Patents by Inventor Brandon Soileau

Brandon Soileau 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).

  • Valve and position control using magnetorheological fluids
    Patent number: 7428922
    Abstract: Magnetorheological fluids, which solidify in response to a magnetic field, offer the ability to simplify many of the valves and control systems used downhole in the search for and production of oil and gas. They lessen the need for moving parts, provide solid-state valves, and can provide a differential movement of fluid through the valves by varying the strength of the magnetic field. Combinations of permanent and electro-magnets can improve safety by providing valves that fail, when power is lost, in either an open or closed position, depending on design. A number of examples are given.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services
    Inventors: Michael Fripp, Darren Barlow, Brandon Soileau
  • Valve and position control using magnetorheological fluids
    Publication number: 20030166470
    Abstract: Magnetorheological fluids, which solidify in response to a magnetic field, offer the ability to simplify many of the valves and control systems used downhole in the search for and production of oil and gas. They lessen the need for moving parts, provide solid-state valves, and can provide a differential movement of fluid through the valves by varying the strength of the magnetic field. Combinations of permanent and electro-magnets can improve safety by providing valves that fail, when power is lost, in either an open or closed position, depending on design. A number of examples are given.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2002
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventors: Michael Fripp, Darren Barlow, Brandon Soileau