Patents by Inventor Kurt J. Kuck

Kurt J. Kuck 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).

  • Apparatus and methods for determining parameters downhole using gravity-affected sensor
    Patent number: 9163498
    Abstract: In one aspect, an apparatus for use in a wellbore is provided that in one embodiment includes a sensor having a plurality of spaced conductive contact elements, a sensing member that moves by gravity and contacts at least two contact elements in the plurality of contact elements to create an electrical short between such at least two contact elements and a circuit coupled to the contact elements configured to generate electrical signals in response to the electrical short between the contact elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Paul G. Cairns, Kurt J. Kuck, Robert A. Estes
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING PARAMETERS DOWNHOLE USING GRAVITY-AFFECTED SENSOR
    Publication number: 20130153206
    Abstract: In one aspect, an apparatus for use in a wellbore is provided that in one embodiment includes a sensor having a plurality of spaced conductive contact elements, a sensing member that moves by gravity and contacts at least two contact elements in the plurality of contact elements to create an electrical short between such at least two contact elements and a circuit coupled to the contact elements configured to generate electrical signals in response to the electrical short between the contact elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Paul G. Cairns, Kurt J. Kuck, Robert A. Estes