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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Manuel Eduardo Gonzalez, Kingwood, TX (US);
Mark D. Looney, Meadows Place, TX (US);
Robert B. Carpenter, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Philip D. Fader, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texaco, Inc., White Plains, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 3/313 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 3/313 ;
Abstract
A molten metal plug which expands upon solidification can be used to form a pressure resistant seal in a tubular such as is used in oil and gas exploration and production.