Patents by Inventor Jin Ma

Jin Ma 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: 20230302587
    Abstract: A fixing device includes a supporting platform configured to support a first workpiece, a receiving member, a plurality of pressing members, and at least one rotating member. The receiving member is positioned on the supporting platform and includes a rotating shaft. An axis of the rotating shaft is parallel to a supporting surface of the supporting platform. Each pressing member includes a first end and a second end. The first end is rotatably connected to the rotating shaft, and the second end can press a second workpiece to the first workpiece. The rotating member is positioned above the receiving member and detachably connected to each pressing member. The at least one rotating member can drive the pressing members to rotate to press or release the second workpiece. The present disclosure reduces the space occupied by the pressing members. The pressing of individual points can be realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: ZE CHEN, ZHI-JIN MA, BING YU
  • Publication number: 20230296802
    Abstract: Some aspects relate to techniques for calibrating a logging tool. In some implementations, the logging tool may estimate certain unknown properties of a signal based on distances between transmitters and receivers of the logging tool and based on frequencies used by the transmitters and receivers. The logging tool may estimate the unknown properties by interpolating values into a mathematical function related to the above-noted distances and frequencies. After estimating the unknown properties, the logging tool may be deployed into the wellbore, where it may use the estimated properties to process signals received through a subsurface formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Yijing Fan, Hsu-Hsiang Wu, Jin Ma, Li Pan
  • Publication number: 20230239059
    Abstract: A method includes detecting, via first and second receivers of a tool that are oriented at a first and a third tilt angle, respectively, a first and second measurement of a first signal transmitted by a transmitter of the tool that is oriented at a second tilt angle into a substantially non-conductive material. The method includes determining, based on the first and second measurements, a first tensor and conveying the tool into a first wellbore formed in a subsurface formation. The method includes detecting, via the first receiver and the second receiver, a third and fourth measurement, respectively, of a second signal transmitted by the transmitter and determining, based on the third and fourth measurements, a second tensor and determining a third tensor (having values independent of the first, second, and third tilt angles) based on a relationship between the first and second tensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Yijing Fan, Hsu-Hsiang Wu, Jin Ma, Li Pan
  • Patent number: 11703610
    Abstract: Data filtering and processing techniques for generating improved wellbore resistivity maps are contemplated. In some aspects, a process of the disclosed technology includes steps for receiving a plurality of measurement sets, wherein each measurement set includes electromagnetic field data associated with a geologic formation, performing an inversion on each of the plurality of measurement sets to generate a corresponding plurality of formation profiles, and applying a filter to each of the formation profiles to generate a plurality of profile clusters. In some aspects, the process can further include steps for selecting a representative cluster from among the profile clusters for use in generating a wellbore resistivity map. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventor: Jin Ma
  • Patent number: 11692437
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a ferrite for use in a resistivity logging tool includes providing an uncured ferrite material, and pressing the uncured ferrite material into a channel to form the ferrite. The channel is defined on a surface of a bobbin associated with the resistivity logging tool, and the channel can be arcuate and extend at an angle offset from a central axis of the bobbin. The uncured ferrite material is then cured in place within the channels on the bobbin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Chase Griffing, Jin Ma, Michael Bittar
  • Patent number: 11689231
    Abstract: A measurement device can be provided for a tubular string of a drilling subsystem. The measurement device can include a transmitter and a receiver. A cover can be applied to at least one of the receiver or the transmitter. While at least one of the receiver or the transmitter is covered by the cover, an amount of crosstalk can be measured. The cover can be removed from the measurement device. Subsequent to removing the cover from the measurement device, an air-hang response of the receiver and the transmitter can be measured in an air-hang configuration of the tubular string. A corrected air-hang response of the measurement device can be determined by subtracting the amount of crosstalk from the air-hang response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jin Ma, Matthew Chase Griffing, Yijing Fan
  • Publication number: 20230145563
    Abstract: A method and system for identifying a blind spot in one or more decoupled measurements. The method may comprise disposing an electromagnetic well measurement system into a wellbore. The electromagnetic well measurement system comprise an electromagnetic transmitter and a plurality of electromagnetic receivers. The method may further comprise transmitting electromagnetic fields into a formation with the electromagnetic transmitter, measuring the electromagnetic fields with the plurality of electromagnetic receivers as one or more measurements at one or more depths in the wellbore, decoupling the one or more measurements to form decoupled measurements, identifying if a blind spot is in the decoupled measurements, and performing an inversion with the decoupled measurements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Li Pan, Hsu-Hsiang Wu, Yi Jing Fan, Jin Ma
  • Patent number: 11604304
    Abstract: Systems and methods of the present disclosure relate to calibration of a resistivity tool. A method for in-situ calibration of a resistivity logging tool, comprises transmitting signals with transmitters of the resistivity logging tool; measuring voltages at two or more receivers located at different distances to the transmitters of the resistivity logging tool; decoupling two or more sets of multi-component tensors at two or more receivers based on the measured voltages; calculating a ratio signal from two or more sets of multi-component tensors; obtaining an apparent resistivity based on the ratio signal; simulating a dipole response tensor at the first receiver based on the apparent resistivity; comparing the first set of multi-component tensor with the dipole response tensor to acquire an in-situ calibration factor; and applying the in-situ calibration factor to multi-components for an inversion input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Hsu-Hsiang Wu, Yi Jing Fan, Li Pan, Jin Ma
  • Patent number: 11605872
    Abstract: A method comprises determining a plurality of responses at a plurality of tilted angles for multiple coils of a collocated antenna assembly based on at least one coil parameter of the collocated antenna assembly, wherein the at least one coil parameter comprises at least one of a number of coil turns, a coil size, and a number of coils. The method includes determining crosstalk between the multiple coils at each of the plurality of tilted angles from the plurality of responses. The method includes determining a signal-to-noise ratio for each of the plurality of tilted angles based on the crosstalk. The method also includes selecting a tilted angle for the collocated antenna assembly corresponding to an optimal signal-to-noise ratio of the determined signal-to-noise ratios.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Hsu-Hsiang Wu, Yijing Fan, Jin Ma
  • Publication number: 20230067272
    Abstract: A measurement device can be provided for a tubular string of a drilling subsystem. The measurement device can include a transmitter and a receiver. A cover can be applied to at least one of the receiver or the transmitter. While at least one of the receiver or the transmitter is covered by the cover, an amount of crosstalk can be measured. The cover can be removed from the measurement device. Subsequent to removing the cover from the measurement device, an air-hang response of the receiver and the transmitter can be measured in an air-hang configuration of the tubular string. A corrected air-hang response of the measurement device can be determined by subtracting the amount of crosstalk from the air-hang response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Jin Ma, Matthew Chase Griffing, Yijing Fan
  • Publication number: 20230067114
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to calibrating a formation signal for a mixed set measurement device. A first air-hang response of a first measurement device for a tubular string associated with a drilling operation can be measured. A second air-hang response of a second measurement device for the tubular string associated with the drilling operation can be measured. The first air-hang response and the second air-hang response can be used to determine a mixed air-hang response of the mixed set measurement device. The mixed air-hang response can be used to calibrate a formation signal for the mixed set measurement device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Jin Ma, Hsu-Hsiang Wu, Li Pan, Yijing Fan
  • Publication number: 20230057184
    Abstract: Systems and methods of the present disclosure relate to calibration of resistivity logging tool. A method to calibrate a resistivity logging tool comprises disposing the resistivity logging tool into a formation; acquiring a signal at each logging point with the resistivity logging tool; assuming a formation model for a first set of continuous logging points in the formation; inverting all of the signals for unknown model parameters of the formation model, wherein the formation model is the same for all of the continuous logging points in the first set; assigning at least one calibration coefficient to each type of signal, wherein the calibration coefficients are the same for the first set; and building an unknown vector that includes the unknown model parameters and the calibration coefficients, to calibrate the resistivity logging tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Li Pan, Yi Jing Fan, Hsu-Hsiang Wu, Jin Ma
  • Patent number: 11543552
    Abstract: A system and method for determining an uncertainty of a distance to bed boundary (DTBB) inversion of a geologic formation. The system or method includes receiving logging data from a borehole tool, performing a first DTBB inversion using the logging data to calculate first DTBB solutions, adding quantified noise to the logging data to produce an adjusted signal, performing a second DTBB inversion using the adjusted signal to calculate second DTBB solutions, comparing the first DTBB solutions to the second DTBB solutions to determine an uncertainty of the first DTBB solutions based on a relationship of the quantified noise and the difference between the first DTBB solutions and the second DTBB solutions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Hsu-Hsiang Wu, Jin Ma, Clint Lozinsky
  • Publication number: 20220413179
    Abstract: Data filtering and processing techniques for generating improved wellbore resistivity maps are contemplated. In some aspects, a process of the disclosed technology includes steps for receiving a plurality of measurement sets, wherein each measurement set includes electromagnetic field data associated with a geologic formation, performing an inversion on each of the plurality of measurement sets to generate a corresponding plurality of formation profiles, and applying a filter to each of the formation profiles to generate a plurality of profile clusters. In some aspects, the process can further include steps for selecting a representative cluster from among the profile clusters for use in generating a wellbore resistivity map. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Jin Ma
  • Publication number: 20220404520
    Abstract: A system and method for evaluating a subterranean formation includes a logging tool that includes transmitter and receiver antennae. The transmitter antenna transmits a first electromagnetic signal into the formation at a plurality of depths. The receiver antenna receives a plurality of second electromagnetic signals emitted by the formation in response to the first signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services,
    Inventors: Jin Ma, Clint Lozinsky, Hsu-Hsiang Wu, Li Pan
  • Publication number: 20220397695
    Abstract: A system and a method for evaluating a subterranean earth formation include a logging tool locatable in a wellbore dispose in the formation. The logging tool may include a transmitter antenna and a single receiver antenna. The transmitter antenna is configured to transmit a first electromagnetic signal into the subterranean earth formation. The system further includes a processor and a non-transitory memory device. The memory device includes instructions that cause the processor to control a current and a voltage sourced to the transmitter antenna, receive, via the single receiver antenna, a second electromagnetic signal emitted by the subterranean earth formation in response to receiving the first electromagnetic signal, and determine a resistivity of the subterranean earth formation based on the second electromagnetic signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jin Ma, Clint Lozinsky, Hsu-Hsiang Wu, Yi Jing Fan
  • Patent number: 11473422
    Abstract: Raw signal measurements can be received by sensors in a wellbore. Borehole effects can affect the raw signal measurements. The raw signal measurements can be converted into ratio signals having attenuation and phase shift. An apparent resistivity can be determined from the ratio signals. Mud resistivity can be determined based on apparent resistivity, at least part of the raw signal measurements, and the borehole size. A true resistivity can be determined based on the mud resistivity and at least part of the ratio signals. The raw signal measurements and the ratio signals can be updated based on the true resistivity. Steps can be repeated to determine a corrected true resistivity. Based on the true resistivity value and updated raw signal measurements and ratio signals, an operating characteristic of a well tool can be caused to be adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Yijing Fan, Jin Ma, Li Pan
  • Publication number: 20220329593
    Abstract: Techniques to handle calls to web services via a service proxy are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a technique includes an intermediate server receiving a request from a client device to the web service at a target server. In response to receiving the request, the intermediate server can authenticate the received request from the client device and upon successful authentication of the received request, forward the request to the targeted server and invoking the web service to process the forwarded request because the intermediate server is authenticated with the target server. The technique can also include receiving, at the intermediate server, data from the target server that represents execution results of the request by the web service at the target server. Upon receiving the data, the intermediate server can then forward to the client device, the data representing execution results of the request by the web service at the target server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Jin MA, Linda Chen Gray, Betsy Mcintyre, Jun Chen, Elena Catrinescu
  • Patent number: 11459870
    Abstract: One or more first formation measurements sensitive to around a sensor string of a drill string deployed in a subsurface formation is received, A 1-D inversion of the first formation measurements is performed at a first reference point. One or more second formation measurements sensitive to ahead of a drill bit of the drill string deployed in the subsurface formation is received. A 1-D inversion of the second formation measurements is performed at a second reference point ahead of the drill bit of the sensor string to determine formation properties ahead of the drill bit, wherein the 1-D inversion of the second formation measurements is based on inversion results associated with the 1-D inversion of the first formation measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jin Ma, Michael S Bittar, Hsu-Hsiang Wu
  • Patent number: 11448795
    Abstract: Data filtering and processing techniques for generating improved wellbore resistivity maps are contemplated. In some aspects, a process of the disclosed technology includes steps for receiving a plurality of measurement sets, wherein each measurement set includes electromagnetic field data associated with a geologic formation, performing an inversion on each of the plurality of measurement sets to generate a corresponding plurality of formation profiles, and applying a filter to each of the formation profiles to generate a plurality of profile clusters. In some aspects, the process can further include steps for selecting a representative cluster from among the profile clusters for use in generating a wellbore resistivity map. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventor: Jin Ma