Patents by Inventor Thomas Ryan Brady

Thomas Ryan Brady 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: 11686183
    Abstract: A firing head assembly may include a tubular housing; a valve slidably disposed within the tubular housing; a lock mandrel disposed in the tubular housing between the valve and the tubular housing second end; a firing pin holder disposed in the tubular housing between the lock mandrel and the tubular housing second end; an engagement mechanism operably contacting the lock mandrel and the firing pin holder latch. The valve may have a piston end exposed to the lumen. The lock mandrel may be restrained from axial movement by a shear element. The firing pin holder may include a firing pin and latch. The engagement mechanism may be switchable between an engaged arrangement and a disengaged arrangement. The engagement mechanism may be configured to transition from the engaged arrangement to the disengaged arrangement in response to an axial movement of the lock mandrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: DynaEnergetics Europe GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Ryan Brady
  • Publication number: 20220195824
    Abstract: A well abandonment system includes a jet cutter assembly. The jet cutter assembly includes a first sub including a first bulkhead and a jet cutter tool. The jet cutter tool includes a radial shaped charge and a detonator to detonate the radial shaped charge. A first end of the jet cutter tool is connected to the first sub and a second end of the jet cutter tool is connected to the second sub. The jet cutter assembly may include bulkheads that facilitate electrical communication along a length of the jet cutter assembly. A shock absorber is connected to the jet cutter tool in order to mitigate or prevent shock from impacting the jet cutter upon activation of a perforating gun or components of a tool string that is connected to the jet cutter. The shock absorber may include at least one of a sleeve, biasing member, or wireline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: DynaEnergetics Europe GmbH
    Inventors: Thilo Scharf, Russell Ord, Thomas Ryan Brady
  • Publication number: 20220034207
    Abstract: A firing head assembly may include a tubular housing; a valve slidably disposed within the tubular housing; a lock mandrel disposed in the tubular housing between the valve and the tubular housing second end; a firing pin holder disposed in the tubular housing between the lock mandrel and the tubular housing second end; an engagement mechanism operably contacting the lock mandrel and the firing pin holder latch. The valve may have a piston end exposed to the lumen. The lock mandrel may be restrained from axial movement by a shear element. The firing pin holder may include a firing pin and latch. The engagement mechanism may be switchable between an engaged arrangement and a disengaged arrangement. The engagement mechanism may be configured to transition from the engaged arrangement to the disengaged arrangement in response to an axial movement of the lock mandrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: DynaEnergetics Europe GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Ryan Brady
  • Patent number: 11174713
    Abstract: A firing head assembly may include a tubular housing; a valve slidably disposed within the tubular housing; a lock mandrel disposed in the tubular housing between the valve and the tubular housing second end; a firing pin holder disposed in the tubular housing between the lock mandrel and the tubular housing second end; an engagement mechanism operably contacting the lock mandrel and the firing pin holder latch. The valve may have a piston end exposed to the lumen. The lock mandrel may be restrained from axial movement by a shear element. The firing pin holder may include a firing pin and latch. The engagement mechanism may be switchable between an engaged arrangement and a disengaged arrangement. The engagement mechanism may be configured to transition from the engaged arrangement to the disengaged arrangement in response to an axial movement of the lock mandrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: DynaEnergetics Europe GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Ryan Brady
  • Publication number: 20200182025
    Abstract: A firing head assembly may include a tubular housing; a valve slidably disposed within the tubular housing; a lock mandrel disposed in the tubular housing between the valve and the tubular housing second end; a firing pin holder disposed in the tubular housing between the lock mandrel and the tubular housing second end; an engagement mechanism operably contacting the lock mandrel and the firing pin holder latch. The valve may have a piston end exposed to the lumen. The lock mandrel may be restrained from axial movement by a shear element. The firing pin holder may include a firing pin and latch. The engagement mechanism may be switchable between an engaged arrangement and a disengaged arrangement. The engagement mechanism may be configured to transition from the engaged arrangement to the disengaged arrangement in response to an axial movement of the lock mandrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: DynaEnergetics GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Thomas Ryan Brady
  • Publication number: 20160245035
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed for assembling a perforating gun string in a wellbore. One method includes assembling a first perforating gun assembly into a lubricator, connecting the lubricator to a blowout preventer coupled to a wellhead, lowering the first perforating gun assembly on a conveyance into the blowout preventer, engaging the first perforating gun assembly with sealing rams of the blowout preventer, detaching the conveyance from the first perforating gun assembly and removing the conveyance from the blowout preventer, disconnecting the lubricator from the blowout preventer, assembling a second perforating gun assembly into the lubricator, re-connecting the lubricator to the blowout preventer, lowering the second perforating gun assembly into the blowout preventer and attaching the second perforating gun assembly to the first perforating gun assembly, and repeating the process to form a perforating gun string.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Ryan Brady, Justin Lee Mason, Jonh D. Burleson