Patents by Inventor Anthony Shaffer
Anthony Shaffer 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: 10119366Abstract: An insulated electrical conductor (MI cable) may include an inner electrical conductor, an electrical insulator at least partially surrounding the electrical conductor, and an outer electrical conductor at least partially surrounding the electrical insulator. The insulated electrical conductor may have a substantially continuous length of at least about 100 m. The insulated electrical conductor may have an initial breakdown voltage, over a substantially continuous length of at least about 100 m, of at least about 60 volts per mil of the electrical insulator thickness (about 2400 volts per mm of the electrical insulator thickness) at about 1300° F. (about 700° C.) and about 60 Hz. The insulated electrical conductor may be capable of being coiled around a radius of about 100 times a diameter of the insulated electrical conductor. The outer electrical conductor may have a yield strength based on a 0.2% offset of about 100 kpsi.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2015Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Inventors: Justin Michael Noel, Robert Anthony Shaffer, Edward Everett De St. Remey, Dhruv Arora, Trevor Alexander Craney, Gilbert Luis Herrera, Robert Guy Harley, David Booth Burns, Alexei Tcherniak, Stephen Taylor Thompson, Albert Destrehan Harvey, Jonathan Clay Barnett
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Publication number: 20170171918Abstract: A method for forming an insulated conductor heater with a final cross-sectional area includes reducing a cross-sectional area of an insulated conductor assembly to form an insulated conductor heater with a final cross-sectional area. The insulated conductor assembly may have been previously treated with at least one combination of a cold working step and a heat treating step. Reducing the cross-sectional area of the insulated conductor assembly to form the insulated conductor heater with the final cross-sectional area may include cold working the insulated conductor assembly to further reduce the cross-sectional area of the insulated conductor assembly by at most about 20% of the cross-sectional area of the insulated conductor assembly after the at least one combination of the cold working step and the heat treating step has been completed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2016Publication date: June 15, 2017Inventors: Justin Michael Noel, Robert Anthony Shaffer, Edward Everett de St. Remey, Gilbert Luis Herrera, Trevor Alexander Craney, Robert Guy Harley, Dhruv Arora, David Booth Burns
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Patent number: 9661690Abstract: A method for forming an insulated conductor heater includes placing an insulation layer over at least part of an elongated, cylindrical inner electrical conductor, placing an elongated, cylindrical outer electrical conductor over at least part of the insulation layer to form the insulated conductor heater; and performing one or more cold working/heat treating steps on the insulated conductor heater, reducing the cross-sectional area of the insulated conductor heater by at most about 20% to a final cross-sectional area. The cold working/heat treating steps include cold working the insulated conductor heater to reduce a cross-sectional area of the insulated conductor heater; and heat treating the insulated conductor heater at a temperature of at least about 870° C. The insulation layer includes one or more blocks of insulation.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2014Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANYInventors: Justin Michael Noel, Robert Anthony Shaffer, Edward Everett de St. Remey, Gilbert Luis Herrera, Trevor Alexander Craney, Robert Guy Harley, Dhruv Arora, David Booth Burns
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Patent number: 9226341Abstract: A method for forming an insulated conductor heater includes placing an insulation layer over at least part of an elongated, cylindrical inner electrical conductor. An elongated, cylindrical outer electrical conductor is placed over at least part of the insulation layer to form the insulated conductor heater. One or more cold working/heat treating steps are performed on the insulated conductor heater. The cold working/heat treating steps include: cold working the insulated conductor heater to reduce a cross-sectional area of the insulated conductor heater by at least about 30% and heat treating the insulated conductor heater at a temperature of at least about 870° C. The cross-sectional area of the insulated conductor heater is then reduced by an amount ranging between about 5% and about 20% to a final cross-sectional area.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2012Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Justin Michael Noel, Robert Anthony Shaffer, Edward Everett de St. Remey, Gilbert Luis Herrera, Trevor Alexander Craney, Robert Guy Harley, Dhruv Arora, David Booth Burns
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Publication number: 20150285033Abstract: An insulated electrical conductor (MI cable) may include an inner electrical conductor, an electrical insulator at least partially surrounding the electrical conductor, and an outer electrical conductor at least partially surrounding the electrical insulator. The insulated electrical conductor may have a substantially continuous length of at least about 100 m. The insulated electrical conductor may have an initial breakdown voltage, over a substantially continuous length of at least about 100 m, of at least about 60 volts per mil of the electrical insulator thickness (about 2400 volts per mm of the electrical insulator thickness) at about 1300° F. (about 700° C.) and about 60 Hz. The insulated electrical conductor may be capable of being coiled around a radius of about 100 times a diameter of the insulated electrical conductor. The outer electrical conductor may have a yield strength based on a 0.2% offset of about 100 kpsi.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2015Publication date: October 8, 2015Inventors: Justin Michael NOEL, Robert Anthony SHAFFER, Edward Everett DE ST. REMEY, Dhruv ARORA, Trevor Alexander CRANEY, Gilbert Luis HERRERA, Robert Guy HARLEY, David Booth BURNS, Alexei TCHERNIAK, Stephen Taylor THOMPSON, Albert Destrehan HARVEY, Jonathan Clay BARNETT
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Patent number: 9080409Abstract: A method includes coupling a core of a heating section to a core of an overburden section of an insulated conductor. A diameter of the core of the heating section is less than a diameter of the core of the overburden section. A first insulation layer is placed over the core of the heating section such that at least part of an end portion of the core of the heating section is exposed. A second insulation layer is placed over the core of the overburden section such that the second insulation layer extends over the exposed portion of the core of the heating section. A thickness of the second insulation layer is less than a thickness of the first insulation layer and an outer diameter of the overburden section is substantially the same as an outer diameter of the heating section.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2012Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Trevor Alexander Craney, Gilbert Luis Herrera, Robert Anthony Shaffer, Dhruv Arora, Justin Michael Noel
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Patent number: 8859942Abstract: An insulated conductor heater may include an electrical conductor that produces heat when an electrical current is provided to the electrical conductor. An electrical insulator at least partially surrounds the electrical conductor. The electrical insulator comprises a resistivity that remains substantially constant, or increases, over time when the electrical conductor produces heat. An outer electrical conductor at least partially surrounds the electrical insulator.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2013Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Ronald Marshall Bass, Robert Guy Harley, Justin Michael Noel, Robert Anthony Shaffer
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Publication number: 20140215809Abstract: A method for forming an insulated conductor heater includes placing an insulation layer over at least part of an elongated, cylindrical inner electrical conductor, placing an elongated, cylindrical outer electrical conductor over at least part of the insulation layer to form the insulated conductor heater; and performing one or more cold working/heat treating steps on the insulated conductor heater, reducing the cross-sectional area of the insulated conductor heater by at most about 20% to a final cross-sectional area. The cold working/heat treating steps include cold working the insulated conductor heater to reduce a cross-sectional area of the insulated conductor heater; and heat treating the insulated conductor heater at a temperature of at least about 870° C. The insulation layer includes one or more blocks of insulation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Justin Michael NOEL, Robert Anthony SHAFFER, Edward Everett de St. REMEY, Gilbert Luis HERRERA, Trevor Alexander CRANEY, Robert Guy HARLEY, Dhruv ARORA, David Booth BURNS
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Publication number: 20140034635Abstract: An insulated conductor heater may include an electrical conductor that produces heat when an electrical current is provided to the electrical conductor. An electrical insulator at least partially surrounds the electrical conductor. The electrical insulator comprises a resistivity that remains substantially constant, or increases, over time when the electrical conductor produces heat. An outer electrical conductor at least partially surrounds the electrical insulator.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2013Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Ronald Marshall Bass, Robert Guy Harley, Justin Michael Noel, Robert Anthony Shaffer
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Patent number: 8559605Abstract: An integrated messaging system for performing various types of messaging across different types of networks, including integrated user interfaces and administrator interfaces. Embodiments include a communication server that couples among networks of different types, and an interface module that couples to the communication server. The interface module may be hosted on a messaging server of a network. The interface module pulls various user information from the messaging server, including information relevant to at least the network that includes the messaging server. A cache couples to the communication server and to the interface module to hold information from the communication server and/or the user information pulled from messaging server. The interface module directs a message from the messaging server and/or the cache to at least one device on the networks using the user information.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2005Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Avaya Inc.Inventors: David Forney, Heine Frifeldt, Anthony Shaffer
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Patent number: 8502120Abstract: An insulated conductor heater may include an electrical conductor that produces heat when an electrical current is provided to the electrical conductor. An electrical insulator at least partially surrounds the electrical conductor. The electrical insulator comprises a resistivity that remains substantially constant, or increases, over time when the electrical conductor produces heat. An outer electrical conductor at least partially surrounds the electrical insulator.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2011Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Ronald Marshall Bass, Robert Guy Harley, Justin Michael Noel, Robert Anthony Shaffer
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Patent number: 8059793Abstract: An integrated messaging system for performing various types of messaging across different types of networks, including integrated user interfaces and administrator interfaces. Embodiments include a communication server that couples among networks of different types, and an interface module that couples to the communication server. The interface module may be hosted on a messaging server of a network. The interface module pulls various user information from the messaging server, including information relevant to at least the network that includes the messaging server. A cache couples to the communication server and to the interface module to hold information from the communication server and/or the user information pulled from messaging server. The interface module directs a message from the messaging server and/or the cache to at least one device on the networks using the user information.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2005Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: Avaya Inc.Inventors: Anthony Shaffer, Heine Frifeldt, David Forney
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Publication number: 20110248018Abstract: An insulated conductor heater may include an electrical conductor that produces heat when an electrical current is provided to the electrical conductor. An electrical insulator at least partially surrounds the electrical conductor. The electrical insulator comprises a resistivity that remains substantially constant, or increases, over time when the electrical conductor produces heat. An outer electrical conductor at least partially surrounds the electrical insulator.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2011Publication date: October 13, 2011Inventors: Ronald Marshall Bass, Robert Guy Harley, Justin Michael Noel, Robert Anthony Shaffer
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Patent number: 7885275Abstract: An integrated messaging system for performing various types of messaging across different types of networks, including integrated user interfaces and administrator interfaces. Embodiments include a communication server that couples among networks of different types, and an interface module that couples to the communication server. The interface module may be hosted on a messaging server of a network. The interface module pulls various user information from the messaging server, including information relevant to at least the network that includes the messaging server. A cache couples to the communication server and to the interface module to hold information from the communication server and/or the user information pulled from messaging server. The interface module directs a message from the messaging server and/or the cache to at least one device on the networks using the user information.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2008Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: Avaya Inc.Inventors: Heine Frifeldt, David Forney, Anthony Shaffer, Willem R. B. Potze
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Patent number: 7724880Abstract: An integrated messaging system for performing various types of messaging across different types of networks, including integrated user interfaces and administrator interfaces. Embodiments include a communication server that couples among networks of different types, and an interface module that couples to the communication server. The interface module may be hosted on a messaging server of a network. The interface module pulls various user information from the messaging server, including information relevant to at least the network that includes the messaging server. A cache couples to the communication server and to the interface module to hold information from the communication server and/or the user information pulled from messaging server. The interface module directs a message from the messaging server and/or the cache to at least one device on the networks using the user information.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2005Date of Patent: May 25, 2010Assignee: Avaya Inc.Inventors: David Forney, Jens Skakkebaek, Heine Frifeldt, Anthony Shaffer
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Patent number: 7564954Abstract: An integrated messaging system for performing various types of messaging across different types of networks, including integrated user interfaces and administrator interfaces. Embodiments include a communication server that couples among networks of different types, and an interface module that couples to the communication server. The interface module may be hosted on a messaging server of a network. The interface module pulls various user information from the messaging server, including information relevant to at least the network that includes the messaging server. A cache couples to the communication server and to the interface module to hold information from the communication server and/or the user information pulled from messaging server. The interface module directs a message from the messaging server and/or the cache to at least one device on the networks using the user information.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2005Date of Patent: July 21, 2009Assignee: Adomo, Inc.Inventors: Heine Frifeldt, Anthony Shaffer, Willem R. B. Potze
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Publication number: 20080175235Abstract: An integrated messaging system for performing various types of messaging across different types of networks, including integrated user interfaces and administrator interfaces. Embodiments include a communication server that couples among networks of different types, and an interface module that couples to the communication server. The interface module may be hosted on a messaging server of a network. The interface module pulls various user information from the messaging server, including information relevant to at least the network that includes the messaging server. A cache couples to the communication server and to the interface module to hold information from the communication server and/or the user information pulled from messaging server. The interface module directs a message from the messaging server and/or the cache to at least one device on the networks using the user information.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2008Publication date: July 24, 2008Applicant: ADOMO, INC.Inventors: Heine Frifeldt, David Forney, Anthony Shaffer, Willem R.B. Potze
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Patent number: 7346150Abstract: An integrated messaging system for performing various types of messaging across different types of networks, including integrated user interfaces and administrator interfaces. Embodiments include a communication server that couples among networks of different types, and an interface module that couples to the communication server. The interface module may be hosted on a messaging server of a network. The interface module pulls various user information from the messaging server, including information relevant to at least the network that includes the messaging server. A cache couples to the communication server and to the interface module to hold information from the communication server and/or the user information pulled from messaging server. The interface module directs a message from the messaging server and/or the cache to at least one device on the networks using the user information.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2005Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Adomo, Inc.Inventors: Heine Frifeldt, Anthony Shaffer, Willem R. B. Potze
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Patent number: 7330537Abstract: An integrated messaging system for performing various types of messaging across different types of networks, including integrated user interfaces and administrator interfaces. Embodiments include a communication server that couples among networks of different types, and an interface module that couples to the communication server. The interface module may be hosted on a messaging server of a network. The interface module pulls various user information from the messaging server, including information relevant to at least the network that includes the messaging server. A cache couples to the communication server and to the interface module to hold information from the communication server and/or the user information pulled from messaging server. The interface module directs a message from the messaging server and/or the cache to at least one device on the networks using the user information.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2005Date of Patent: February 12, 2008Assignee: Adomo, Inc.Inventors: Heine Frifeldt, David Forney, Anthony Shaffer, Willem R. B. Potze
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Publication number: 20060177012Abstract: An integrated messaging system for performing various types of messaging across different types of networks, including integrated user interfaces and administrator interfaces. Embodiments include a communication server that couples among networks of different types, and an interface module that couples to the communication server. The interface module may be hosted on a messaging server of a network. The interface module pulls various user information from the messaging server, including information relevant to at least the network that includes the messaging server. A cache couples to the communication server and to the interface module to hold information from the communication server and/or the user information pulled from messaging server. The interface module directs a message from the messaging server and/or the cache to at least one device on the networks using the user information.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2005Publication date: August 10, 2006Inventors: David Forney, Jens Skakkebaek, Heine Frifeldt, Anthony Shaffer