Patents by Inventor Derek M. Sanderson

Derek M. Sanderson 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).

  • Subterranean drill bit management system
    Patent number: 11030735
    Abstract: A method for characterizing damage to bits or bottom hole assemblies can include identifying, via a supervised learning model, a location, an extent, a type, a consistency, or any combination thereof of damage to a bit or a bottom hole assembly from an image of the bit or the bottom hole assembly. A graphical output is generated based on the damage to the at least one component of the bit or the bottom hole assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Benjamin J. Spivey, Paul E. Pastusek, Derek M. Sanderson
  • Subterranean Drill Bit Management System
    Publication number: 20200051237
    Abstract: A method for characterizing damage to bits or bottom hole assemblies can include identifying, via a supervised learning model, a location, an extent, a type, a consistency, or any combination thereof of damage to a bit or a bottom hole assembly from an image of the bit or the bottom hole assembly. A graphical output is generated based on the damage to the at least one component of the bit or the bottom hole assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Benjamin J. Spivey, Paul E. Pastusek, Derek M. Sanderson