Patents by Inventor Thomas M. Mills

Thomas M. Mills 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).

  • Patent number: 8849594
    Abstract: Methods for measuring the leakage rate of a downhole pump using either measured axial load information from the drive rod string or using measured production data. The invention is for methods of applying the leakage rate to a downhole dynamometer card, for a reciprocating rod pump, for determining well production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Lufkin Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas M. Mills
  • Publication number: 20130024138
    Abstract: Methods for measuring the leakage rate of a downhole pump using either measured axial load information from the drive rod string or using measured production data. The invention is for methods of applying the leakage rate to a downhole dynamometer card, for a reciprocating rod pump, for determining well production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Inventor: Thomas M. Mills
  • Patent number: 7891237
    Abstract: The present invention provides highly accurate methods for directly calculating pump fillage which avoid the need and expense of a pump dynamometer card and subsequent calculations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Weatherford/Lamb, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas M. Mills
  • Publication number: 20090232662
    Abstract: The present invention provides highly accurate methods for directly calculating pump fillage which avoid the need and expense of a pump dynamometer card and subsequent calculations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventor: Thomas M. Mills
  • Patent number: 7500390
    Abstract: The present invention provides highly accurate methods for directly calculating pump fillage which avoid the need and expense of a pump dynamometer card and subsequent calculations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Weatherford/Lamb, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas M. Mills
  • Publication number: 20020132832
    Abstract: The invention relates to the treatment of sexual dysfunction by inhibition of vasoconstriction leading to the relaxation of smooth muscles in male or female erectile tissue. In one aspect, the invention comprises methods for treating male and female sexual dysfunction which comprises administering a composition comprising a compound which attenuates RhoA and/or Rho-kinase activity in an organ subject to sexual stimulation in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier to an individual in need of such treatment. In one embodiment, the compound comprises an inhibitor of the enzyme Rho-kinase. In other embodiments, compounds targeted to other enzymes involved in phosphorylation of myosin light chain are used. Also described are compositions and kits for performing the methods of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2002
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Inventors: Thomas M. Mills, Christopher J. Wingard, R. Clinton Webb, Ronald W. Lewis, Kanchan Chitaley