Configurable caged ball insert for a downhole tool

Skip to: Description  ·  Claims  ·  References Cited  · Patent History  ·  Patent History
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a configurable caged ball insert for a downhole tool;

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front side plan view thereof, wherein the front side plan view and the back side plan views are identical;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a left side plan view thereof, wherein the left side plan view and the right side plan views are identical.

The broken lines in the drawings depict unclaimed environmental subject matter.

Claims

The ornamental design for a configurable caged ball insert for a downhole tool, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
RE17217 February 1929 Burch
2040889 May 1933 Whinnen
2223602 October 1938 Cox
2286126 July 1940 Thornhill
2376605 May 1945 Lawrence
2593520 October 1945 Baker et al.
2616502 March 1948 Lenz
2756827 June 1948 Farrar
2714932 August 1951 Thompson
2737242 August 1952 Baker
2640546 June 1953 Baker et al.
2833354 February 1955 Sailers
3054453 March 1955 Bonner
2713910 July 1955 Baker et al.
2830666 July 1956 Rhodes
3160209 October 1956 Bonner
3082824 March 1959 Taylor et al.
3062296 December 1960 Brown
3163225 February 1961 Perkins
3282342 November 1963 Mott
3291218 February 1964 Lebourg
3013612 December 1964 Angel
3308895 December 1964 Oxford et al.
3393743 November 1965 Stanescu
3273588 September 1966 Dollison
3429375 December 1966 Craig
3298440 January 1967 Current
3356140 December 1967 Young
3517742 June 1970 Williams
3554280 January 1971 Tucker
3687202 August 1972 Young et al.
3818987 June 1974 Ellis
3851706 December 1974 Ellis
3860066 January 1975 Pearce et al.
3926253 December 1975 Duke
4049015 September 20, 1977 Brown
4134455 January 16, 1979 Read
4185689 January 29, 1980 Harris
4250960 February 17, 1981 Chammas
4391547 July 5, 1983 Jackson
4436151 March 13, 1984 Callihan et al.
4437516 March 20, 1984 Cockrell
4457376 July 3, 1984 Carmody et al.
4493374 January 15, 1985 Magee, Jr.
4532995 August 6, 1985 Kaufman
4554981 November 26, 1985 Davies
4566541 January 28, 1986 Moussy et al.
4585067 April 29, 1986 Blizzard et al.
4595052 June 17, 1986 Kristiansen
4602654 July 29, 1986 Stehling et al.
4688641 August 25, 1987 Knieriemen
4708163 November 24, 1987 Deaton
4708202 November 24, 1987 Sukup et al.
D293798 January 19, 1988 Johnson
4776410 October 11, 1988 Perkin et al.
4784226 November 15, 1988 Wyatt
4792000 December 20, 1988 Perkin et al.
4830103 May 16, 1989 Blackwell et al.
4893678 January 16, 1990 Stokley et al.
5020590 June 4, 1991 McLeod
5082061 January 21, 1992 Dollison
5095980 March 17, 1992 Watson
5113940 May 19, 1992 Glaser
5154228 October 13, 1992 Gambertoglio et al.
5183068 February 2, 1993 Prosser
5188182 February 23, 1993 Echols, III et al.
5207274 May 4, 1993 Streich et al.
5209310 May 11, 1993 Clydesdale
5224540 July 6, 1993 Streich et al.
5230390 July 27, 1993 Zastresek et al.
5234052 August 10, 1993 Coone et al.
5253705 October 19, 1993 Clary et al.
5311939 May 17, 1994 Pringle et al.
5316081 May 31, 1994 Baski et al.
D350887 September 27, 1994 Sjolander et al.
5343954 September 6, 1994 Bohlen et al.
D353756 December 27, 1994 Graves
D355428 February 14, 1995 Hatcher
5419399 May 30, 1995 Smith
5564502 October 15, 1996 Crow et al.
5593292 January 14, 1997 Ivey
D377969 February 11, 1997 Grantham
5803173 September 8, 1998 Fraser, III et al.
5810083 September 22, 1998 Kilgore
D415180 October 12, 1999 Rosanwo
6012519 January 11, 2000 Allen et al.
6098716 August 8, 2000 Hromas et al.
6142226 November 7, 2000 Vick
6152232 November 28, 2000 Webb et al.
6167963 January 2, 2001 McMahan et al.
6182752 February 6, 2001 Smith, Jr. et al.
6199636 March 13, 2001 Harrison
6283148 September 4, 2001 Spears et al.
6491108 December 10, 2002 Slup et al.
6629563 October 7, 2003 Doane
6695049 February 24, 2004 Ostocke et al.
6708770 March 23, 2004 Slup et al.
6725935 April 27, 2004 Szarka et al.
6769491 August 3, 2004 Zimmerman et al.
6796376 September 28, 2004 Frazier
6799633 October 5, 2004 McGregor
6834717 December 28, 2004 Bland
6851489 February 8, 2005 Hinds
6902006 June 7, 2005 Myerley et al.
6918439 July 19, 2005 Dallas
6938696 September 6, 2005 Dallas
7021389 April 4, 2006 Bishop et al.
7040410 May 9, 2006 McGuire et al.
7055632 June 6, 2006 Dallas
7069997 July 4, 2006 Coyes et al.
7107875 September 19, 2006 Haugen et al.
7128091 October 31, 2006 Istre, Jr.
7281584 October 16, 2007 McGarian et al.
D560109 January 22, 2008 Huang
7337847 March 4, 2008 McGarian et al.
7350582 April 1, 2008 McKeachnie et al.
7527104 May 5, 2009 Branch et al.
7552779 June 30, 2009 Murray
D597110 July 28, 2009 Anitua Aldecoa
7604058 October 20, 2009 McGuire
7637326 December 29, 2009 Bolding et al.
7644767 January 12, 2010 Kalb et al.
7644774 January 12, 2010 Branch et al.
D612875 March 30, 2010 Beynon
7673677 March 9, 2010 King et al.
D618715 June 29, 2010 Corcoran
7740079 June 22, 2010 Clayton et al.
7775286 August 17, 2010 Duphorne
7775291 August 17, 2010 Jacob
7784550 August 31, 2010 Nutley et al.
7810558 October 12, 2010 Shkurti et al.
D629820 December 28, 2010 Van Ryswyk
7866396 January 11, 2011 Rytlewski
7878242 February 1, 2011 Gray
7886830 February 15, 2011 Bolding et al.
7900696 March 8, 2011 Nish et al.
7909108 March 22, 2011 Swor et al.
7909109 March 22, 2011 Angman et al.
D635429 April 5, 2011 Hakki
7918278 April 5, 2011 Barbee
7921923 April 12, 2011 McGuire
7921925 April 12, 2011 Maguire et al.
7926571 April 19, 2011 Hofman
20010040035 November 15, 2001 Appleton et al.
20030024706 February 6, 2003 Allamon
20030188860 October 9, 2003 Zimmerman et al.
20040150533 August 5, 2004 Hall et al.
20050173126 August 11, 2005 Starr et al.
20060001283 January 5, 2006 Bakke
20060011389 January 19, 2006 Booth
20070051521 March 8, 2007 Fike et al.
20070068670 March 29, 2007 Booth
20070107908 May 17, 2007 Vaidya et al.
20070227745 October 4, 2007 Roberts et al.
20070240883 October 18, 2007 Telfer
20080060821 March 13, 2008 Smith et al.
20080110635 May 15, 2008 Loretz et al.
20090126933 May 21, 2009 Telfer
20090211749 August 27, 2009 Nguyen et al.
20100064859 March 18, 2010 Stephens
20100084146 April 8, 2010 Roberts
20100132960 June 3, 2010 Shkurti et al.
20100155050 June 24, 2010 Frazier
20100252252 October 7, 2010 Harris et al.
20100263876 October 21, 2010 Frazier
20100276159 November 4, 2010 Mailand et al.
20100288503 November 18, 2010 Cuiper et al.
20110005779 January 13, 2011 Lembcke
20110036564 February 17, 2011 Williamson
20110061856 March 17, 2011 Kellner et al.
20110088915 April 21, 2011 Stanojcic et al.
20110103915 May 5, 2011 Tedeschi
20110168404 July 14, 2011 Telfer et al.
20110198082 August 18, 2011 Stromquist et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
914030 December 1962 GB
WO2010127457 November 2010 WO
Other references
  • “Teledyne Merla Oil Tools-Products-Services,” Teledyne Merla, Aug. 1990 (40 pages).
  • “78/79 Catalog: Packers-Plugs-Completions Tools,” Pengo Industires, Inc., 1978-1979 (12 pages).
  • “MAP Oil Tools Inc. Catalog,” MAP Oil Tools, Apr. 1999 (46 pages).
  • “Lovejoy—where the world turns for couplings,” Lovejoy, Inc., Dec. 2000 (30 pages).
  • “Halliburton Services, Sales & Service Catalog,” Halliburton Services, 1970-1971 (2 pages).
  • “1975-1976 Packer Catalog,” Gearhart-Owen Industries Inc., 1975-1976 (52 pages).
  • “Formation Damage Control Utilizing Composite-Bridge Plug Technology for Monobore, Multizone Stimulation Operations,” Gary Garfield, SPE, May 15, 2001 (8 pages).
  • “Composite Bridge Plug Technique for Multizone Commingled Gas Wells,” Gary Garfield, SPE, Mar. 24, 2001 (6 pages).
  • “Composite Research: Composite bridge plugs used in multi-zone wells to avoid costly kill-weight fluids,” Gary Garfield, SPE, Mar. 24, 2001 (4 pages).
  • “It's About Time-Quick Drill Composite Bridge Plug,” Baker Oil Tools, Jun. 2002 (2 pages).
  • “Baker Hughes-Baker Oil Tools-Workover Systems-QUIK Drill Composite Bride Plug,” Baker Oil Tools, Dec. 2000 (3 pages).
  • “Baker Hughes 100 Years of Service,”Baker Hushes In Depth, Special Centennial Issue, Publication COR-07-13127, vol. 13, No. 2, Baker Hughes Incorporated, Jul. 2007 (92 pages).
  • “Halliburton Services, Sales & Service Catalog No. 43,” Halliburton Co., 1985 (202 pages).
  • “Alpha Oil Tools Catalog,” Alpha Oil Tools, 1997 (136 pages).
Patent History
Patent number: D684612
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 29, 2011
Date of Patent: Jun 18, 2013
Inventor: W. Lynn Frazier (Corpus Christi, TX)
Primary Examiner: Patricia Palasik
Application Number: 29/398,388
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Cutting Tool, E.g., Drill Bit, Etc. (D15/139)