Patents by Inventor Sidney Wayne Mauldin

Sidney Wayne Mauldin 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: 20150136419
    Abstract: An improved perforating gun comprising a titled ported sub in an improved perforating gun is disclosed, comprising a first end, a second end, a tilted port, a center portion, a central channel, and an outer body. Said central channel comprises a first bore in said first end, an electrical channel, and a second bore in said second end. Said central channel comprises said first bore in said first end opening into said electrical channel and said electrical channel opening to said second bore. Said tilted port penetrates from said center channel and through to said outer body. Said tilted port comprising an offset angle being greater than 0 degrees and 90 degrees, where said offset angle is 0 degrees, said titled port is aligned to a normal line of said outer body. Said offset angle comprises a range of 15-60 degrees to allow easy access to said electrical channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventor: Sidney Wayne Mauldin
  • Publication number: 20140041515
    Abstract: An improved well perforating apparatus comprising: a one or more rounded scallops in a perforating gun body of a perforating gun; said one or more rounded scallops comprising a cut away portion of said perforating gun body having a bore portion and a rim; and said rim comprising a bore angle between said bore portion and said perforating gun body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Inventor: Sidney Wayne Mauldin
  • Patent number: 6941871
    Abstract: The present invention is an improvement in the design of a perforating gun to perforate the casing in oil and gas wells. Perforating guns have a cylindrical body member with explosive charges at specified intervals designed to shoot outwardly through the body member, the well casing, cement sheath, and into the rock formation. Continuous faceted cuts in the vessel covering the greater part of the circumference, at the level of the charge, serve to reduce the outward distortion of the body member beyond the original diameter of the body member. Reducing the distortion serves to insure that the perforating gun can be removed from the well after the explosive charges have fired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Inventor: Sidney Wayne Mauldin