Patents by Inventor Afshin Kianpour

Afshin Kianpour 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).

  • Remotely actuated clamping devices for borehole seismic sensing systems and methods of operating the same
    Patent number: 9441433
    Abstract: A remotely actuated clamping device for a borehole seismic sensing system. The remotely actuated clamping device includes a clamping mechanism configured to engage a surface of a borehole by actuation of the clamping mechanism. The remotely actuated clamping device also includes a fluid based actuator configured to actuate the clamping mechanism. The fluid based actuator includes a chamber configured to be kept at a pressure that is isolated from an ambient pressure of the borehole. The fluid based actuator also includes a piston within the chamber. The chamber receives a pressurized fluid to move the piston within the chamber to actuate the clamping mechanism. The pressure used to actuate the clamping mechanism is independent of the ambient pressure of the borehole. Also disclosed are methods of operating the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Avalon Sciences, Ltd
    Inventors: James K. Andersen, Afshin Kianpour, Eric L. Goldner
  • REMOTELY ACTUATED CLAMPING DEVICES FOR BOREHOLE SEISMIC SENSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20140246210
    Abstract: A remotely actuated clamping device for a borehole seismic sensing system. The remotely actuated clamping device includes a clamping mechanism configured to engage a surface of a borehole by actuation of the clamping mechanism. The remotely actuated clamping device also includes a fluid based actuator configured to actuate the clamping mechanism. The fluid based actuator includes a chamber configured to be kept at a pressure that is isolated from an ambient pressure of the borehole. The fluid based actuator also includes a piston within the chamber. The chamber receives a pressurized fluid to move the piston within the chamber to actuate the clamping mechanism. The pressure used to actuate the clamping mechanism is independent of the ambient pressure of the borehole. Also disclosed are methods of operating the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: US Seismic Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: James K. Andersen, Afshin Kianpour, Eric L. Goldner