Patents Assigned to Ronald L. Shaw
  • Patent number: 5473579
    Abstract: A well communication pulser is solenoid controlled but energized by an actuator responsive to the pressure drop across the signal valve. The signal valve is spring biased toward a closed state but the actuator urges it toward an open state with a force proportional to the pressure drop. When in the off-pulse state the spring is sized to yield an operating pressure for the pulser. A servo valve controls pressure admitted to the actuator to cause it to move to the on-pulse state to develop signal pressure. The servo valve is spring biased open to cause a pressure signal to be generated but it has a second actuator responsive to the pressure drop which will overcome the servo opening spring and move the servo to the off-pulse, or closed, state. The pulser would oscillate continually between the two states but a solenoid controlled latch automatically secures the servo when it arrives at either state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1995
    Assignees: Ronald L. Shaw, Clyde Cormier
    Inventor: John D. Jeter