Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Inflatable closure system
- Patent Title (中): 充气封闭系统
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Application No.: US11598483Application Date: 2006-11-13
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Publication No.: US07650945B2Publication Date: 2010-01-26
- Inventor: Barry Lee Brown
- Applicant: Barry Lee Brown
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agent Shawn Hunter
- Main IPC: E21B34/06
- IPC: E21B34/06 ; E21B33/12

Abstract:
A closure device that is useful as a safety valve within a tubular member, such as production tubing and pipelines. The closure device includes an inflatable bladder that is disposed within a cavity in the wall of the tubular member. A fluid conduit interconnects a fluid source with the inflatable bladder, and a pump is associated with the fluid conduit to flow fluid between the fluid source and the bladder.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080110634A1 Inflatable closure system Public/Granted day:2008-05-15
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