Patents by Inventor Tejas J. Ghegadmal

Tejas J. Ghegadmal 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).

  • Patent number: 10047584
    Abstract: The cutting structure on the lower mill is arrayed in rows that are preferably parallel. The cutting structure in each row is made sharper and more durable than prior designs with the objective of cutting the window higher than where the window mill started the window. The use of the rows increases the contact stress of the inserts on the casing inside wall because at any given time fewer and sharper inserts are cutting the casing wall to lengthen the window. As a row wears down the next row takes over to continue the cutting where the previous row was active and to further penetrate the casing wall. The cutout angle can also increase as this occurs. As a result a decreased insert density results in more effective casing wall cutting to extend the window to allow larger tools to exit into the window off the whipstock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC
    Inventors: Calvin J. Stowe, Tejas J. Ghegadmal, Andrew D. Ponder
  • Patent number: 9945198
    Abstract: A mill for use in milling a section in a wellbore is disclosed that includes a first concave curved section followed by a substantially flat section and a second concave curved section following the substantially flat section and a number of blades attached to the first concave curved section, substantially flat section and the second concave curved section, wherein each such blade includes a first convex curved portion that corresponds to the first concave curved section and a second convex curved portion that corresponds to the second concave curved section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Calvin J. Stowe, II, Tejas J. Ghegadmal
  • Publication number: 20160319617
    Abstract: A mill assembly having a mill shaft body, removable bearing and removable blade sleeve. The shaft body presents a mounting portion having a plurality of arcuate curved contact faces for transmission of rotational forces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventor: Tejas J. Ghegadmal
  • Publication number: 20160298408
    Abstract: The cutting structure on the lower mill is arrayed in rows that are preferably parallel. The cutting structure in each row is made sharper and more durable than prior designs with the objective of cutting the window higher than where the window mill started the window. The use of the rows increases the contact stress of the inserts on the casing inside wall because at any given time fewer and sharper inserts are cutting the casing wall to lengthen the window. As a row wears down the next row takes over to continue the cutting where the previous row was active and to further penetrate the casing wall. The cutout angle can also increase as this occurs. As a result a decreased insert density results in more effective casing wall cutting to extend the window to allow larger tools to exit into the window off the whipstock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Calvin J. Stowe, Tejas J. Ghegadmal, Andrew D. Ponder
  • Patent number: 9416612
    Abstract: The cutting structure on the lower mill is arrayed in rows that are preferably parallel. The cutting structure in each row is made sharper and more durable than prior designs with the objective of cutting the window higher than where the window mill started the window. The use of the rows increases the contact stress of the inserts on the casing inside wall because at any given time fewer and sharper inserts are cutting the casing wall to lengthen the window. As a row wears down the next row takes over to continue the cutting where the previous row was active and to further penetrate the casing wall. The cutout angle can also increase as this occurs. As a result a decreased insert density results in more effective casing wall cutting to extend the window to allow larger tools to exit into the window off the whipstock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Calvin J. Stowe, Tejas J. Ghegadmal, Andrew D. Ponder
  • Publication number: 20160010412
    Abstract: A mill for use in milling a section in a wellbore is disclosed that includes a first concave curved section followed by a substantially flat section and a second concave curved section following the substantially flat section and a number of blades attached to the first concave curved section, substantially flat section and the second concave curved section, wherein each such blade includes a first convex curved portion that corresponds to the first concave curved section and a second convex curved portion that corresponds to the second concave curved section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Calvin J. Stowe, II, Tejas J. Ghegadmal
  • Publication number: 20150152702
    Abstract: The cutting structure on the lower mill is arrayed in rows that are preferably parallel. The cutting structure in each row is made sharper and more durable than prior designs with the objective of cutting the window higher than where the window mill started the window. The use of the rows increases the contact stress of the inserts on the casing inside wall because at any given time fewer and sharper inserts are cutting the casing wall to lengthen the window. As a row wears down the next row takes over to continue the cutting where the previous row was active and to further penetrate the casing wall. The cutout angle can also increase as this occurs. As a result a decreased insert density results in more effective casing wall cutting to extend the window to allow larger tools to exit into the window off the whipstock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Calvin J. Stowe, Tejas J. Ghegadmal, Andrew D. Ponder