Patents by Inventor Robert G. McGuffin

Robert G. McGuffin 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).

  • Downhole heating system with separate wiring cooling and heating chambers and gas flow therethrough
    Patent number: 5539853
    Abstract: An electric downhole heating system for formation heat treatment in the field of oil and gas production contains a separate wiring chamber, heating chamber, and cooling chamber, the latter being inserted between the wiring chamber and the heating chamber. The heat treatment is carried out by inserting the heater in a borehole to be treated. A gas, preferably nitrogen or air, is brought to the heater with a hose or tube. The gas flows through the wiring chamber and cooling chamber, and is heated by following a tortuous path in the heating chamber before it is expelled from the heater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1996
    Assignee: Noranda, Inc.
    Inventors: Abul K. M. Jamaluddin, Sudarshan A. Mehta, Robert G. Moore, Robert G. McGuffin