Patents by Inventor Christopher Robert Novosad

Christopher Robert Novosad 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).

  • STALL DETECTION AND RECOVERY FOR MUD MOTORS
    Publication number: 20220412204
    Abstract: A system and method for stall recovery of mud motors may be implemented in a steering control system. The stall recovery system and method may involve automatic detection of a stall of a mud motor during drilling controlled by the steering control system, and may respond to the stall in a rapid and controlled manner to avoid or minimize damage to the mud motor, such as by immediately reducing mud pressure and stopping rotary drilling, if used, faster than a typical human operator could perform. The stall recovery system and method may further take actions to automatically restart drilling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Fergus HOPWOOD, Christopher Robert NOVOSAD
  • Stall detection and recovery for mud motors
    Patent number: 11466556
    Abstract: A system and method for stall recovery of mud motors may be implemented in a steering control system. The stall recovery system and method may involve automatic detection of a stall of a mud motor during drilling controlled by the steering control system, and may respond to the stall in a rapid and controlled manner to avoid or minimize damage to the mud motor, such as by immediately reducing mud pressure and stopping rotary drilling, if used, faster than a typical human operator could perform. The stall recovery system and method may farther take actions to automatically restart drilling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC.
    Inventors: Fergus Hopwood, Christopher Robert Novosad
  • STALL DETECTION AND RECOVERY FOR MUD MOTORS
    Publication number: 20200362687
    Abstract: A system and method for stall recovery of mud motors may be implemented in a steering control system. The stall recovery system and method may involve automatic detection of a stall of a mud motor during drilling controlled by the steering control system, and may respond to the stall in a rapid and controlled manner to avoid or minimize damage to the mud motor, such as by immediately reducing mud pressure and stopping rotary drilling, if used, faster than a typical human operator could perform. The stall recovery system and method may farther take actions to automatically restart drilling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Fergus Hopwood, Christopher Robert Novosad