Patents by Inventor Bradley Kerr

Bradley Kerr 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).

  • Elongated probe
    Patent number: 8015867
    Abstract: A formation testing probe assembly comprising an elongated packer having a surface configured to be urged by the probe assembly towards a wall of a wellbore extending through the formation. The formation testing probe assembly further comprises a plate embedded in the elongated packer and including a central structural portion extending along a centerline of a substantial length of the plate, wherein the central structural portion is substantially thicker than remaining portions of the plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Bradley Kerr, Elizabeth B. Dussan, V., Nathan Church
  • ELONGATED PROBE
    Publication number: 20100083748
    Abstract: A formation testing probe assembly comprising an elongated packer having a surface configured to be urged by the probe assembly towards a wall of a wellbore extending through the formation. The formation testing probe assembly further comprises a plate embedded in the elongated packer and including a central structural portion extending along a centerline of a substantial length of the plate, wherein the central structural portion is substantially thicker than remaining portions of the plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventors: Bradley Kerr, Elizabeth B. Dussan V., Nathan Church