Patents by Inventor Lars Pridat

Lars Pridat 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).

  • Wireless communication between downhole components and surface systems
    Patent number: 11236606
    Abstract: An embodiment of a communication system for communicating between a wired pipe string in a borehole and a surface location includes at least a first wired pipe downhole component and a second wired pipe downhole component in the wired pipe string, a coupler configured to transmit a transmission signal between the first wired pipe downhole component and the second wired pipe downhole component, and a wireless transmission assembly in at least one of the first wired pipe downhole component and the second wired pipe downhole component. The wireless transmission assembly is configured to wirelessly transmit a wireless transmission signal to a receiver antenna, and the receiver antenna is disposed at the surface location and configured to receive the wireless transmission signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Lars Pridat, Gavin Lindsay, Kai Schoenborn
  • WIRELESS COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DOWNHOLE COMPONENTS AND SURFACE SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20180252095
    Abstract: An embodiment of a communication system for communicating between a wired pipe string in a borehole and a surface location includes at least a first wired pipe downhole component and a second wired pipe downhole component in the wired pipe string, a coupler configured to transmit a transmission signal between the first wired pipe downhole component and the second wired pipe downhole component, and a wireless transmission assembly in at least one of the first wired pipe downhole component and the second wired pipe downhole component. The wireless transmission assembly is configured to wirelessly transmit a wireless transmission signal to a receiver antenna, and the receiver antenna is disposed at the surface location and configured to receive the wireless transmission signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Lars Pridat, Gavin Lindsay, Kai Schoenborn