Patents by Inventor Ronnie Watkins

Ronnie Watkins 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).

  • Grouped exposed metal heaters
    Publication number: 20070133959
    Abstract: A system for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation is described. The system includes two or more groups of elongated heaters. The group includes two or more heaters placed in two or more openings in the formation. The heaters in the group are electrically coupled below the surface of the formation. The openings include at least partially uncased wellbores in a hydrocarbon layer of the formation. The groups are electrically configured such that current flow through the formation between at least two groups is inhibited. The heaters are configured to provide heat to the formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Harold Vinegar, William Coit, Peter Griffin, Paul Hamilton, Chia-Fu Hsu, Stanley Mason, Allan Samuel, Ronnie Watkins