Patents by Inventor Brett Taylor Williams

Brett Taylor Williams 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).

  • Pump bottom bearing with temperature sensor in electrical submersible well pump assembly
    Patent number: 11644039
    Abstract: An electrical submersible pump has a tubular pump housing containing centrifugal pump stages and a rotatable shaft. A bearing mounts in the housing and has a shaft passage through which the shaft extends. A sensor hole extends through the housing and into the bearing. A temperature sensor is located within the sensor hole. The sensor hole has a closed end radially outward from the shaft passage. A sensor line leads from the temperature sensor to a sensing unit mounted at an upper or a lower end of the pump assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Zheng Ye, Ignacio Martinez, Brett Taylor Williams
  • Abrasion-resistant thrust bearings for ESP pump
    Patent number: 11326606
    Abstract: A multistage centrifugal pump has a rotatable shaft, a plurality of pump stages and a thrust module. Each of the plurality of pump stages has an impeller connected to the rotatable shaft and a stationary diffuser. The thrust module has a thrust runner and a unitary thrust pad. The unitary thrust pad has an axial wear face adjacent the thrust runner and a radial wear surface adjacent the rotatable shaft. The axial wear face and radial wear surface are integrated as a unitary component. The unitary thrust pad is secured to a thrust pad support with threaded fasteners that are torqued to a predetermined extent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
    Inventors: John Knapp, Brett Taylor Williams
  • Pump Bottom Bearing With Temperature Sensor In Electrical Submersible Well Pump Assembly
    Publication number: 20200347849
    Abstract: An electrical submersible pump has a tubular pump housing containing centrifugal pump stages and a rotatable shaft. A bearing mounts in the housing and has a shaft passage through which the shaft extends. A sensor hole extends through the housing and into the bearing. A temperature sensor is located within the sensor hole. The sensor hole has a closed end radially outward from the shaft passage. A sensor line leads from the temperature sensor to a sensing unit mounted at an upper or a lower end of the pump assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
    Inventors: Zheng Ye, Ignacio Martinez, Brett Taylor Williams
  • Abrasion-Resistant Thrust Bearings for ESP Pump
    Publication number: 20200080562
    Abstract: A multistage centrifugal pump has a rotatable shaft, a plurality of pump stages and a thrust module. Each of the plurality of pump stages has an impeller connected to the rotatable shaft and a stationary diffuser. The thrust module has a thrust runner and a unitary thrust pad. The unitary thrust pad has an axial wear face adjacent the thrust runner and a radial wear surface adjacent the rotatable shaft. The axial wear face and radial wear surface are integrated as a unitary component. The unitary thrust pad is secured to a thrust pad support with threaded fasteners that are torqued to a predetermined extent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: Baker Hughes, a GE Company, LLC
    Inventors: John Knapp, Brett Taylor Williams