(10) Patent N0.:
`(12) United States Patent
`Us 6,604,763 B1
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`Aug. 12, 2003
`Cook et al.
`(45) Date of Patent:
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`US006604763B1
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`(54) EXPANDABLE CONNECTOR
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`(56)
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`References Cited
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`(75)
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`Inventors: Robert Lance Cook, Katy, TX (US);
`David Paul Brisco, Duncan, OK (US);
`R. Bruce Stewart, The Hague (NL);
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`Lev Ring, Houston, TX (US), Richard
`Carl Haut, Sugar Land, TX (US);
`RObEI‘t DOIlald Mack Katy, TX (Us);
`Alan B. Duel], Duncan, OK (US);
`Andrei Gregory Filippov, Katy, TX
`(US)
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`(73) Assignee: Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (Us)
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`( * ) Notice:
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`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
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`(21) App1~ No: 09/559,122
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`AP“ 26’ 2000
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`Continuation—in—part of application No. 09/523,460, filed on
`Mar. 10, 2000, now abandoned, which is a continuation—in—
`part of application No. 09/510,913, filed on Feb. 23, 2000,
`which is a continuation—in—part of application No. 09/502,
`350, filed on Feb. 10, 2000, now abandoned, which is a
`continuation—in—part of application No. 09/454,139, filed on
`Dec. 3, 1999, now Pat. No. 6,497,289.
`Provisional application No. 60/131,106, filed on Apr. 26,
`1999, provisional application No. 60/124,042, filed on Mar.
`11, 1999, provisional application No. 60/121,702, filed on
`Feb. 25, 1999, provisional application No. 60/119,611, filed
`on Feb. 11, 1999, and provisional application No. 60/111,
`293’ filed on Dec’ 7’ 1998'
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`Prlmary Exammer—Lynne H~ Browne
`Assistant Examiner—Dav1d E. Bochna
`(74) Attorney) Agent, or Firm—Haynes and Boone LLP;
`Todd Mattingly
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`ABSTRACT
`(57)
`An expandable threaded connection includes a first tubular
`member, a second tubular member and a threaded connec-
`tion for coupling the tubular members that includes one or
`more seahng members.
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