The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
May. 29, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2017
Kenneth J. Carstensen, Houston, TX (US);
Kenneth J. Carstensen, Houston, TX (US);
Other;
Abstract
A seal ring and coupling sleeve assembly usable to join tubing and casing sections includes a rigid coupling sleeve and a resilient seal ring assembly positionable within the coupling sleeve. The seal ring assembly includes a seal ring body and an interior reinforcing ring. The coupling sleeve inner circumference has a plurality of sealing ridge receiving grooves. The outer peripheral surface of the sealing ring body has a plurality of cooperatively shaped and positioned seal ring body sealing ridges. Outer and inner gas grooves extend circumferentially around the outer and inner peripheral surfaces of the seal ring body and are concentric with each other. A plurality of gas ports extend radially between the outer and inner gas grooves of the seal ring body.