Patents by Inventor Alexander Woodruff

Alexander Woodruff 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).

  • AUTOMATIC CHOKING HYDRAULIC SHOCK REDUCTION VALVE
    Publication number: 20230075775
    Abstract: A valve for preventing hydraulic shock and water hammer in downstream equipment, the valve including a valve body with an internal oil dampening chamber, an orifice arranged within the oil dampening chamber, a flow dampener positioned between the valve inlet and the orifice, and a spring between the valve body and the orifice. The valve is pressure compensated based on the ambient fluid pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
    Inventors: Alexander McAuley, Thuc Ngoc Nguyen, Claudia Leon, Alexander Woodruff-Hall
  • On-demand hydrostatic/hydraulic trigger system
    Patent number: 11414943
    Abstract: A downhole component including a member having an outer surface, a constrained element configured to move relative to the member between a first position and a second position, and an on-demand hydrostatic/hydraulic trigger system including a constraining element operable to selectively release the constrained element. The on-demand hydrostatic/hydraulic trigger system includes a piston cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Tuan Nguyen, Gregory Hern, Alexander Woodruff, Chad Yates, Farhat Shaikh
  • ON-DEMAND HYDROSTATIC/HYDRAULIC TRIGGER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210301614
    Abstract: A downhole component including a member having an outer surface, a constrained element configured to move relative to the member between a first position and a second position, and an on-demand hydrostatic/hydraulic trigger system including a constraining element operable to selectively release the constrained element. The on-demand hydrostatic/hydraulic trigger system includes a piston cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
    Inventors: Tuan Nguyen, Gregory Hern, Alexander Woodruff, Chad Yates, Farhat Shakih