Patents by Inventor Jonathan P. Montiverdi

Jonathan P. Montiverdi 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).

  • Downhole tool string braking
    Patent number: 9217305
    Abstract: A braking apparatus for a tool string positionable in a wellbore and a method of braking a tool string in a wellbore is disclosed. The braking apparatus includes: a tubular housing having at least one radial arm-bay opening; an actuating mechanism including: a wedge member mounted in an internal cavity of the housing; an axial guide rod coupled at one end to the wedge member; and a push-pull device. The push pull device includes: a biasing member casing through which the guide rod extends to contact the wedge member, a biasing member; and at least one braking arm pivotably mounted to a lower portion of the biasing member casing, wherein when the biasing member casing of the push-pull device in in a lowered position, the braking arm bears on a sloped surface of the wedge member to project the braking arm into contact with a wellbore wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Randolph S. Coles, Ed F Kopecky, Christian S. Mappus, Jonathan P. Montiverdi, Neil A. Ostermann, Budi P. Sidik
  • DOWNHOLE TOOL STRING BRAKING
    Publication number: 20150285017
    Abstract: A braking apparatus for a tool string positionable in a wellbore and a method of braking a tool string in a wellbore is disclosed. The braking apparatus includes: a tubular housing having at least one radial arm-bay opening; an actuating mechanism including: a wedge member mounted in an internal cavity of the housing; an axial guide rod coupled at one end to the wedge member; and a push-pull device. The push pull device includes: a biasing member casing through which the guide rod extends to contact the wedge member, a biasing member; and at least one braking arm pivotably mounted to a lower portion of the biasing member casing, wherein when the biasing member casing of the push-pull device in in a lowered position, the braking arm bears on a sloped surface of the wedge member to project the braking arm into contact with a wellbore wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Randolph S. Coles, Ed F. Kopecky, Christian S. Mappus, Jonathan P. Montiverdi, Neil A. Ostermann, Budi P. Sidik