Patents by Inventor Zach William Walton

Zach William Walton 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 sub with collapsible baffle and methods for use
    Patent number: 10364637
    Abstract: A collapsible baffle sub installable within a casing string of a hydrocarbon well. The collapsible baffle sub includes a movable sleeve and a collapsible baffle. By moving the sleeve from a first to a second position using a setting tool, the collapsible baffle is permitted to collapse within the collapsible baffle sub. Once collapsed, the collapsible baffle may receive an untethered object, such as a ball, forming a seal between the untethered object and the collapsible baffle and isolating sections of the wellbore for treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Zach William Walton, Matthew James Merron, John Todd Broome, Matt Todd Howell
  • DOWNHOLE SUB WITH COLLAPSIBLE BAFFLE
    Publication number: 20170204698
    Abstract: A collapsible baffle sub installable within a casing string of a hydrocarbon well. The collapsible baffle sub includes a movable sleeve and a collapsible baffle. By moving the sleeve from a first to a second position using a setting tool, the collapsible baffle is permitted to collapse within the collapsible baffle sub. Once collapsed, the collapsible baffle may receive an untethered object, such as a ball, forming a seal between the untethered object and the collapsible baffle and isolating sections of the wellbore for treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Zach William Walton, Matthew James Merron, John Todd Broome, Matt Todd Howell