Patents by Inventor Bryan Tindall

Bryan Tindall 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).

  • Conveyance member for a resource exploration and recovery system
    Patent number: 10794133
    Abstract: A downhole system includes a conveyance member having a body including an outer surface, an inner surface, and an interior portion. An actuator is arranged in the interior portion and a fluid trap is provided on the outer surface and operatively connected with the actuator. The fluid trap is selectively positionable in a first configuration establishing a continuously annular surface projecting radially outwardly of the body when being guided downhole and a second configuration allowing fluid to bypass the body when being withdrawn from a wellbore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Elias Pena, Bryan Tindall
  • CONVEYANCE MEMBER FOR A RESOURCE EXPLORATION AND RECOVERY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190309590
    Abstract: A downhole system includes a conveyance member having a body including an outer surface, an inner surface, and an interior portion. An actuator is arranged in the interior portion and a fluid trap is provided on the outer surface and operatively connected with the actuator. The fluid trap is selectively positionable in a first configuration establishing a continuously annular surface projecting radially outwardly of the body when being guided downhole and a second configuration allowing fluid to bypass the body when being withdrawn from a wellbore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicant: Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC
    Inventors: Elias Pena, Bryan Tindall