Patents by Inventor Richard A. Provost

Richard A. Provost 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: 20240125212
    Abstract: A downhole tool including a gravel pack assembly, a remotely addressable actuator connected to the gravel pack assembly, and a valve responsive to the actuator, the valve opening and closing a washdown path through the tool. A method for gravel packing a borehole including running a tool to a target depth in the borehole, flowing washdown fluid through the tool, sending an electric signal to the actuator to close the valve, and flowing through a cross over port of the gravel pack assembly. A borehole system including a borehole in a subsurface formation, a tool disposed within the borehole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Herb Dhuet, Daniel J. Turick, Richard Ochoa, Jason Fuxa, Wilfred Provost
  • Patent number: 5471748
    Abstract: A cutting guide is provided to assist in the removal of a handgrip from the shaft of a golf club. The guide includes a conical, tubular member adapted to receive the handgrip therein. The guide has a lateral opening that extends over the length thereof and its lateral dimension is of sufficient width to enable the handgrip to fit therein but such as to ensure a snug fit between the guide and the handgrip when disposed in coextensive relation therewith. The opening, including at least one edge thereof, comprising a radially extending portion to provide a guide for movement of the blade of a cutting tool when disposed thereagainst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1995
    Inventor: Richard A. Provost