Patents by Inventor Scott Goodwin
Scott Goodwin 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).
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Patent number: 10570728Abstract: Systems and methods using multi-electrode configurations for characterizing fluids in subterranean formations during various treatment operations are provided. In certain embodiments, the methods comprise: placing a tubular base structure having a multi-electrode configuration disposed thereon in at least a portion of a well bore penetrating at least a portion of a subterranean formation, the multi-electrode configuration comprising at least first and second electrodes with a dielectric layer between the tubular base structure and the electrodes; collecting electromagnetic measurements using the multi-electrode configuration; and processing the electromagnetic measurements to obtain a characterization of at least one fluid in an annulus between the tubular base structure and an inner wall of the well bore. The first and second electrodes of the multi-electrode configuration may be oriented along non-parallel planes and/or positioned at different heights from an outer surface of the tubular base structure.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2018Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Mark Roberson, Charles Bartee, Scott Goodwin
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Patent number: 10570734Abstract: An assembly for use in a wellbore can include a plurality of sensors positioned external to a casing string. The plurality of sensors can be positioned for detecting an amount of a hydrocarbon that is present in a fluid in the wellbore and a pH of the fluid in the wellbore. The plurality of sensors can be positioned for wirelessly transmitting signals representing the amount of the hydrocarbon that is present in the fluid and the pH of the fluid to a receiving device.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2015Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, INC.Inventors: Paul F. Rodney, Mark W. Roberson, Batakrishna Mandal, Vimal V. Shah, Scott Goodwin
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Patent number: 10534106Abstract: A magnetic signally assembly is described that when placed around a string casing in a wellbore can ascertain properties of the fluid in the annulus surrounding the string casing. Further, methods of using the magnetic signaling assembly to ascertain fluid properties and to indicate the condition of the well are also described.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2015Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Mark W. Roberson, Scott Goodwin
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Publication number: 20190380898Abstract: A tilt-tip moldable bed system for the care of immobile patients is provided. The bed system may include a moldable mattress having a casing with a bladder defining an inner volume and a top compliant surface over a top surface of the bladder, the compliant surface configured to conform to a shape of a displacing structure. The bladder may be configured to hold a plurality of beads suspended in a fluid medium. The moldable mattress may be molded while inflated and maintain a resilient shape when evacuated. The system may further include a supporting frame for the moldable support structure having a laterally rigid outer rim with at least one attachment point for the moldable mattress, at least one attachment point for a netted sling, and one or more mounting tracks configured to support at least one peripheral attachment.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2019Publication date: December 19, 2019Inventors: Charles David Finch, JR., Scott Goodwin, Jon Yamamoto
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Patent number: 10450850Abstract: Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (“MEMS”) tags having high and low resonant frequencies are used to detect the cured or uncured state of wellbore cement. The MEMS tags may be added to wellbore cement, and pumped downhole. An interrogation tool emits a signal at one or both of the resonant frequencies which, in turn, interacts with the MEMS tags to produce a response signal. Since uncured cement has a high attenuation, only the lower resonant frequency response signal is sensed by an interrogation device, thus indicating the cement remains uncured. When the cement cures, its conductivity drops and the attenuation of the higher resonant frequency response signal drops also, thus allowing that signal to be detected by the interrogation device and indicating the cement has cured.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2015Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Halliburton Energy Sevices, Inc.Inventors: Mark W. Roberson, Scott Goodwin, Krishna M. Ravi
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Patent number: 10413466Abstract: A tilt-tip moldable bed system for the care of immobile patients is provided. The bed system may include a moldable mattress having a casing with a bladder defining an inner volume and a top compliant surface over a top surface of the bladder, the compliant surface configured to conform to a shape of a displacing structure. The bladder may be configured to hold a plurality of beads suspended in a fluid medium. The moldable mattress may be molded while inflated and maintain a resilient shape when evacuated. The system may further include a supporting frame for the moldable support structure having a laterally rigid outer rim with at least one attachment point for the moldable mattress, at least one attachment point for a netted sling, and one or more mounting tracks configured to support at least one peripheral attachment.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2018Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Utopix Medical, LLCInventors: Charles David Finch, Jr., Scott Goodwin, Jon Yamamoto
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Patent number: 10415372Abstract: A communication assembly including at least one sensor assembly made up of interrogation circuitry and one or more antennae. The interrogation circuitry comprises at least one inductor coil sensor including a single turn coil inductor for reception of signals from the MEMS data sensors.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2015Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Mark W. Roberson, Scott Goodwin
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Patent number: 10358914Abstract: Sensor assemblies are deployed in a borehole for a well, such as an oil well or other hydrocarbon recovery well. The sensor assemblies may be coupled to a casing string (e.g., the exterior of the casing), and detect RFID tags or other properties of material (e.g., fluids) in an annulus surrounding the casing string. During cementing or other operations, RFID tags may be used to track fluids. RFID detection circuits may be used to scan at different frequencies, and corresponding results may be compared by various means and processes to determine the presence of RFID tags.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2014Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Mark W. Roberson, Scott Goodwin, Charles Bartee, Craig W. Roddy, Krishna M. Ravi
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Publication number: 20190178784Abstract: A corrosion sensor system includes one or more corrosion sensors embedded in a coating material such as an anti-corrosion coating material. Each corrosion sensor may include a resonator disposed on a dielectric substrate, and has a resonant frequency in a radio frequency (RF) range or an infrared (IR) range, and is configured for interacting with an RF or IR excitation signal to produce an RF or IR measurement signal. The corrosion sensor system may be applied to an object for which corrosion is to be monitored. A corrosion detection system includes a data acquisition system that transmits the excitation signal to the corrosion sensor, and receives the measurement signal from the corrosion sensor for analysis to determine whether corrosion has occurred.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2019Publication date: June 13, 2019Inventors: Scott Goodwin, Mark Roberson, John Lewis, Dorota Temple
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Publication number: 20190136689Abstract: Systems and methods using multi-electrode configurations for characterizing fluids in subterranean formations during various treatment operations are provided. In certain embodiments, the methods comprise: placing a tubular base structure having a multi-electrode configuration disposed thereon in at least a portion of a well bore penetrating at least a portion of a subterranean formation, the multi-electrode configuration comprising at least first and second electrodes with a dielectric layer between the tubular base structure and the electrodes; collecting electromagnetic measurements using the multi-electrode configuration; and processing the electromagnetic measurements to obtain a characterization of at least one fluid in an annulus between the tubular base structure and an inner wall of the well bore. The first and second electrodes of the multi-electrode configuration may be oriented along non-parallel planes and/or positioned at different heights from an outer surface of the tubular base structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: Mark Roberson, Charles Bartee, Scott Goodwin
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Publication number: 20190083339Abstract: A tilt-tip moldable bed system for the care of immobile patients is provided. The bed system may include a moldable mattress having a casing with a bladder defining an inner volume and a top compliant surface over a top surface of the bladder, the compliant surface configured to conform to a shape of a displacing structure. The bladder may be configured to hold a plurality of beads suspended in a fluid medium. The moldable mattress may be molded while inflated and maintain a resilient shape when evacuated. The system may further include a supporting frame for the moldable support structure having a laterally rigid outer rim with at least one attachment point for the moldable mattress, at least one attachment point for a netted sling, and one or more mounting tracks configured to support at least one peripheral attachment.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Inventors: Charles David Finch, JR., Scott Goodwin, Jon Yamamoto
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Patent number: 10209175Abstract: A corrosion sensor system includes one or more corrosion sensors embedded in a coating material such as an anti-corrosion coating material. Each corrosion sensor may include a resonator disposed on a dielectric substrate, and has a resonant frequency in a radio frequency (RF) range or an infrared (IR) range, and is configured for interacting with an RF or IR excitation signal to produce an RF or IR measurement signal. The corrosion sensor system may be applied to an object for which corrosion is to be monitored. A corrosion detection system includes a data acquisition system that transmits the excitation signal to the corrosion sensor, and receives the measurement signal from the corrosion sensor for analysis to determine whether corrosion has occurred.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2016Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: Micross Advanced Interconnect Technology LLCInventors: Scott Goodwin, Mark Roberson, John Lewis, Dorota Temple
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Patent number: 10190411Abstract: Systems and methods using multi-electrode configurations for characterizing fluids in subterranean formations during various treatment operations are provided. In certain embodiments, the methods comprise: placing a tubular base structure having a multi-electrode configuration disposed thereon in at least a portion of a well bore penetrating at least a portion of a subterranean formation, the multi-electrode configuration comprising at least first and second electrodes with a dielectric layer between the tubular base structure and the electrodes; collecting electromagnetic measurements using the multi-electrode configuration; and processing the electromagnetic measurements to obtain a characterization of at least one fluid in an annulus between the tubular base structure and an inner wall of the well bore. The first and second electrodes of the multi-electrode configuration may be oriented along non-parallel planes and/or positioned at different heights from an outer surface of the tubular base structure.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2015Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Mark Roberson, Charles Bartee, Scott Goodwin
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Publication number: 20190017365Abstract: In one embodiment, a system includes a casing disposed within a wellbore, one or more data collection tools coupled to the casing, and one or more sensors disposed within an annulus of the wellbore. Each of the one or more sensors include a substrate, a strain-sensitive element coupled to the substrate, and a transceiver coupled to the substrate and configured to communicate with the one or more data collection tools.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2016Publication date: January 17, 2019Inventors: Mark Roberson, Scott Goodwin
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Patent number: 10130537Abstract: A tilt-tip moldable bed system for the care of immobile patients is provided. The bed system may include a moldable mattress having a casing with a bladder defining an inner volume and a top compliant surface over a top surface of the bladder, the compliant surface configured to conform to a shape of a displacing structure. The bladder may be configured to hold a plurality of beads suspended in a fluid medium. The moldable mattress may be molded while inflated and maintain a resilient shape when evacuated. The system may further include a supporting frame for the moldable support structure having a laterally rigid outer rim with at least one attachment point for the moldable mattress, at least one attachment point for a netted sling, and one or more mounting tracks configured to support at least one peripheral attachment.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2017Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: Utopix Medical, LLCInventors: Charles David Finch, Jr., Scott Goodwin, Jon Yamamoto
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Patent number: 10132160Abstract: A communication system that is positionable in a wellbore can include a first transceiver for coupling externally to a casing string. The first transceiver can be for wirelessly transmitting data by generating and modulating a surface wave that propagates along an interface surface. The surface wave can include an electromagnetic wave that has a magnetic field or an electric field that is at an acute angle to a direction of propagation of the surface wave. The communication system can also include a second transceiver for coupling to the casing string and for wirelessly receiving the surface wave and detecting the data.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2015Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Mark W. Roberson, Paul F. Rodney, Scott Goodwin
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Patent number: 10125599Abstract: Systems and methods for determining the location of sensors embedded in material surrounding a well. In an example system, at least one seismic signal generator is configured to generate a seismic wave signal to communicate information that enables the determination of the sensor location to the sensor. A sensor location apparatus is provided and configured to lower the at least one seismic signal generator into the subsurface structure. A sensor location controller is provided in the sensor location apparatus and configured to actuate generation of the seismic wave signal as the at least one seismic signal generator is lowered into the well.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2013Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: MICROSS ADVANCED INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LLCInventor: Scott Goodwin
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Publication number: 20180283164Abstract: Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (“MEMS”) tags having high and low resonant frequencies are used to detect the cured or uncured state of wellbore cement. The MEMS tags may be added to wellbore cement, and pumped downhole. An interrogation tool emits a signal at one or both of the resonant frequencies which, in turn, interacts with the MEMS tags to produce a response signal. Since uncured cement has a high attenuation, only the lower resonant frequency response signal is sensed by an interrogation device, thus indicating the cement remains uncured. When the cement cures, its conductivity drops and the attenuation of the higher resonant frequency response signal drops also, thus allowing that signal to be detected by the interrogation device and indicating the cement has cured.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2015Publication date: October 4, 2018Applicant: Halliburton Energy Sevices, Inc.Inventors: Mark W. ROBERSON, Scott GOODWIN, Krishna M. RAVI
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Patent number: 10089572Abstract: A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag includes a substrate; and an inductive-capacitive circuit located on the substrate. The circuit includes a corrugated inductive antenna to communicate with a RFID interrogator using radio frequency signals. The circuit further includes a capacitor coupled to the corrugated inductive antenna.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2015Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Scott Goodwin, Mark Roberson
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Publication number: 20180238168Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting or monitoring treatment fluids in subterranean formations are provided. In certain embodiments, the methods comprise: providing an enhanced treatment fluid that comprises at least a base fluid and one or more contrast enhancement agents, which may include dielectric materials, magnetic materials, dispersive materials, and/or any combination thereof; and introducing the enhanced treatment fluid into at least a portion of a well bore penetrating a portion of a subterranean formation in the course of certain operations in the well bore.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2015Publication date: August 23, 2018Inventors: Mark Roberson, Scott Goodwin