony Muchamuel, Zhengping Wang, Jing Jiang, Jeffrey Joseph Jones
  • Conduit Code Bands
    Publication number: 20150214705
    Abstract: Conduit code bands for the marking of electrical conduits, each with a color identifying what kind of system is in that conduit. Each conduit code band comprising a wall of flexible material, cylindrical in shape with an opening on one side of the wall, a finger ridge on the wall, one or more rounded ends on the wall adjacent the opening, one or more interlocking bumps on a top side of the one or more rounded ends, and one or more interlocking notches on a bottom side of the one or more rounded ends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: AJ SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Aaron Dowler, Joseph Jones
  • Filler Particles with Enhanced Suspendability for Use in Hardenable Resin Compositions
    Publication number: 20140367105
    Abstract: Filler particles having an average diameter of about 3 nm to about 20 microns may have enhanced suspendability and be useful in hardenable resin compositions and methods relating thereto. In some instances, a method may include providing a hardenable resin composition that comprises a liquid hardenable resin, a hardening agent, and a plurality of filler particles having an average diameter of about 3 nm to about 20 microns; introducing the hardenable resin composition into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation; and allowing the hardenable resin composition to harden to form a resin-based sealant composition in at least a portion of the wellbore, in at least a portion of the subterranean formation, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Jeffery Dwane Karcher, Paul Joseph Jones, Misty Dawn Rowe, Greg Robert Hundt
  • PECVD LUBRICITY VESSEL COATING, COATING PROCESS AND APPARATUS PROVIDING DIFFERENT POWER LEVELS IN TWO PHASES
    Publication number: 20140274825
    Abstract: A method for coating a substrate surface such as a syringe part by PECVD is provided, the method comprising generating a plasma from a gaseous reactant comprising an organosilicon precursor and optionally an oxidizing gas by providing plasma-forming energy adjacent to the substrate, thus forming a coating on the substrate surface by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD). The plasma-forming energy is applied in a first phase as a first pulse at a first energy level followed by further treatment in a second phase at a second energy level lower than the first energy level. The lubricity, hydrophobicity and/or barrier properties of the coating are set by setting the ratio of the O2 to the organosilicon precursor in the gaseous reactant, and/or by setting the electric power used for generating the plasma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Joseph A. Jones, John T. Felts, James Troy Gresham, Brian Russell Lilly, Thomas E. Fisk