Patents by Inventor Colin M. Angle

Colin M. Angle 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).

  • Downhole tools with a mobility device
    Patent number: 6431270
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system for performing a desired operation in a wellbore. The system contains a downhole tool which includes a mobility platform that is electrically operated to move the downhole tool in the wellbore and an end work device to perform the desired work. The downhole tool also includes an imaging device to provide pictures of the downhole environment. The data from the downhole tool is communicated to a surface computer, which controls the operation of the tool and displays pictures of the tool environment. Novel tactile sensors for use as imaging devices are also provided. In an alternative embodiment the downhole tool is composed of a base unit and a detachable work unit. The work unit includes the mobility platform, imaging device and the end work device. The tool is conveyed into the wellbore by a conveying member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Intelligent Inspection Corporation
    Inventor: Colin M. Angle
  • Autonomous downhole oilfield tool
    Patent number: 6378627
    Abstract: An autonomous downhole oilfield tool having its own mobility and decision making capability so that it may be deployed in a downhole environment to monitor and control said environment by modifying operations of other devices and maintaining downhole structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: Intelligent Inspection Corporation
    Inventors: Paulo S. Tubel, Jeffrey E. Johnson, Colin M. Angle, Thomas W. McIntyre
  • Downhole tools with a mobility device
    Patent number: 6112809
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system for performing a desired operation in a wellbore. The system contains a downhole tool which includes a mobility platform that is electrically operated to move the downhole tool in the wellbore and an end work device to perform the desired work. The downhole tool also includes an imaging device to provide pictures of the downhole environment. The data from the downhole tool is communicated to a surface computer, which controls the operation of the tool and displays pictures of the tool environment. Novel tactile sensors for use as imaging devices are also provided. In an alternative embodiment the downhole tool is composed of a base unit and a detachable work unit. The work unit includes the mobility platform, imaging device and the end work device. The tool is conveyed into the wellbore by a conveying member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Intelligent Inspection Corporation
    Inventor: Colin M. Angle
  • Downhole tools using artificial intelligence based control
    Patent number: 6026911
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system for performing a desired operation in a wellbore. The system contains a downhole tool which includes a mobility platform that is electrically operated to move the downhole tool in the wellbore and an end work device to perform the desired work. The downhole tool also includes an imaging device to provide pictures of the downhole environment. The data from the downhole tool is communicated to a surface computer, which controls the operation of the tool and displays pictures of the tool environment. Novel tactile sensors for use as imaging devices are also provided. In an alternative embodiment the downhole tool is composed of a base unit and a detachable work unit. The work unit includes the mobility platform, imaging device and the end work device. The tool is conveyed into the wellbore by a conveying member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Intelligent Inspection Corporation
    Inventors: Colin M. Angle, Thomas W. McIntyre
  • Downhole tools using artificial intelligence based control
    Patent number: 5947213
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system for performing a desired operation in a wellbore. The system contains a downhole tool which includes a mobility platform that is electrically operated to move the downhole tool in the wellbore and an end work device to perform the desired work. The downhole tool also includes an imaging device to provide pictures of the downhole environment. The data from the downhole tool is communicated to a surface computer, which controls the operation of the tool and displays pictures of the tool environment. Novel tactile sensors for use as imaging devices are also provided. In an alternative embodiment the downhole tool is composed of a base unit and a detachable work unit. The work unit includes the mobility platform, imaging device and the end work device. The tool is conveyed into the wellbore by a conveying member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignee: Intelligent Inspection Corporation
    Inventors: Colin M. Angle, Thomas W. McIntyre