Patents by Inventor Walter Russell
Walter Russell 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).
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Publication number: 20240126035Abstract: An apparatus implements high density fiber panel organization. The apparatus includes a module configured to be secured to a panel of a 1 U rack. The apparatus further includes a front end of the module. The apparatus further includes a height of the front end corresponding to a height of a 1 U rack. The apparatus further includes an aspect ratio of the front end greater than 0.75. The aspect ratio is identified by the height of the front end divided by a width of the front end.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Walter Mark HENDRIX, Keith Samuel MARANTO, Mark James SMRHA, Wade James WOMACK, James Patrick NOLAN, Eric Russell KLOOTWYK, Nathan Eric BENTON
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Publication number: 20240126026Abstract: An apparatus implements high density fiber panel organization. The apparatus includes a module configured to be secured to a panel of a 1 U rack. The apparatus further includes a front end of the module. The apparatus further includes a height of the front end corresponding to a height of a 1 U rack. The apparatus further includes an aspect ratio of the front end greater than 0.7. The aspect ratio is identified by the height of the front end divided by a width of the front end.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: viaPhoton, Inc.Inventors: Walter Mark HENDRIX, Keith Samuel MARANTO, Mark James SMRHA, Wade James WOMACK, James Patrick NOLAN, Eric Russell KLOOTWYK, Nathan Eric BENTON
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Publication number: 20220025738Abstract: A fallback prevention valve apparatus, system and method is described. An electric submersible pump (ESP) fallback prevention system includes an ESP assembly positioned in a downhole well, the ESP assembly including production tubing extending between a centrifugal pump and a surface of the downhole well such that during operation of the ESP assembly production fluid flows upward from the centrifugal pump through the production tubing to the surface, the production tubing including a fallback valve actuatable by the flow of production fluid, the fallback valve actuatable between an open position, wherein production fluid flowing upward through the fallback valve actuates the fallback valve into the open position, and a closed position, wherein production fluid flowing downward through the fallback valve actuates the fallback valve into the closed position, the closed position blocking sand carried by the production fluid from falling into the centrifugal pump.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Inventors: Wesley John NOWITZKI, Walter Russell DINKINS
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Patent number: 11220885Abstract: A fallback prevention valve apparatus, system and method is described. An electric submersible pump (ESP) fallback prevention system includes an ESP assembly positioned in a downhole well, the ESP assembly including production tubing extending between a centrifugal pump and a surface of the downhole well such that during operation of the ESP assembly production fluid flows upward from the centrifugal pump through the production tubing to the surface, the production tubing including a fallback valve actuatable by the flow of production fluid, the fallback valve actuatable between an open position, wherein production fluid flowing upward through the fallback valve actuates the fallback valve into the open position, and a closed position, wherein production fluid flowing downward through the fallback valve actuates the fallback valve into the closed position, the closed position blocking sand carried by the production fluid from falling into the centrifugal pump.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2018Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Wesley John Nowitzki, Walter Russell Dinkins
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Publication number: 20210233679Abstract: A reinforced power cable system for use with an electric artificial lift system is provided. The system includes an electric artificial lift system. The system also includes a power cable that provides power to the electric artificial lift system from a surface of a well. The power cable includes at least one conductor positioned within a cable jacket and a braided tube with an open-weave of a reinforcing component installed around the cable jacket. Additionally, the power cable includes a coil tube welded around the braided tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2019Publication date: July 29, 2021Inventors: Walter Russell Dinkins, John Farrar Hedges, Jr., Bruce Richard Bennett
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Patent number: 10858925Abstract: A crossover system, method and apparatus for an electric submersible pump (ESP) gas separators. A crossover of an ESP gas separator includes a first helical pathway for higher density fluid that extends at an angle of 10° to 40° from a horizontal plane through the crossover, the first helical pathway fluidly coupled to a spider bearing including crescent shaped vanes that remove rotational momentum from the higher density fluid, a second helical pathway for lower density fluid that tangentially intersects a crossover jacket, the first helical pathway and the second helical pathway defined by a channel having teardrop shaped openings in the crossover jacket that define channel exit ports venting to a casing annulus, and teardrop shaped openings in a crossover skirt that define a channel entrance, where the first helical pathway is around the channel and the second helical pathway is through an inside of the channel.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2018Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Donn J. Brown, Thomas John Gottschalk, Walter Russell Dinkins, Jimmie Allen Buckallew
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Publication number: 20190360302Abstract: A fallback prevention valve apparatus, system and method is described. An electric submersible pump (ESP) fallback prevention system includes an ESP assembly positioned in a downhole well, the ESP assembly including production tubing extending between a centrifugal pump and a surface of the downhole well such that during operation of the ESP assembly production fluid flows upward from the centrifugal pump through the production tubing to the surface, the production tubing including a fallback valve actuatable by the flow of production fluid, the fallback valve actuatable between an open position, wherein production fluid flowing upward through the fallback valve actuates the fallback valve into the open position, and a closed position, wherein production fluid flowing downward through the fallback valve actuates the fallback valve into the closed position, the closed position blocking sand carried by the production fluid from falling into the centrifugal pump.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2018Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventors: Wesley John NOWITZKI, Walter Russell DINKINS
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Patent number: 10428630Abstract: A method of live well artificial lift completion includes hanging an umbilical on a wellhead of a live well, the umbilical fluidly coupling a production pump to a well surface and electrically coupling an electric motor to a surface power source, the electric motor powering the production pump. The umbilical includes coiled tubing surrounded by a jacket. The umbilical also includes power cables extruded inside the jacket to form a smooth jacket outer surface. The method also includes creating a pressure seal inside the umbilical during deployment of the umbilical into the live well, the pressure seal inside the umbilical created using a blowout plug positioned to block a discharge of the production pump. The method further includes forming an annular pressure seal during deployment of the production pump to obtain well control, the annular pressure seal formed using an annular bag coupled to the wellhead.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2018Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Bruce Richard Bennett, John Farrar Hedges, Walter Russell Dinkins
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Publication number: 20190249537Abstract: A crossover system, method and apparatus for an electric submersible pump (ESP) gas separators. A crossover of an ESP gas separator includes a first helical pathway for higher density fluid that extends at an angle of 10° to 40° from a horizontal plane through the crossover, the first helical pathway fluidly coupled to a spider bearing including crescent shaped vanes that remove rotational momentum from the higher density fluid, a second helical pathway for lower density fluid that tangentially intersects a crossover jacket, the first helical pathway and the second helical pathway defined by a channel having teardrop shaped openings in the crossover jacket that define channel exit ports venting to a casing annulus, and teardrop shaped openings in a crossover skirt that define a channel entrance, where the first helical pathway is around the channel and the second helical pathway is through an inside of the channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2018Publication date: August 15, 2019Inventors: Donn J. Brown, Thomas John GOTTSCHALK, Walter Russell DINKINS, Jimmie Allen BUCKALLEW
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Publication number: 20180340403Abstract: A method of live well artificial lift completion includes hanging an umbilical on a wellhead of a live well, the umbilical fluidly coupling a production pump to a well surface and electrically coupling an electric motor to a surface power source, the electric motor powering the production pump. The umbilical includes coiled tubing surrounded by a jacket. The umbilical also includes power cables extruded inside the jacket to form a smooth jacket outer surface. The method also includes creating a pressure seal inside the umbilical during deployment of the umbilical into the live well, the pressure seal inside the umbilical created using a blowout plug positioned to block a discharge of the production pump. The method further includes forming an annular pressure seal during deployment of the production pump to obtain well control, the annular pressure seal formed using an annular bag coupled to the wellhead.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2018Publication date: November 29, 2018Inventors: Bruce Richard BENNETT, John Farrar HEDGES, Walter Russell DINKINS
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Patent number: 10072486Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for live well artificial lift completion. A live well artificial lift completion system includes an artificial lift pump discharge, a discharge adapter body secured between the artificial lift pump discharge and an umbilical, the discharge adapter body including an electrical connector fastened to an exterior of the discharge adapter body, an inner diameter of the discharge adapter body fluidly coupled to the artificial lift pump discharge, the umbilical including coiled tubing supportively hanging from an umbilical hanger within a wellhead, the umbilical hanger positioned in a tubing head spool, an inner diameter of the coiled tubing fluidly coupled to the inner diameter of the discharge adapter body, a jacket surrounding the coiled tubing, and a power cable extruded inside the jacket, wherein the power cable is connectable between the electrical connector of the discharge adapter body and a surface power source.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2017Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: SUMMIT ESP, LLCInventors: Bruce Richard Bennett, John Farrar Hedges, Walter Russell Dinkins
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Publication number: 20170328186Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for live well artificial lift completion. A live well artificial lift completion system includes an artificial lift pump discharge, a discharge adapter body secured between the artificial lift pump discharge and an umbilical, the discharge adapter body including an electrical connector fastened to an exterior of the discharge adapter body, an inner diameter of the discharge adapter body fluidly coupled to the artificial lift pump discharge, the umbilical including coiled tubing supportively hanging from an umbilical hanger within a wellhead, the umbilical hanger positioned in a tubing head spool, an inner diameter of the coiled tubing fluidly coupled to the inner diameter of the discharge adapter body, a jacket surrounding the coiled tubing, and a power cable extruded inside the jacket, wherein the power cable is connectable between the electrical connector of the discharge adapter body and a surface power source.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2017Publication date: November 16, 2017Inventors: Bruce Richard Bennett, John Farrar Hedges, Walter Russell Dinkins
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Publication number: 20140303447Abstract: The invention is a simple surgical drape system for female urology procedures that provides sealed isolation of top versus bottom sides of the drape and only exposes the female urethral meatus area for the procedure. It is achieved by a combination of a drape with a fenestration, a labia spreader where the drape fenestration is attached to provide a seal, and local illumination of the meatus area integrated in the drape system for safer and easier instrument insertion. The labia spreader also frees up one of the operator's hands and provides protection for false catherization. The labia spreader can have a vaginal inserted portion for precise position fixation of the drape fenestration to the female. The drape system also provides improved liquid management made possible by the unique combination of drape and labia spreader acting as seal between the two sides of the drape.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2014Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: OHIO UROLOGIC RESEARCH, LLCInventors: Errol O. SINGH, Ake A. HELLSTROM, Walter RUSSELL
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Publication number: 20090318798Abstract: A flexible medical intubation instrument provided for placement into an animal or human patient comprises a catheter with at least one longitudinally extending lumen or channel. A fixed or slideably removable sensor cable is at least partially contained within the channel, having a sensor for sensing a characteristic or condition. While enabling observations through the sensor channel, the working channel may simultaneously function as a drain or an irrigation duct, a feeding tube, or to provide a passage for the insertion of one or a succession of surgical devices such that the catheter serves as a protective artificial tract or liner as surgical devices are inserted and removed through it in succession so as to minimize tissue trauma.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2009Publication date: December 24, 2009Inventors: Errol Singh, Allen Stock, Walter Russell
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Publication number: 20090171995Abstract: Embodiments of a system for selecting a media file comprising a plurality of media, selecting one or more other media as alternate media, generating metadata specifying the one or more alternate media, and associating the metadata and the one or more alternate media to enable the media file to be alternately presented. Other embodiments are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2007Publication date: July 2, 2009Inventors: Kelan Silvester, James R. Trethewey, Walter Russell Swindell
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Patent number: 6609281Abstract: A hand tool having at least one end configured with several circumferentially spaced resilient detent fingers defining the periphery of a cage for capturing and both transversely and longitudinally positively confining the annular periphery of a spring-retaining cup of a brake shoe assembly of a vehicular drum brake. A captured cup is pressed by the tool against the end of a brake shoe positioning coil spring and the cup is rotated one quarter turn to attach or detach the cup relative to the end of a retaining pin which passes through the center of the cup and secures the cup, coil spring and brake shoe to a brake shoe supporting plate on the drum brake shoe assembly. The cup is retained in the tool when separated from the brake shoe assembly. The tool may be configured with multiple cages, such as a double ended tool. It may also be in the form of a socket tool having only one cage.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2001Date of Patent: August 26, 2003Inventors: John T. Morrison, Walter Russell Fitza, Jr.
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Publication number: 20030041430Abstract: A hand tool having at least one end configured with several circumferentially spaced resilient detent fingers defining the periphery of a cage for capturing and both transversely and longitudinally positively confining the annular periphery of a spring-retaining cup of a brake shoe assembly of a vehicular drum brake. A captured cup is pressed by the tool against the end of a brake shoe positioning coil spring and the cup is rotated one quarter turn to attach or detach the cup relative to the end of a retaining pin which passes through the center of the cup and secures the cup, coil spring and brake shoe to a brake shoe supporting plate on the drum brake shoe assembly. The cup is retained in the tool when separated from the brake shoe assembly. The tool may be configured with multiple cages, such as a double ended tool. It may also be in the form of a socket tool having only one cage.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2001Publication date: March 6, 2003Inventors: John T. Morrison, Walter Russell Fitza
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Patent number: 4023473Abstract: A fume hood is provided having an air intake and an air exhaust communicating with each other through the interior of a fume hood cabinet by way of a by-pass passageway and open front on said cabinet. A plurality of sashes are carried by track means which enable them to move selectively horizontally relative to each other across the open front of the fume hood cabinet to variably open and close the same selectively and relative to the open front. Means connected to the sashes provided for coincidental selective movement therewith to variably close and open the communication of air between the air intake and air exhaust through the by-pass passageway of the fume hood cabinet according to the selective movement of said sashes.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 1976Date of Patent: May 17, 1977Assignee: Laboratory Furniture, Inc.Inventor: Walter Russell