Patents by Inventor Andy Eis

Andy Eis 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).

  • Systems and methods for remote actuation of a downhole tool
    Patent number: 9273549
    Abstract: Systems and methods for remote actuation of a downhole tool include a work string providing a flow path therein, a downhole tool coupled to the work string, at least one actuation device operatively coupled to the downhole tool and configured to act on the downhole tool such that the downhole tool performs a predetermined action, and an optical computing device communicably coupled to the at least one actuation device and configured to detect a characteristic of a substance in the flow path and trigger actuation of the at least actuation device when the characteristic is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary W. Walton, Andy Eis, Matthew Todd Howell, Michael Fripp
  • Systems and Methods for Remote Actuation of a Downhole Tool
    Publication number: 20140202689
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for remote actuation of a downhole tool. One system includes a work string providing a flow path therein, a downhole tool coupled to the work string, at least one actuation device operatively coupled to the downhole tool and configured to act on the downhole tool such that the downhole tool performs a predetermined action, and an optical computing device communicably coupled to the at least one actuation device and configured to detect a characteristic of a substance in the flow path and trigger actuation of the at least actuation device when the characteristic is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary W. Walton, Andy Eis, Matthew Todd Howell, Michael Fripp