Patents by Inventor Stephen J. Chauffe

Stephen J. Chauffe 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 SWELLABLE SEALING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20100243276
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a downhole tubular sealing system. The system includes, a tubular runnable in a downhole wellbore, a swellable seal disposed at the tubular that is sealable with the downhole wellbore when swelled, and at least one releasable member in operable communication with the tubular and the swellable seal. The at least one releasable member configured to longitudinally fix the swellable seal to the tubular when nonreleased and to longitudinally disengage the swellable seal from the tubular when released.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: James G. King, Stephen J. Chauffe
  • Reservoir Tool for Packer Setting
    Publication number: 20090218107
    Abstract: An external casing packer with a packer element is fashioned from materials that physically expand (“swell”) in response to contact by an appropriate swelling fluid. In preferred embodiments, the packer element is fashioned of a swellable elastomer, and the swelling fluid is an oil or water-based fluid that is effective to swell the particular elastomer used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2008
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventor: Stephen J. Chauffe