Patents by Inventor Ian Graham Janke

Ian Graham Janke 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).

  • Publication number: 20240076967
    Abstract: In one example, a method includes running a downhole system into a downhole environment that comprises a wellbore, and the downhole system is configured such that a reusable plug of the downhole system is positioned uphole of a perforation gun of the downhole system, then, with the perforation gun, perforating a casing at a stage of the wellbore, and the perforating is performed using a projectile, and the perforating is performed by firing the projectile from a chamber of the perforation gun.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Stanley Jon Blois, Lawrence Gene Griffin, Ian Graham Janke, Cullen Craig Keyes, Gareth Nicholas Jones
  • Publication number: 20240068346
    Abstract: A dispenser includes a body that defines a chamber and a barrel that communicate with each other, and a penetrator assembly configured to be received in the chamber. The penetrator assembly includes a penetrator, a propellant operably positioned with respect to the penetrator, a primer in operable communication with the propellant, and an electrical conductor configured and arranged to carry electrical power to the primer. The dispenser may be positioned in a downhole location such as a wellbore, and the penetrator assembly may be fired so that the penetrator perforates a casing in the wellbore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Cullen Craig Keyes, Lawrence Gene Griffin, Gareth Nicholas Jones, Ian Graham Janke
  • Publication number: 20240061124
    Abstract: In one example, an apparatus includes a TLT (Time of Flight (TOF)/LiDAR tool) with one or more optical transmitters and optical receivers that are operable to cooperate to obtain data concerning a downhole feature when the apparatus is deployed in a downhole environment. This apparatus further includes a first device operable to determine a position, speed, and/or orientation, of the TLT, when the TLT is deployed in the downhole environment, a second device configured to store locally and/or transmit the data to a location on a surface, a power source connected to the TLT, the first device, and the second device, and a housing within which the TLT, first device, second device, and power source are disposed, and the housing includes a connector configured to interface with a piece of downhole equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Stanley Jonathan Blois, Emma Abigael Jones, Gareth Nicholas Jones, Cullen Keyes, Ian Graham Janke, Lawrence Gene Griffin
  • Patent number: 11846164
    Abstract: In one example, a downhole system includes a housing configured to be releasably connected to a tether, projectile fire control circuitry disposed within the housing, a block chamber connected to the housing, and the block chamber includes one or more reloadable chambers each configured to be loaded with a respective projectile, and a firing system operable to directly, or indirectly, control the firing of a projectile, in response to a command issued by the projectile fire control circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: DEFIANT ENGINEERING LLC
    Inventors: Stanley Jon Blois, Lawrence Gene Griffin, Ian Graham Janke, Cullen Craig Keyes, Gareth Nicholas Jones
  • Publication number: 20230349272
    Abstract: In one example, a downhole system includes a housing configured to be releasably connected to a tether, projectile fire control circuitry disposed within the housing, a block chamber connected to the housing, and the block chamber includes one or more reloadable chambers each configured to be loaded with a respective projectile, and a firing system operable to directly, or indirectly, control the firing of a projectile, in response to a command issued by the projectile fire control circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Stanley Jon Blois, Lawrence Gene Griffin, Ian Graham Janke, Cullen Craig Keyes, Gareth Nicholas Jones
  • Publication number: 20230111367
    Abstract: One method includes temporarily sealing and isolating a portion of a wellbore with a reusable sealing and isolation element, performing a fracturing process in the portion of the wellbore that is isolated, and after the fracturing process is complete, unsealing or de-isolating the portion of the wellbore by temporarily changing a configuration of the reusable sealing and isolation element. Use of the reusable sealing and isolation element may reduce, or eliminate, the need for remediation operations, such as the removal of sealing plugs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Stanley Jonathan Blois, Daniel R. Green, Alvaro Garcia, Ian Graham Janke, Gareth Nicholas Jones, Cullen Keyes
  • Publication number: 20230041700
    Abstract: In one example, an apparatus includes a TLT (Time of Flight (TOF)/LiDAR tool) with one or more optical transmitters and optical receivers that are operable to cooperate to obtain data concerning a downhole feature when the apparatus is deployed in a downhole environment. This apparatus further includes a first device operable to determine a position, speed, and/or orientation, of the TLT, when the TLT is deployed in the downhole environment, a second device configured to store locally and/or transmit the data to a location on a surface, a power source connected to the TLT, the first device, and the second device, and a housing within which the TLT, first device, second device, and power source are disposed, and the housing includes a connector configured to interface with a piece of downhole equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Stanley Jonathan Blois, Emma Abigael Jones, Gareth Nicholas Jones, Cullen Keyes, Ian Graham Janke, Lawrence Gene Griffin
  • Publication number: 20220081982
    Abstract: In one example, an apparatus includes a body, a propulsion system configured to move the body in a forward direction and in a reverse direction, and a reusable sealing and isolation element connected to the body and configured to be deployed so as to selectively seal and isolate sections or stages in a wellbore when the apparatus is disposed in the wellbore. The reusable sealing element may be selectively employed to isolate, and de-isolate, a portion of the wellbore, such as in connection with a perforation process for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Stanley Jonathan Blois, Daniel R. Green, Alvaro Garcia, Ian Graham Janke, Gareth Nicholas Jones, Cullen Keyes