Patents by Inventor Mark D. Kuck

Mark D. Kuck 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).

  • Latch mechanism guide
    Patent number: 7096952
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for guiding a fish into engagement with a latch mechanism on a fishing tool, by expanding the ends of a set of fingers into contact with a bore hole. The ends of the fingers surround the fish and guide the fish and the latch mechanism together, as the tool is lowered, until the latch mechanism latches onto the fish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Stephen K. Harmon, Mark D. Kuck, Roy E. Swanson, Francine A. Bradford
  • Wellborne mills & methods
    Patent number: 6024168
    Abstract: A wellbore mill has been invented that has a body having a top and a bottom and a first fluid flow channel extending longitudinally therethrough from top to bottom, the first fluid flow channel having an upper end and a lower end, the lower end of the first fluid flow channel having an opening sized for receiving a core of material from a tubular member milled by the mill, and at least a portion of the first fluid flow channel offset from the remainder thereof to facilitate separation of the core from the tubular member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Assignee: Weatherford/Lamb, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark D. Kuck, William A. Blizzard, Jr., Thurman B. Carter, Guy L. McClung, III