Patents by Inventor Justin C. Bowersock

Justin C. Bowersock 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).

  • Overshot with dynamic seal feature
    Patent number: 8590613
    Abstract: An overshot has an articulated seal that can be set against the fish when the fish is engaged by the tool. The seal can be actuated from swelling due to exposure to well fluid or mechanically or hydraulically from the string that supports it. The use of spears or overshots with the articulated seal feature is contemplated. If a swelling design is used it can respond to water or hydrocarbons that are found at the subterranean location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Justin C. Bowersock, John M. Lee, Kent A. Evans
  • Overshot with Dynamic Seal Feature
    Publication number: 20120168147
    Abstract: An overshot has an articulated seal that can be set against the fish when the fish is engaged by the tool. The seal can be actuated from swelling due to exposure to well fluid or mechanically or hydraulically from the string that supports it. The use of spears or overshots with the articulated seal feature is contemplated. If a swelling design is used it can respond to water or hydrocarbons that are found at the subterranean location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: Justin C. Bowersock, John M. Lee, Kent A. Evans