Patents by Inventor Joseph Alan Zupanick

Joseph Alan Zupanick 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).

  • Method and system for accessing subterranean deposits from the surface and tools therefor
    Patent number: 8371399
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a system for accessing a subterranean zone from the surface includes a well bore extending from the surface to the subterranean zone, and a well bore pattern connected to the junction and operable to drain fluid from a region of the subterranean zone to the junction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Vitruvian Exploration, LLC
    Inventor: Joseph Alan Zupanick