Patents by Inventor Nicholas Wade McFarlin

Nicholas Wade McFarlin 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).

  • Publication number: 20170268309
    Abstract: An actuation configuration including a baffle having an opening, a plug comprising a plug material extrudable into the opening and compactable therein to hold a differential across the baffle. A borehole system including a housing, a seat in the housing presenting an opening, a plug comprising a plug material extrudable into the opening and compactable therein to hold a differential across seat. A method for treating a borehole including running a plug onto a baffle, extruding plug material into an opening of the baffle, compacting the plug material in the opening to support a target differential pressure across the baffle, and actuating a borehole tool. A method for treating a borehole including running a deformable plug through a restriction, landing the plug on a seat having an opening, compacting material of the deformable plug into the opening to support a differential pressure thereacross, actuating a borehole tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Thomas Mathew, Edward A. Rapin, Shaelyn Gordon, Jeffrey J. Solmosan, Jeromin Bilic, Nicholas Wade McFarlin, Jeffrey B. Koch