Patents by Inventor Troy D. Vass

Troy D. Vass 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: 7516791
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing zonal isolation in a wellbore includes a plurality of interlocking sealing elements having anchor elements at the opposing ends. Each anchor element sealingly engages a wellbore tubular whereas the interlocking sealing elements do not engage any portion of wellbore therebetween. In one exemplary application utilizes a wellhead and lubricator positioned over a wellbore under pressure and a conveyance device for conveying equipment into the wellhead. The first anchor, the second anchor and the plurality of interlocking sealing elements are separately conveyed into the wellbore with the conveyance device and sequentially assembled in the wellbore to provide zonal isolation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Owen Oil Tools, LP
    Inventors: Rickey C. Bryant, Jim L. Carr, Timothy Edward LaGrange, Kurt J. Schneidmiller, James M. Sloan, Troy D. Vass, Mitch W. Whitman