Patents by Inventor Robert Ernest Rettew

Robert Ernest Rettew 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: 20220136341
    Abstract: A coated pipe to transmit produced fluids in a system configured to recover hydrocarbons from a subterranean formation may include a pipe component configured to transmit the produced fluids and having an internal surface defining an inner diameter of the pipe component; and a coating deposited on the internal surface of the pipe component and configured to extend the life of the pipe component by mitigating erosion caused by the produced fluids during transmission thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Lee David Rhyne, Kimberly Ann Fernandez Hoyle, Robert Ernest Rettew, Benjamin M. Chaloner-Gill, Peter F. Crowder
  • Publication number: 20190186658
    Abstract: Disclosed are joints and methods for forming joints of nonmetallic components such as piping components made from a nonmetallic composite material. The components are joined by an adhesive containing an x-ray absorbing additive for providing a contrasting signal in x-ray inspection of the joint. The joints can be nondestructively tested by positioning the joints relative to an x-ray source and an x-ray detector. The joints and the adhesive therein are then exposed to x-ray radiation from the source of x-ray radiation. The x-ray radiation, having passed from the x-ray source to the x-ray detector, is detected over an area and an x-ray image of the x-ray radiation detected is created. The x-ray image is then read to identify defects in the joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Robert Ernest Rettew, Samuel J. Mishael