Patents by Inventor Keith Slater

Keith Slater 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 of expanding a sand screen
    Patent number: 6742598
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for expanding an expandable tubular in the wellbore. In one aspect, the expandable tubular is expanded using an inflatable packer. In another aspect, the expandable tubular is an expandable sand screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: Weatherford/Lamb, Inc.
    Inventors: Calum Whitelaw, Keith Slater, Rick Overman
  • Method of expanding a sand screen
    Publication number: 20030221840
    Abstract: The present invention provides apparatus and methods for expanding an expandable tubular in the wellbore. In one aspect, the expandable tubular is expanded using an inflatable packer. In another aspect still, the expandable tubular is an expandable sand screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventors: Calum Whitelaw, Keith Slater, Rick Overman