Patents by Inventor Alexander Hickson

Alexander Hickson 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: 11978944
    Abstract: A downhole communication includes an antenna winding fixed to an inner surface of a collar. A fluid flow flows through a center of the antenna winding. The antenna winding is wound around a chassis in an antenna channel in the chassis. The chassis is attached to the inner surface of the collar with a seal such that fluid does not travel between the fluid flow and an annulus between the antenna winding and the inner surface of the collar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xavier Benoist, Nicolas Mornet, Alexander Hickson, Mohamed Abdeliamin Saad
  • Patent number: 11971004
    Abstract: A downhole turbine includes a plurality of fins. The plurality of fins have an exit angle that exerts a tangential force on the fin, which imparts a torque on a hub. The fins have an adjustable exit angle that changes in response to changes in the properties of a drilling fluid. The changing exit angle changes the tangential force, which changes the torque on the hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Annabel Felton, Ian Sheppard, Edward Richards, Paul Linford, Alexander Hickson
  • Patent number: 11753888
    Abstract: A control unit includes a rotatable tubular body that rotates around a spindle. A torque transfer unit may be attached to the tubular body and the spindle. A force applied to the torque transfer unit by a biasing element may control a first torque applied by the tubular body to the spindle. The first torque is independent of a rotational velocity of the tubular body. A second torque is applied to the spindle with a torque generator, the second torque controlling the net torque. Controlling the net torque allows the absolute orientation of the control unit to be controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nikolas Lohi, Paul Michael Linford, Abdiwahid Alasow, Juho Pekka Piiparinen, Alexander Hickson
  • Publication number: 20230131841
    Abstract: A downhole turbine includes a plurality of fins. The plurality of fins have an exit angle that exerts a tangential force on the fin, which imparts a torque on a hub. The fins have an adjustable exit angle that changes in response to changes in the properties of a drilling fluid. The changing exit angle changes the tangential force, which changes the torque on the hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Annabel Felton, Ian Sheppard, Edward Richards, Paul Linford, Alexander Hickson
  • Publication number: 20220259970
    Abstract: A downhole communication includes an antenna winding fixed to an inner surface of a collar. A fluid flow flows through a center of the antenna winding. The antenna winding is wound around a chassis in an antenna channel in the chassis. The chassis is attached to the inner surface of the collar with a seal such that fluid does not travel between the fluid flow and an annulus between the antenna winding and the inner surface of the collar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Xavier Benoist, Nicolas Mornet, Alexander Hickson, Mohamed Abdeliamin Saad
  • Publication number: 20220205330
    Abstract: A control unit includes a rotatable tubular body that rotates around a spindle. A torque transfer unit may be attached to the tubular body and the spindle. A force applied to the torque transfer unit by a biasing element may control a first torque applied by the tubular body to the spindle. The first torque is independent of a rotational velocity of the tubular body. A second torque is applied to the spindle with a torque generator, the second torque controlling the net torque. Controlling the net torque allows the absolute orientation of the control unit to be controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Nikolas Lohi, Paul Michael Linford, Abdiwahid Alasow, Juho Pekka Piiparinen, Alexander Hickson
  • Publication number: 20220059921
    Abstract: A downhole communication includes an antenna winding fixed to an inner surface of a collar. A fluid flow flows through a center of the antenna winding. The antenna winding is wound around a chassis in an antenna channel in the chassis. The chassis is attached to the inner surface of the collar with a seal such that fluid does not travel between the fluid flow and an annulus between the antenna winding and the inner surface of the collar. A difference in diameter between an upper seal and a lower seal results in a net force to push the chassis against a shoulder on the collar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Xavier Benoist, Nicolas Mornet, Alexander Hickson, Mohamed Saad