Patents by Inventor Robert L. Binsley

Robert L. Binsley 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).

  • Direct firing downhole steam generator
    Patent number: 4336839
    Abstract: Direct firing downbole steam generator basically comprises an injector assembly axially connected with a combustion chamber. Downstream of the combustion chamber and oriented so as to receive its output is a heat exchanger wherein preheated water is injected into the heat exchanger through a plurality of one-way valves, vaporized and injected through a nozzle, packer and check valve into the well formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1982
    Assignee: Rockwell International Corporation
    Inventors: William R. Wagner, David E. Wright, Robert L. Binsley