Patents by Inventor Daniel J. Towner

Daniel J. Towner 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).

  • INSTRUMENTED PERCUSSION HAMMER BIT
    Publication number: 20160362938
    Abstract: A percussion drilling assembly includes a housing and a drill bit within a lower end of the housing. At least one of a piston or an anvil is within the housing above the drill bit. The drilling assembly also includes at least one sensor in at least one of the housing, the piston, or the anvil. A method of drilling includes drilling a formation with a percussion drilling assembly, the percussion drilling assembly having at least one sensor located in a component thereof. The at least one sensor may measure at least one property of the percussion drilling assembly while drilling. The measurements taken by the at least one sensor may be analyzed and a new percussion drilling assembly designed based on the analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Xiaoge Gan, Daniel J. Towner, Angelo L. Spedale, Robert H. Slaughter, JR., Rohan V. Neelgund, Vineet V. Nair