Patents by Inventor Gary Lee Cline
Gary Lee Cline 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).
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Publication number: 20220134599Abstract: A system comprises a cement mixer, a supply tank to supply dry cement to the cement mixer, and a dry cement height sensor to measure the height of the dry cement in the cement supply tank. A valve controls the flow of dry cement to the cement supply tank based on the signals from the dry cement height sensor. Additional apparatus, methods, and systems are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2022Publication date: May 5, 2022Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Gary Lee Cline, Charles Edward Neal, III, James Douglas Funkhouser, Derek Williams, Derek James Abel, Randall Turner Hall, Chip L. Imel
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Patent number: 11260560Abstract: A system comprises a cement mixer, a supply tank to supply dry cement to the cement mixer, and a dry cement height sensor to measure the height of the dry cement in the cement supply tank. A valve controls the flow of dry cement to the cement supply tank based on the signals from the dry cement height sensor. Additional apparatus, methods, and systems are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2015Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Gary Lee Cline, Charles Edward Neal, III, James Douglas Funkhouser, Derek Williams, Derek James Abel, Randall Turner Hall, Chip L. Imel
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Patent number: 11060366Abstract: A high pressure fluid pump system of a fluid injection system includes a large volume displacement system, having a large volume pump, and low volume displacement system, having a low volume pump, a programmable logic control (PLC) computer coupled with each displacement system. The large volume displacement system is configured to incrementally or continuously increase a pressure of a fluid in a downhole to a predetermined pressure setting below a maximum pressure setting, and the low volume displacement system is configured to increase the pressure of the fluid from the predetermined pressure setting to a pressure setting above the predetermined pressure setting and at or below the maximum pressure setting. The functioning of the high pressure fluid pump system can be monitored, controlled and tested by the PLC computer. One or more graphical user interfaces can be coupled to the PLC computer for user input.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2015Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Randall Turner Hall, Chip L. Imel, Gary Lee Cline, Craig A Sneed
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Patent number: 10573159Abstract: A cementing system having an engine control module, a transmission control module, a computing device and a display. The engine control module communicatively coupled with a plurality of engine sensors. The transmission control module communicatively coupled with a plurality of transmission sensor. The computing device is communicatively coupled with the display and communicatively coupled, via at least one J1939 data link, with the engine control module and the transmission control module. The computing device is configured to receive data from at least one of an engine control module or a transmission control module, compare the received data to a list of stored codes and in response to the received data matching a stored code, causing the rendering of an alarm message associated with the matched code and/or a warning message associated with the matched code on the display.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2015Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Charles Edward Neal, III, James Douglas Funkhouser, Derek Ray Williams, Gary Lee Cline, Chip Imel, Derek James Abel, Warren Neil Rattan
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Publication number: 20190134850Abstract: A system comprises a cement mixer, a supply tank to supply dry cement to the cement mixer, and a dry cement height sensor to measure the height of the dry cement in the cement supply tank. A valve controls the flow of dry cement to the cement supply tank based on the signals from the dry cement height sensor. Additional apparatus, methods, and systems are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2015Publication date: May 9, 2019Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Gary Lee Cline, Charles Edward Neal III, James Douglas Funkhouser, Derek Williams, Derek James Abel, Randall Turner Hall, Chip L. Imel
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Patent number: 10253625Abstract: A cementing system is provided. A cement slurry dispenser includes at least one control valve, at least one liquid additive pump, and at least one water pump. A computer has a display for an interface screen. The e interface screen displays a list zone of available selectable tests for the cement slurry dispenser and corresponding global selection choices, a detail zone, wherein in response to selection of one of the selectable tests from the list zone, substeps of the selected one of the selectable tests is displayed a local activate button configured to commence only the selected one of the selectable tests displayed in the detail zone; and a global activate button configured to commence all of the selectable tests in the list zone that are indicated as selected by the corresponding global selection choices. The computer implements the tests on the cement slurry dispenser.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2015Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Derek Ray Williams, Charles Edward Neal, III, James Douglas Funkhouser, Chip Imel, Gary Lee Cline
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Publication number: 20180363459Abstract: A cementing system is provided. A cement slurry dispenser includes at least one control valve, at least one liquid additive pump, and at least one water pump. A computer has a display for an interface screen. The e interface screen displays a list zone of available selectable tests for the cement slurry dispenser and corresponding global selection choices, a detail zone, wherein in response to selection of one of the selectable tests from the list zone, substeps of the selected one of the selectable tests is displayed a local activate button configured to commence only the selected one of the selectable tests displayed in the detail zone; and a global activate button configured to commence all of the selectable tests in the list zone that are indicated as selected by the corresponding global selection choices. The computer implements the tests on the cement slurry dispenser.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2015Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Derek Ray WILLIAMS, Charles Edward NEAL, III, James Douglas FUNKHOUSER, Chip IMEL, Gary Lee CLINE
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Patent number: 10128782Abstract: Various embodiments include a variable frequency drive motor control apparatus. The apparatus includes a main controller having a first interface. A motor controller is coupled to and controls an electric motor, the motor controller further coupled to the main controller. A network switch is coupled to the main controller, the motor controller, and a remote controller over respective digital connections. The remote controller has a second interface. The network switches data between the first interface, the second interface, and the motor controller. A network coupler is coupled between a variable frequency drive controller and the motor controller.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2018Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Warren Neil Rattan, Charles Edward Neal, III, James Douglas Funkhouser, Derek Williams, Gary Lee Cline, Derek James Abel, Troy Dale Bachman
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Publication number: 20180247512Abstract: A cementing system having an engine control module, a transmission control module, a computing device and a display. The engine control module communicatively coupled with a plurality of engine sensors. The transmission control module communicatively coupled with a plurality of transmission sensor. The computing device is communicatively coupled with the display and communicatively coupled, via at least one J1939 data link, with the engine control module and the transmission control module. The computing device is configured to receive data from at least one of an engine control module or a transmission control module, compare the received data to a list of stored codes and in response to the received data matching a stored code, causing the rendering of an alarm message associated with the matched code and/or a warning message associated with the matched code on the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2015Publication date: August 30, 2018Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Charles Edward NEAL, III, James Douglas FUNKHOUSER, Derek Ray WILLIAMS, Gary Lee CLINE, Chip IMEL, Derek James ABEL, Warren Neil RATTAN
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Publication number: 20180209228Abstract: A high pressure fluid pump system of a fluid injection system includes a large volume displacement system, having a large volume pump, and low volume displacement system, having a low volume pump, a programmable logic control (PLC) computer coupled with each displacement system. The large volume displacement system is configured to incrementally or continuously increase a pressure of a fluid in a downhole to a predetermined pressure setting below a maximum pressure setting, and the low volume displacement system is configured to increase the pressure of the fluid from the predetermined pressure setting to a pressure setting above the predetermined pressure setting and at or below the maximum pressure setting. The functioning of the high pressure fluid pump system can be monitored, controlled and tested by the PLC computer. One or more graphical user interfaces can be coupled to the PLC computer for user input.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2015Publication date: July 26, 2018Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Randall Turner HALL, Chip L. IMEL, Gary Lee CLINE, Craig A SNEED
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Publication number: 20180145615Abstract: Various embodiments include a variable frequency drive motor control apparatus. The apparatus includes a main controller having a first interface. A motor controller is coupled to and controls an electric motor, the motor controller further coupled to the main controller. A network switch is coupled to the main controller, the motor controller, and a remote controller over respective digital connections. The remote controller has a second interface. The network switches data between the first interface, the second interface, and the motor controller. A network coupler is coupled between a variable frequency drive controller and the motor controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2018Publication date: May 24, 2018Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Warren Neil Rattan, Charles Edward Neal, III, James Douglas Funkhouser, Derek Williams, Gary Lee Cline, Derek James Abel, Troy Dale Bachman
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Patent number: 9912261Abstract: Various embodiments include a variable frequency drive motor control apparatus. The apparatus includes a main controller having a first interface. A motor controller is coupled to and controls an electric motor, the motor controller further coupled to the main controller. A network switch is coupled to the main controller, the motor controller, and a remote controller over respective digital connections. The remote controller has a second interface. The network switches data between the first interface, the second interface, and the motor controller. A network coupler is coupled between a variable frequency drive controller and the motor controller.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2015Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Warren Neil Rattan, Charles Edward Neal, III, James Douglas Funkhouser, Derek Williams, Gary Lee Cline, Derek James Abel, Troy Dale Bachman
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Publication number: 20170264220Abstract: Various embodiments include a variable frequency drive motor control apparatus. The apparatus includes a main controller having a first interface. A motor controller is coupled to and controls an electric motor, the motor controller further coupled to the main controller. A network switch is coupled to the main controller, the motor controller, and a remote controller over respective digital connections. The remote controller has a second interface. The network switches data between the first interface, the second interface, and the motor controller. A network coupler is coupled between a variable frequency drive controller and the motor controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2015Publication date: September 14, 2017Inventors: Warren Neil Rattan, Charles Edward Neal, James Douglas Funkhouser, Derek Williams, Gary Lee Cline, Derek James Abel, Troy Dale Bachman