Progressively inflated packers
US4781249A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 4, 1984 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B33/1277
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An inflatable packer construction where the inflatable elastomer element is; (1) constructed from the same type of rubber compound from end-to-end and the rubber is cured differentially from end-to-end so that inflation is from one end to the other end; (2) is constructed of rubber having different characteristics from end-to-end so that the cured rubber will inflate from one end to the other end; (3) is constructed of rubber having a release agent between one end of the rubber and a mandrel so as to release one end of the rubber first from the mandrel upon inflation; (4) is constructed of rubber having different thicknesses from end-to-end so that one end inflates sooner than the other end; or (5) is constructed of rubber with a segment of the length of the element having a releasable confining element.
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