Patents by Inventor Patrick Ryan Markwardt

Patrick Ryan Markwardt 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).

  • Annular wet connector
    Patent number: 10693251
    Abstract: A connector assembly attaches downhole tools to one another to form a tool string. The connector assembly includes male and female subs, each with latch ends that selectively latch to one another. Ends of the subs distal from their latch ends are configured for attachment to the downhole tools. A plug assembly is in one of the subs and a socket assembly is disposed in the other sub; the plug and socket assemblies mate with one another when the subs attach. Mating the plug and socket assemblies forms a signal communication path through the connector assembly so that adjacent tools are in signal communication. The plug and socket assemblies and male and female subs are annular and circumscribe a bore that extends axially through the connector assembly. Downhole tools that attach to opposing ends of the connector assembly are in communication through the bore in the connector assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Baker Hughes, a GE Company, LLC
    Inventors: Colby W. Ross, Charles Alexander McClean, Patrick Ryan Markwardt, Timothy W. Sampson
  • Annular Wet Connector
    Publication number: 20190148861
    Abstract: A connector assembly attaches downhole tools to one another to form a tool string. The connector assembly includes male and female subs, each with latch ends that selectively latch to one another. Ends of the subs distal from their latch ends are configured for attachment to the downhole tools. A plug assembly is in one of the subs and a socket assembly is disposed in the other sub; the plug and socket assemblies mate with one another when the subs attach. Mating the plug and socket assemblies forms a signal communication path through the connector assembly so that adjacent tools are in signal communication. The plug and socket assemblies and male and female subs are annular and circumscribe a bore that extends axially through the connector assembly. Downhole tools that attach to opposing ends of the connector assembly are in communication through the bore in the connector assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: Baker Hughes, a GE Company, LLC
    Inventors: Colby W. Ross, Charles Alexander McClean, Patrick Ryan Markwardt, Timothy W. Sampson