Patents Assigned to Thrubit, LLC
  • Patent number: 8646548
    Abstract: Drill bits enable the use of tools in a wellbore when it is undesirable or impossible to remove the drill bit. Drill bits include a drill bit insert, a latch assembly, a housing, a running tool, and a shaft trigger to operate the latch assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: ThruBit, LLC
    Inventors: Peter Wells, Jon Macrae
  • Patent number: 7549471
    Abstract: A deployment device for controlling rate of movement of an instrument inside a conduit includes a mandrel having a coupling to affix the deployment device to the instrument and a controllable brake disposed in the mandrel, the brake controllably actuatable to maintain the mandrel and instrument at a selected speed within the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Thrubit, LLC
    Inventors: James G. Aivalis, Corey McGillivary