Patents by Inventor Alison F. Foo-Kama

Alison F. Foo-Kama 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).

  • USING SCREENED PADS TO FILTER UNCONSOLIDATED FORMATION SAMPLES
    Publication number: 20160010455
    Abstract: A fluid-sampling system that includes a downhole tool string with a fluid-sampling tool coupled thereto, and a fluid sampling probe coupled to the tool via a probe extension arm, the fluid sampling probe having an oval pad that contacts a borehole wall, one or more fluid inlets which receive a formation fluid, and a plurality of screens between the borehole wall and the one or more fluid inlets which filter the formation fluid. The fluid-sampling system further including one or more offset arms coupled to the tool which contact the borehole wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Rohin Naveena-Chandran, Carl Bismarck Ferguson, James Patrict McBride, Alison F. Foo-Kama