Patents by Inventor William Desmond Myers, Jr.

William Desmond Myers, Jr. 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 tool connection for live well deployment
    Patent number: 6155344
    Abstract: A connector is presented for tubing conveyed perforating guns which facilitates connection or disconnection between guns without the need for rotation. A latching mechanism is disclosed which latches by setting down weight and unlatches by an actuating ram camming the latch out of a window. The connectors are configured so that they are sealed internally and have an external profile for interengagement with a seal ram for support and sealing around the outer periphery.Accordingly, a live well can be isolated using a seal ram around a fired gun because the internal passages through the gun are sealed off by virtue of seals around a hammer piston. The connectors are configured so that an upper gun creates the pressure required to set off the gun below.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: William Desmond Myers, Jr., Robert R. Green
  • Perforating gun connection and method of connecting for live well deployment
    Patent number: 5803175
    Abstract: A connector is presented for tubing conveyed perforating guns which facilitates connection or disconnection between guns without the need for rotation. A latching mechanism is disclosed which latches by setting down weight and unlatches by an actuating ram camming the latch out of a window. The connectors are configured so that they are sealed internally and have an external profile for interengagement with a seal ram for support and sealing around the outer periphery. Accordingly, a live well can be isolated using a seal ram around a fired gun because the internal passages through the gun are sealed off by virtue of seals around a hammer piston. The connectors are configured so that an upper gun creates the pressure required to set off the gun below.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Inventors: William Desmond Myers, Jr., Robert R. Green