Patents by Inventor Richard C. Floyd

Richard C. Floyd 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).

  • Modular fracture plug and method of construction thereof
    Patent number: 9133698
    Abstract: A modular fracture plug and method of construction thereof for temporarily sealing off a well is provided. The fracture plug includes an inner substrate material and an outer shell. The outer shell is provided having a plurality of individual sections bonded to one another. One of the sections provides a closed base, while another of the sections provides a closed cover, and one or more of the sections provide an intermediate section between the base and the cover. The intermediate section has a through opening forming at least a portion of the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul Corporation
    Inventors: Michael J. Myers, Gerald A. Greca, Michael L. Hastings, Tom Swasey, Ute Rueger, Richard C. Floyd
  • MODULAR FRACTURE PLUG AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20120152524
    Abstract: A modular fracture plug and method of construction thereof for temporarily sealing off a well is provided. The fracture plug includes an inner substrate material and an outer shell. The outer shell is provided having a plurality of individual sections bonded to one another. One of the sections provides a closed base, while another of the sections provides a closed cover, and one or more of the sections provide an intermediate section between the base and the cover. The intermediate section has a through opening forming at least a portion of the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Michael J. Myers, Gerald A. Greca, Michael L. Hastings, Tom Swasey, Ute Rueger, Richard C. Floyd