Patents by Inventor Michael T. Hooley

Michael T. Hooley 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).

  • Extruded and configured lathe-cut packer elements
    Patent number: 8623251
    Abstract: A process for making packer elements for use in sealing an area between surfaces in a wellbore and packer elements formed from that process. The process includes extruding an elastomeric material to form a tubular structure and machining the outer surface of the tubular structure to provide a desired surface geometry. The tubular structure may be machined to provide a contoured surface geometry. The tubular structure with a contoured surface geometry may be machined to form a plurality of packer elements, which are separated by cutting the tubular structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventors: James R. White, Geoffrey A. Naylor, Michael T. Hooley
  • EXTRUDED AND CONFIGURED LATHE-CUT PACKER ELEMENTS
    Publication number: 20080011488
    Abstract: A process for making packer elements for use in sealing an area between surfaces in a wellbore and packer elements formed from that process. The process includes extruding an elastomeric material to form a tubular structure and machining the outer surface of the tubular structure to provide a desired surface geometry. The tubular structure may be machined to provide a contoured surface geometry. The tubular structure with a contoured surface geometry may be machined to form a plurality of packer elements, which are separated by cutting the tubular structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Inventors: James R. White, Geoffrey A. Naylor, Michael T. Hooley