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US3357564A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Filtering apparatus and method of making it

Assignee: Halliburton Co
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Filing: 1964-09-22
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Granted: 1967-12-12
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Expires: 1984-09-22
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jr Erskin L Medford
  • 👤 Lloyd C Knox

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 04:03
CPC Classifications
E; E21; E21B; E21B43/00; E21B43/02; E21B43/08; E21B43/082

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 110 words
A SCREEN APPARATUS FOR USE IN WELL BORES, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING CONDUIT MEANS HAVING RADIALLY EXTENDING OPENINGS, A FLUID PERMABLE SCREEN OF GRANULAR MATERIAL, SAID SCREEN COMPRISING A FIRST LAYER OF RELATIVELY COARSE GRANULAR MATERIAL ENCOMPASSING SAID CONDUIT MEANS, A SECOND LAYER OF RELATIVELY FINE GRANULAR MATERIAL ENCOMPASSING SAID FIRST LAYER, A THIRD LAYER OF RELATIVELY COARSE GRAULAR MATERIAL ENCOMPASSING SAID SECOND LAYER, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID LAYERS BEING OF A UNITARY BONDED CONSTRUCTION, AND A HOUSING CONNECTED TO SAID CONDUIT MEANS AND ENCASING SAID LAYERS AND INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE GENERALLY CYLINDRICAL WALL BONDED TO SAID ONE OF SAID LAYERS, SAID HOUSING HAVING RADIALLY EXTENDING OPENINGS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 110 words
A SCREEN APPARATUS FOR USE IN WELL BORES, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING CONDUIT MEANS HAVING RADIALLY EXTENDING OPENINGS, A FLUID PERMABLE SCREEN OF GRANULAR MATERIAL, SAID SCREEN COMPRISING A FIRST LAYER OF RELATIVELY COARSE GRANULAR MATERIAL ENCOMPASSING SAID CONDUIT MEANS, A SECOND LAYER OF RELATIVELY FINE GRANULAR MATERIAL ENCOMPASSING SAID FIRST LAYER, A THIRD LAYER OF RELATIVELY COARSE GRAULAR MATERIAL ENCOMPASSING SAID SECOND LAYER, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID LAYERS BEING OF A UNITARY BONDED CONSTRUCTION, AND A HOUSING CONNECTED TO SAID CONDUIT MEANS AND ENCASING SAID LAYERS AND INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE GENERALLY CYLINDRICAL WALL BONDED TO SAID ONE OF SAID LAYERS, SAID HOUSING HAVING RADIALLY EXTENDING OPENINGS.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-12-11 1971-06-12 1971-12-12 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-12-11 1975-06-12 1975-12-12 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-12-11 1979-06-12 1979-12-12 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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