Patents by Inventor Odell C. Masters

Odell C. Masters 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).

  • Wellhead expansion assembly
    Patent number: 4582132
    Abstract: A wellhead expansion assembly for wells having a plurality of tubes carrying hot fluids into and out of a well. Thermal expansion of the tubing is a accommodated by provision of an expansion chamber for termination of each separate string of tubing. Expansion chambers are connected in series, female threaded end to male threaded end. A male end of a first expansion chamber is threadedly engaged with a wellhead donut while a terminal end of a last expansion chamber in the series is threadedly engaged with a cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 15, 1986
    Assignee: Chevron Research Company
    Inventors: Glenn W. Anderson, Odell C. Masters