Patents by Inventor Nicholas Hutniak

Nicholas Hutniak 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).

  • System and apparatus for directing the drilling of a well
    Patent number: 8381838
    Abstract: A system for directing the drilling of a well at a drill-site includes an instructing unit, an instructed unit, and a central unit. The instructed unit receives drilling instruction from an instructing driller, sends drilling instructions to the central unit, and presents to the instructing driller drilling instructions and instruction confirmations received from the central unit. The instructed unit receives instruction confirmations from an instructed driller, sends instruction confirmations to the central unit, and presents to the instructed driller drilling instructions received from the central unit. The central unit stores and forwards drilling instructions and instruction confirmations to the instructing unit and instructed unit, and generates and stores slide sheet information from the drilling instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Pason Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Nicholas Hutniak, Sergey Khromov, Aaron Eddy, Robert Rodda, Wes Hansen
  • SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR DIRECTING THE DRILLING OF A WELL
    Publication number: 20110155461
    Abstract: A system for directing the drilling of a well at a drill-site includes an instructing unit, an instructed unit, and a central unit. The instructed unit receives drilling instruction from an instructing driller, sends drilling instructions to the central unit, and presents to the instructing driller drilling instructions and instruction confirmations received from the central unit. The instructed unit receives instruction confirmations from an instructed driller, sends instruction confirmations to the central unit, and presents to the instructed driller drilling instructions received from the central unit. The central unit stores and forwards drilling instructions and instruction confirmations to the instructing unit and instructed unit, and generates and stores slide sheet information from the drilling instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Nicholas Hutniak, Sergey Khromov, Aaron Eddy, Robert Rodda, Wes Hansen