Patents by Inventor VARUN GOUTHAMAN

VARUN GOUTHAMAN 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 tools having radially expandable seat member
    Patent number: 8479808
    Abstract: Apparatuses for restricting fluid flow through a well conduit comprise a tubular member having a radially expandable seat member disposed within the tubular member. The radially expandable seat member comprises one or more arcuate members, each having first and second ends. The radially expandable seat member comprises a first position in which the first and second ends are disposed relative to each other to provide a first inner diameter opening through the radially expandable seat member for receiving a plug element, and a second position in which the first and second ends are moved radially outward relative to one another to provide a second inner diameter opening through the radially expandable seat member, the second inner diameter being greater than the first inner diameter thereby facilitating the plug element passing through the radially expandable seat member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventor: Varun Gouthaman
  • DOWNHOLE TOOLS HAVING RADIALLY EXPANDABLE SEAT MEMBER
    Publication number: 20120305236
    Abstract: Apparatuses for restricting fluid flow through a well conduit comprise a tubular member having a radially expandable seat member disposed within the tubular member. The radially expandable seat member comprises one or more arcuate members, each having first and second ends. The radially expandable seat member comprises a first position in which the first and second ends are disposed relative to each other to provide a first inner diameter opening through the radially expandable seat member for receiving a plug element, and a second position in which the first and second ends are moved radially outward relative to one another to provide a second inner diameter opening through the radially expandable seat member, the second inner diameter being greater than the first inner diameter thereby facilitating the plug element passing through the radially expandable seat member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventor: VARUN GOUTHAMAN