Patents by Inventor Troy Austin Rodgers

Troy Austin Rodgers 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: 20100224374
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for lubricating and injecting downhole equipment into a wellbore includes a blowout preventer, a spool for enclosing the downhole equipment, a pressure isolation window, and a hydraulic cylinder. The blowout preventer is positioned above a wellhead. The spool is positioned above the blowout preventer. The pressure isolation window is positioned above the spool. The hydraulic cylinder is positioned above the pressure isolation window. The hydraulic cylinder comprises a rod connected to the downhole equipment, and the hydraulic cylinder is used to lower the downhole equipment into the wellbore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventor: Troy Austin Rodgers
  • Publication number: 20090321085
    Abstract: A device for removing junk from a well by attaching to a tubing string a mill body with a removable milling core and lowering the assembly into a well. A movable collet and check valve are located in the milling core. The milling core can be separated from the mill body by dropping a ball bearing into the tubing and then feeding water under pressure into the tubing behind the ball bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventor: Troy Austin Rodgers
  • Publication number: 20070227744
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for lubricating and injecting downhole equipment into a wellbore includes a blowout preventer, a spool for enclosing the downhole equipment, a pressure isolation window, and a hydraulic cylinder. The blowout preventer is positioned above a wellhead. The spool is positioned above the blowout preventer. The pressure isolation window is positioned above the spool. The hydraulic cylinder is positioned above the pressure isolation window. The hydraulic cylinder comprises a rod connected to the downhole equipment, and the hydraulic cylinder is used to lower the downhole equipment into the wellbore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Inventor: Troy Austin Rodgers