Patents by Inventor Ron Elkins

Ron Elkins 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).

  • Ball lift sleeve and retrieval tool for oil and gas wells
    Patent number: 11306567
    Abstract: A ball lift sleeve and retrieval tool comprising a sleeve for disposing in tubing of a well, the sleeve defining a first passage from a first proximal end to a first distal end, and a retrieval tool for disposing in the tubing of the well, the retrieval tool being separately moveable in the tubing between mated and unmated conditions with respect to the sleeve, the retrieval tool at least partially mating with the first distal end of the sleeve when in the mated condition and at least partially closing fluid communication through the passage of the sleeve when mated therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Inventors: Ron Elkins, Arthur Sullivan
  • BALL LIFT SLEEVE AND RETRIEVAL TOOL FOR OIL AND GAS WELLS
    Publication number: 20210040804
    Abstract: A ball lift sleeve and retrieval tool comprising a sleeve for disposing in tubing of a well, the sleeve defining a first passage from a first proximal end to a first distal end, and a retrieval tool for disposing in the tubing of the well, the retrieval tool being separately moveable in the tubing between mated and unmated conditions with respect to the sleeve, the retrieval tool at least partially mating with the first distal end of the sleeve when in the mated condition and at least partially closing fluid communication through the passage of the sleeve when mated therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: ELK-N-LIZARD, LLC
    Inventors: Ron Elkins, Arthur Sullivan