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Well pipe centering and fluid flowcourse controlling device

Assignee: B&W Inc
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Filing: 1962-06-20
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Granted: 1965-07-27
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Expires: 1982-06-20
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 James R Solum

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 10:14
CPC Classifications
E; E21; E21B; E21B17/00; E21B17/10; E21B17/1014; E21B17/1021; E21B17/1028

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 135 words
IN A WELL PIPE CENTERING AND FLUID FLOW-COURSE CONTROLLING DEVICE THE COMBINATION OF: A PLURALITY OF AXIALLY SPACED COLLARS ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED ON THE WELL PIPE, A PLURALITY OF OUTWARD BOWED SPRING MEANS EXTENDING BETWEEN AND SECURED TO SAID COLLARS, PLATE MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID SPRING MEANS AND EXTENDING CIRCUMFERENTIALLY IN BOTH DIRECTIONS FROM THAT SPRING MEANS TO LOCATIONS BENEATH EACH OF THE CIRCUMFERENTIALLY ADJACENT SPRING MEANS FOR CONFINING THE CIRCUMFERENTIAL EXTREMITIES OF SAID PLATE MEANS BETWEEN SAID ADJACENT SPRING MEANS AND THE WELL PIPE, AND MEANS HAVING AT LEAST ONE VANE PROJECTING INWARDLY FROM SAID SPRING MEANS TOWARD THE WELL PIPE, EACH SAID VANE EXTENDING DIAGONALLY AND CIRCUMFERENTIALLY RELATIVE TO THE WELL PIPE FOR DIVERTING FLUID FLOWING PAST THE DEVICE, AND EACH SAID VANE BEING RESILIENT FOR FLEXING UPON FLEXING SAID SPRING MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 135 words
IN A WELL PIPE CENTERING AND FLUID FLOW-COURSE CONTROLLING DEVICE THE COMBINATION OF: A PLURALITY OF AXIALLY SPACED COLLARS ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED ON THE WELL PIPE, A PLURALITY OF OUTWARD BOWED SPRING MEANS EXTENDING BETWEEN AND SECURED TO SAID COLLARS, PLATE MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID SPRING MEANS AND EXTENDING CIRCUMFERENTIALLY IN BOTH DIRECTIONS FROM THAT SPRING MEANS TO LOCATIONS BENEATH EACH OF THE CIRCUMFERENTIALLY ADJACENT SPRING MEANS FOR CONFINING THE CIRCUMFERENTIAL EXTREMITIES OF SAID PLATE MEANS BETWEEN SAID ADJACENT SPRING MEANS AND THE WELL PIPE, AND MEANS HAVING AT LEAST ONE VANE PROJECTING INWARDLY FROM SAID SPRING MEANS TOWARD THE WELL PIPE, EACH SAID VANE EXTENDING DIAGONALLY AND CIRCUMFERENTIALLY RELATIVE TO THE WELL PIPE FOR DIVERTING FLUID FLOWING PAST THE DEVICE, AND EACH SAID VANE BEING RESILIENT FOR FLEXING UPON FLEXING SAID SPRING MEANS.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-07-26 1969-01-25 1969-07-27 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-07-26 1977-01-25 1977-07-27 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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