Patents by Inventor Adam Donald
Adam Donald has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 10379247Abstract: A method for estimating formation slowness is provided. The method comprises forward modeling to compute formation slownesses based on a first method for orthorhombic media using stress magnitudes and third-order elastic constants as inputs, and forward modeling to determine formation slownesses analytically based on a second method using stress magnitudes, stress azimuth and third-order elastic constants as inputs. The first method may be based on Tsvankin method and the second method may be based on Christoffel method. The forward modeling may further use well configuration and reference moduli as inputs, and the results from the forward modeling may include formation slownesses, and at least one of vertical slownesses, anisotropic parameters, anellipticity indicators and fast shear azimuth. The method may further comprise assessing quality of the forward modeling based on results output from the forward modeling.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2016Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsuko Kitazawa, Henri-Pierre Valero, Takeshi Endo, John Adam Donald, Erik Wielemaker
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Patent number: 10232446Abstract: A positive feed tool may include a motor, a power supply operably coupled to the motor to power the motor, a gear head and a spindle. The gear head may be operably coupled to the motor to be operated responsive to powering of the motor. The gear head may include a drive assembly and a feed assembly. The spindle may be operably coupled to the gear head to enable the spindle to be selectively driven rotationally and fed axially based on operation of the drive assembly and the feed assembly, respectively. The feed assembly may include an electronically controlled variable feed rate oscillator.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2016Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.Inventors: Adam Donald Fairchild, Rolf Reitz DeSwardt, Jeremy Dean Watford
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Patent number: 10168442Abstract: Systems and methods for differential energy analysis of dipole acoustic signals to facilitate identification of geological or borehole characteristics are provided. An acoustic downhole tool may be placed into a borehole in a geological formation. A dipole acoustic signal may be emitted using one or more acoustic transmitters of the downhole tool, and the dipole acoustic signal may be measured using one or more acoustic receivers of the downhole tool. Using a processor, a dipole differential energy of the dipole acoustic signal (as measured by two of the one or more acoustic receivers or as emitted by two of the one or more acoustic transmitters, or both) may be computed. The processor may provide an indication of the dipole differential energy to facilitate identification of characteristics of the geological formation or the borehole, or both.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2016Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Sachin Bammi, John Adam Donald, Takeshi Endo
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Patent number: 10150599Abstract: A tamper-evident cap (2) for engagement to a container closure plug (100), the cap including a panel (10) having a container closure plug-facing side and a preweakened region defining a tear strip (17), the tear strip having a tear strip pin (30) extending from the closure plug-facing side and configured for receipt by the container closure plug, a sidewall (12) extending from the closure plug-facing side, and a center post (20) extending axially from a central region of the panel, wherein the center post is configured to engage the container closure plug, the center post having a post preweakened region.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2015Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: Mauser-Werke GmbHInventors: Robert Alan Julien, Adam Donald Julien
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Publication number: 20180123899Abstract: A simulated network comprised of a plurality of network elements is created. For each network element of the plurality of network elements, a normalized version of the network element is created. A different network element already in the simulated network to which the network element is to be connected is determined. The network element is mapped to the different network element. The normalized version of the network element is stored into a first normalized inventory. A network simulation of the simulated network is executed, wherein executing the network simulation comprises outputting a plurality of messages. A message of the plurality of messages comprises a quantity and attributes of a set of network elements of the plurality of network elements having network element type that is the same, wherein the attributes of the set of network elements are from a technology-specific perspective.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2016Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventors: Charles Abraham Dorr, Garry Dean Gerossie, JR., Adam George Keller, Adam Donald Lowe
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Publication number: 20180065785Abstract: A liquid dispensing spout assembly is provided that includes a housing having a first cylindrical portion and a second cylindrical portion attached at an angle to the first cylindrical portion, a spout attached to a the second cylindrical housing, a vent disposed inside a lower portion of the first cylindrical housing, the second cylindrical housing, and the spout, and a valve assembly disposed inside the first cylindrical portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2017Publication date: March 8, 2018Inventors: Adam Donald Julien, Patrick Owen Kelly
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Publication number: 20170136552Abstract: A positive feed tool may include a motor, a power supply operably coupled to the motor to power the motor, a gear head and a spindle. The gear head may be operably coupled to the motor to be operated responsive to powering of the motor. The gear head may include a drive assembly and a feed assembly. The spindle may be operably coupled to the gear head to enable the spindle to be selectively driven rotationally and fed axially based on operation of the drive assembly and the feed assembly, respectively. The feed assembly may include an electronically controlled variable feed rate oscillator.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2016Publication date: May 18, 2017Inventors: Adam Donald Fairchild, Rolf Reitz DeSwardt, Jeremy Dean Watford
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Publication number: 20170115422Abstract: A method for estimating formation slowness is provided. The method comprises forward modeling to compute formation slownesses based on a first method for orthorhombic media using stress magnitudes and third-order elastic constants as inputs, and forward modeling to determine formation slownesses analytically based on a second method using stress magnitudes, stress azimuth and third-order elastic constants as inputs. The first method may be based on Tsvankin method and the second method may be based on Christoffel method. The forward modeling may further use well configuration and reference moduli as inputs, and the results from the forward modeling may include formation slownesses, and at least one of vertical slownesses, anisotropic parameters, anellipticity indicators and fast shear azimuth. The method may further comprise assessing quality of the forward modeling based on results output from the forward modeling.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2016Publication date: April 27, 2017Inventors: Mitsuko Kitazawa, Henri-Pierre Valero, Takeshi Endo, John Adam Donald, Erik Wielemaker
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Publication number: 20170023691Abstract: A method, apparatus, and program product model stress characteristics of a subsurface formation based at least in part on acoustic data and image data associated with the subsurface formation. The acoustic data is analyzed to determine acoustic based stress values, and the image data is analyzed to determine image based stress values. The acoustic based stress values and the image based stress values are integrated to generate an integrated stress profile that includes one or more modeled stress characteristics of the subsurface volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2014Publication date: January 26, 2017Inventors: John Adam Donald, GongRui Yan, Haitao Sun, Alexander Ramirez, Francisco Gomez, Xinyu Liang
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Publication number: 20160341842Abstract: Systems and methods for differential energy analysis of dipole acoustic signals to facilitate identification of geological or borehole characteristics are provided. An acoustic downhole tool may be placed into a borehole in a geological formation. A dipole acoustic signal may be emitted using one or more acoustic transmitters of the downhole tool, and the dipole acoustic signal may be measured using one or more acoustic receivers of the downhole tool. Using a processor, a dipole differential energy of the dipole acoustic signal (as measured by two of the one or more acoustic receivers or as emitted by two of the one or more acoustic transmitters, or both) may be computed. The processor may provide an indication of the dipole differential energy to facilitate identification of characteristics of the geological formation or the borehole, or both.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2016Publication date: November 24, 2016Inventors: Sachin Bammi, John Adam Donald, Takeshi Endo
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Publication number: 20160297582Abstract: A tamper-evident cap (2) for engagement to a container closure plug (100), the cap including a panel (10) having a container closure plug-facing side and a preweakened region defining a tear strip (17), the tear strip having a tear strip pin (30) extending from the closure plug-facing side and configured for receipt by the container closure plug, a sidewall (12) extending from the closure plug-facing side, and a center post (20) extending axially from a central region of the panel, wherein the center post is configured to engage the container closure plug, the center post having a post preweakened region.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2015Publication date: October 13, 2016Inventors: Robert Alan Julien, Adam Donald Julien
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Publication number: 20160290113Abstract: A method, apparatus, and program product estimate anisotropic properties of an anisotropic formation based at least in part on determinations of a deviation of a wellbore associated with the anisotropic formation and an availability of non-sonic measurement data associated with the anisotropic formation. The determinations are used in the selection of at least one computer-implemented model that in turn may be applied to determine one or more unknown elastic constants for an elastic stiffness matrix.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2014Publication date: October 6, 2016Inventors: Saad Kisra, John Adam Donald, Vincenzo De Gennaro
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Patent number: 9165578Abstract: A swage mount is provided for attaching a head suspension assembly to a head actuator arm for a hard disk drive. The swage mount has a flange body with a thickness for providing clearance from the underlying disk. The swage mount may have a tip for in-plane movement. The tip may be âTâ shaped. The tip has a thickness that is greater than the thickness of the flange body for withstanding out-of-plane loads and for enhancing performance of the hard disk drive, for example, during reading/writing of data using the head. Mass properties of the swage mount, the twisting/bending yield load, modal frequency responses, and other performance metrics are analyzed to design the dimensions of the swage mount having favorable in-plane compliance and superior out-of-plane robustness.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2014Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: INTRI-PLEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: David Django Dexter, Paul Wesley Smith, Adam Donald Sutton, Ryan John Schmidt
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Publication number: 20150255095Abstract: A swage mount is provided for attaching a head suspension assembly to a head actuator arm for a hard disk drive. The swage mount has a flange body with a thickness for providing clearance from the underlying disk. The swage mount may have a tip for in-plane movement. The tip may be âTâ shaped. The tip has a thickness that is greater than the thickness of the flange body for withstanding out-of-plane loads and for enhancing performance of the hard disk drive, for example, during reading/writing of data using the head. Mass properties of the swage mount, the twisting/bending yield load, modal frequency responses, and other performance metrics are analyzed to design the dimensions of the swage mount having favorable in-plane compliance and superior out-of-plane robustness.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2014Publication date: September 10, 2015Applicant: Intri-Plex Technologies, Inc.Inventors: David Django Dexter, Paul Wesley Smith, Adam Donald Sutton, Ryan John Schmidt
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Patent number: 7953587Abstract: A method is disclosed for generating a wellsite design, comprising: designing a workflow for an Earth Model; building an initial Earth Model based on the workflow adapted for modeling drilling and completions operations in a hydrocarbon reservoir; calibrating the initial Earth Model thereby generating a calibrated Earth Model; and generating the wellsite design using the calibrated Earth Model.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2007Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorpInventors: Tom Bratton, Randy Koepsell, Tom Olsen, Adam Donald
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Patent number: 7457194Abstract: Fracture- and stress-induced sonic anisotropy is distinguished using a combination of image and sonic logs. Borehole image and sonic logs are acquired via known techniques. Analysis of sonic data from monopole P- and S-waves, monopole Stoneley and cross-dipole shear sonic data in an anisotropic formation are used to estimate at least one compressional and two shear moduli, and the dipole fast shear direction. Fracture analysis of image logs enables determination of fracture types and geometrical properties. Geological and geomechanical analysis from image logs provide a priori discrimination of natural fractures and stress-induced fractures. A forward quantitative model of natural fracture- and stress-induced sonic anisotropy based on the knowledge of fracture properties interpreted from image logs allows the computation of the fast-shear azimuth and the difference in slowness between the fast- and slow-shear. The misfit between predicted and observed sonic measurements (i.e.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2006Date of Patent: November 25, 2008Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Romain C. A. Prioul, John Adam Donald, Randolph Koepsell, Tom R. Bratton, Peter Kaufman, Claude Signer
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Publication number: 20080062814Abstract: Fracture- and stress-induced sonic anisotropy is distinguished using a combination of image and sonic logs. Borehole image and sonic logs are acquired via known techniques. Analysis of sonic data from monopole P- and S-waves, monopole Stoneley and cross-dipole shear sonic data in an anisotropic formation are used to estimate at least one compressional and two shear moduli, and the dipole fast shear direction. Fracture analysis of image logs enables determination of fracture types and geometrical properties. Geological and geomechanical analysis from image logs provide a priori discrimination of natural fractures and stress-induced fractures. A forward quantitative model of natural fracture- and stress-induced sonic anisotropy based on the knowledge of fracture properties interpreted from image logs allows the computation of the fast-shear azimuth and the difference in slowness between the fast- and slow-shear. The misfit between predicted and observed sonic measurements (i.e.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2006Publication date: March 13, 2008Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Romain C.A. Prioul, John Adam Donald, Randolph Koepsell, Tom R. Bratton, Peter Kaufman, Claude Signer
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Publication number: 20070294034Abstract: A method is disclosed for generating a wellsite design, comprising: designing a workflow for an Earth Model; building an initial Earth Model based on the workflow adapted for modeling drilling and completions operations in a hydrocarbon reservoir; calibrating the initial Earth Model thereby generating a calibrated Earth Model; and generating the wellsite design using the calibrated Earth Model.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2007Publication date: December 20, 2007Inventors: Tom Bratton, Randy Koepsell, Thomas N. Olsen, Adam Donald
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Patent number: 7310285Abstract: A method of characterizing shear wave anisotropy in a formation includes obtaining crossed-dipole waveforms from a borehole penetrating the formation over a range of depths and frequencies, determining far-field slowness in a fast-shear and slow-shear direction using a low-frequency portion of the crossed-dipole waveforms, and determining near-wellbore slowness in the fast-shear and slow-shear directions using a high-frequency portion of the crossed-dipole waveforms. The method also includes marking a selected depth of the formation as having intrinsic anisotropy if at the selected depth the far-field slowness in the fast-shear direction is less than the far-field slowness in the slow-shear direction and the near-wellbore slowness in the fast-shear direction is less than the near-wellbore slowness in the slow-shear direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2005Date of Patent: December 18, 2007Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: J. Adam Donald, Tom R. Bratton, John Walsh
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Patent number: D721423Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2013Date of Patent: January 20, 2015Inventors: Adam Donald Jacques, Andrew James Zieger