Patents by Inventor Edgar R. Alvarez

Edgar R. Alvarez 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).

  • Packaging structures and materials for vibration and shock energy attenuation and dissipation and related methods
    Patent number: 9879520
    Abstract: An apparatus for protecting a module used in a borehole may include a plurality of shock protection elements associated with the module. The plurality of shock protection elements cooperatively has a macroscopic non-linear spring response to an applied shock event. The plurality of shock protection elements may include at least an enclosure and a dampener connecting the module with the enclosure. A related method for protecting a module used in a borehole may include enclosing the module within the plurality of shock protection elements; disposing the module in the borehole; and subjecting the module to a shock event. The plurality of shock protection elements cooperatively has a macroscopic non-linear spring response to the shock event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC
    Inventors: Otto N. Fanini, Dwight W. Swett, Edgar R. Alvarez, Brent D. Hope
  • USING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TO PRODUCE SHIELDING OR MODULATING MATERIAL FOR NUCLEAR DETECTORS
    Publication number: 20170221593
    Abstract: An apparatus for a nuclear detector of a downhole tool and method of manufacturing the apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a single multi-metallic component manufactured using additive manufacturing, wherein the component includes at least a first material having a first density and a second material having a second density. The method includes using additive manufacturing to form the component so that the component includes at least a first material having a first density and a second material having a second density and the first material and the second material form the single multi-metallic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Edgar R. Alvarez
  • Packaging Structures and Materials for Vibration and Shock Energy Attentuation and Dissipation and Related Methods
    Publication number: 20150275652
    Abstract: An apparatus for protecting a module used in a borehole may include a plurality of shock protection elements associated with the module. The plurality of shock protection elements cooperatively has a macroscopic non-linear spring response to an applied shock event. The plurality of shock protection elements may include at least an enclosure and a dampener connecting the module with the enclosure. A related method for protecting a module used in a borehole may include enclosing the module within the plurality of shock protection elements; disposing the module in the borehole; and subjecting the module to a shock event. The plurality of shock protection elements cooperatively has a macroscopic non-linear spring response to the shock event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Otto N. Fanini, Dwight W. Swett, Edgar R. Alvarez, Brent D. Hope
  • Nuclear detectors built directly into shielding or modulating material
    Patent number: 8421004
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring radiation in a borehole penetrating the Earth, the apparatus includes: a downhole tool having a structure defining a cavity; and one or more radiation detection components integrated into the cavity and configured to measure the radiation. An apparatus conveyable through a borehole for measuring radiation downhole and a method of producing a downhole apparatus for measuring radiation are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Eric B. Molz, Hayward Atkinson, Qianmei Zhang, Constantyn Chalitsios, Srdja Zekovic, Edgar R. Alvarez, Jonathan Hook
  • NUCLEAR DETECTORS BUILT DIRECTLY INTO SHIELDING OR MODULATING MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20100314536
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring radiation in a borehole penetrating the Earth, the apparatus includes: a downhole tool having a structure defining a cavity; and one or more radiation detection components integrated into the cavity and configured to measure the radiation. An apparatus conveyable through a borehole for measuring radiation downhole and a method of producing a downhole apparatus for measuring radiation are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Eric B. Molz, Hayward Atkinson, Qianmei Zhang, Constantyn Chalitsios, Srdja Zekovic, Edgar R. Alvarez, Jonathan Hook