Patents by Inventor Marty Hill Hopkins

Marty Hill Hopkins 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).

  • DEGRADABLE DOWNHOLE TOOLS AND\OR COMPONENTS THEREOF, METHOD OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING USING SUCH TOOLS OR COMPONENTS, AND METHOD OF MAKING SUCH TOOLS OR COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20200116002
    Abstract: A downhole tool or component, such as a hydraulic fracturing ball, may have a base body having an outer surface. The outer surface of the base body may have a lapped coating thereon. The downhole tool or component may be made by lapping the outer surface of the base body with a lapping slurry. The downhole tool or component may be used in downhole applications, such as hydraulic fracturing, and may resist degradation upon exposure to fluids, such as production fluids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Marty Hill Hopkins, Mark Allen Freeman, Mark T. Hopkins
  • Degradable downhole tools and\or components thereof, method of hydraulic fracturing using such tools or components, and method of making such tools or components
    Patent number: 10508525
    Abstract: A downhole tool or component, such as a hydraulic fracturing ball, may have a base body having an outer surface. The outer surface of the base body may have a lapped coating thereon. The downhole tool or component may be made by lapping the outer surface of the base body with a lapping slurry. The downhole tool or component may be used in downhole applications, such as hydraulic fracturing, and may resist degradation upon exposure to fluids, such as production fluids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Bubbletight, LLC
    Inventors: Marty Hill Hopkins, Mark Allen Freeman, Mark T. Hopkins
  • DEGRADABLE DOWNHOLE TOOLS AND\OR COMPONENTS THEREOF, METHOD OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING USING SUCH TOOLS OR COMPONENTS, AND METHOD OF MAKING SUCH TOOLS OR COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20170260827
    Abstract: A downhole tool or component, such as a hydraulic fracturing ball, may have a base body having an outer surface. The outer surface of the base body may have a lapped coating thereon. The downhole tool or component may be made by lapping the outer surface of the base body with a lapping slurry. The downhole tool or component may be used in downhole applications, such as hydraulic fracturing, and may resist degradation upon exposure to fluids, such as production fluids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Marty Hill Hopkins, Mark Allen Freeman