Inventor
James D. Vick, Jr.
Inventor
Dallas, TX, US
Overview
Patents· 74 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
E21Bprimary
E21BEarth or rock drilling77%
F16KValves16%
Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification3%
B25CHand-held nailing or stapling tools1%
B25JManipulators1%
B33YAdditive manufacturing, i.e. manufacturing of three-dimensional [3d] objects by additive deposition, additive agglomeration or additive layering, e.g. by 3d printing, stereolithography or selective laser sintering1%
G01VGeophysics1%
PatentTitleYear
11,078,730Pressure equalization apparatus and associated systems and methods202110,989,020Balance line safety valve202110,954,7433D printed tool with integral stress concentration zone202110,941,634Control line pressure controlled safety valve equalization202110,513,908Mechanisms for transferring hydraulic control from a primary safety valve to a secondary safety valve201910,301,911Apparatus for engaging and releasing an actuator of a multiple actuator system201910,174,589Magnetic spring booster for subsurface safety valve201910,138,708Remotely operated production valve201810,132,131Pulling tool electromechanical actuated release201810,113,392Tubing pressure insensitive surface controlled subsurface safety valve201810,107,050Pressure equalization apparatus and associated systems and methods201810,094,199Protection of a safety valve in a subterranean well201810,041,330Stacked piston safety valves and related methods201810,030,475Stacked piston safety valve with different piston diameters201810,024,132Through tubing bridge plug and installation method for same20189,982,510Expanding piston for a subsurface safety valve20189,909,387'Semi-autonomous insert valve for well system'20189,874,073Apparatus for engaging and releasing an actuator of a multiple actuator system20189,845,661Exercising a well tool20179,822,607'Control line damper for valves'20179,810,039'Variable diameter piston assembly for safety valve'20179,732,588'Actuation assembly using pressure delay'20179,695,659'Pipe swell powered tool'20179,650,864'Remotely operated production valve and method'20179,631,456'Multiple piston assembly for safety valve'20179,593,555'Auto-filling of a tubular string in a subterranean well'20179,587,462'Safety valve system for cable deployed electric submersible pump'20179,556,707'Eletric subsurface safety valve with integrated communications system'20179,528,347'Eletric subsurface safety valve with integrated communications system'20169,528,344'Safety valve with independent flow tube'20169,494,015'Dual closure system for well system'20169,447,654'Downhole circulating valve having a seal plug and method for operating same'20169,157,299'Integrated opening subsystem for well closure system'20159,140,101'Subsurface safety valve deployable via electric submersible pump'20159,051,812'Through tubing bridge plug and installation method for same'20159,016,387'Pressure equalization apparatus and associated systems and methods'20158,919,730'Magnetically coupled safety valve with satellite inner magnets'20148,902,078'Systems and methods for well monitoring'20148,893,806'Exercising a well tool'20148,869,881'Eccentric safety valve'20148,662,179'Remotely operated production valve and method'20148,636,059'Downhole circulating valve having a seal plug'20148,573,304'Eccentric safety valve'20138,567,506'Fluid isolating pressure equalization in subterranean well tools'20138,555,986'Actuation assembly and method for actuating a downhole tool'20138,479,826'Protection of a safety valve in a subterranean well'20138,453,749'Control system for an annulus balanced subsurface safety valve'20138,453,748'Subterranean well valve activated with differential pressure'20138,342,247'Safety valve having mono spring closure mechanism'20138,047,294'Dual flapper safety valve'20118,038,120'Magnetically coupled safety valve with satellite outer magnets'20117,798,229'Dual flapper safety valve'20107,644,767'Safety valve with flapper/flow tube friction reducer'20107,640,989'Electrically operated well tools'20107,624,807'Deep set safety valve'20097,597,149'Safety valve with extension springs'20097,597,151'Hydraulically operated formation isolation valve for underbalanced drilling applications'20097,434,626'Deep set safety valve'20087,213,653'Deep set safety valve'20077,021,386'Safety valve having extension spring closure mechanism'20066,988,556'Deep set safety valve'20066,675,894'Metal to metal seal for use in well plugging applications, and associated methods'20046,547,009'Low profile static wellhead plug'20036,152,219'Downhole pulling tool'20006,076,600'Plug apparatus having a dispersible plug member and a fluid barrier'20006,059,038'Auto-fill sub'20005,996,697'Static wellhead plug'19995,988,277'Running tool for static wellhead plug'19995,957,201'Verification apparatus and method for a static wellhead plug'19995,875,851'Static wellhead plug and associated methods of plugging wellheads'19995,775,433'Coiled tubing pulling tool'19985,617,918'Wellbore lock system and method of use'19975,509,476'Short wellhead plug'19965,197,773'Running and pulling tool'1993Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1993Based in Red Oak, TX, US· patent location history
1996–2021Based in Dallas, TX, US· patent location history
1999–2014Patents assigned to HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERV INC (34)· patent assignee history
2013–2018Patents assigned to VICK JR JAMES D (11)· patent assignee history
2013–2017Patents assigned to VICK JR JAMES DAN (9)· patent assignee history
2014–2017Patents assigned to SCOTT BRUCE EDWARD (5)· patent assignee history
2015–2021Patents assigned to HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES INC (35)· patent assignee history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES INC | 35 | 2015–2021 |
| HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERV INC | 34 | 1999–2014 |
| VICK JR JAMES Dself | 11 | 2013–2018 |
| VICK JR JAMES DANself | 9 | 2013–2017 |
| SCOTT BRUCE EDWARD | 5 | 2014–2017 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas, Texas, US | 73 | 1996–2021 |
| Red Oak, Texas, US | 1 | 1993 |