Patents by Inventor Byron J. Sand

Byron J. Sand 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).

  • Orientation sensing apparatus and a method for determining an orientation
    Patent number: 7685732
    Abstract: An orientation sensing apparatus includes a rotatable first member, an orientation sensor device fixed with the first member for generating orientation data relating to an orientation sensor device orientation, and a rotation sensor device for generating rotation data relating to rotation of the first member. A method for determining an orientation includes assembling a set of sensor data including the orientation data and rotation data and processing the set of sensor data to generate a set of corrected orientation data. The set of corrected orientation data includes the orientation data which has been corrected using the rotation data to reduce the effects of rotation of the first member and misalignment of the gravity sensor device. One or more sets of corrected orientation data may be processed to determine an inclination orientation of the first member or a toolface orientation of a second member which is connected with the first member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Evan L. Davies, Gary L. Donison, Boguslaw Wiecek, Byron J. Sand, Clint P. Lozinsky, David Yan Lap Wong
  • Orientation Sensing Apparatus and a Method For Determining an Orientation
    Publication number: 20080201969
    Abstract: An orientation sensing apparatus includes a rotatable first member, an orientation sensor device fixed with the first member for generating orientation data relating to an orientation sensor device orientation, and a rotation sensor device for generating rotation data relating to rotation of the first member. A method for determining an orientation includes assembling a set of sensor data including the orientation data and rotation data and processing the set of sensor data to generate a set of corrected orientation data. The set of corrected orientation data includes the orientation data which has been corrected using the rotation data to reduce the effects of rotation of the first member and misalignment of the gravity sensor device. One or more sets of corrected orientation data may be processed to determine an inclination orientation of the first member or a toolface orientation of a second member which is connected with the first member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Evan L. Davies, Gary L. Donison, Boguslaw Wiecek, Byron J. Sand, Clint P. Lozinsky, David Yan Lap Wong