Patents by Inventor Brian L. Christen

Brian L. Christen 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: 11512558
    Abstract: A downhole device and method to trigger, shift, and/or operate a downhole device of a drilling string in a wellbore is disclosed. At a high level, the disclosed device causes a portion of drilling fluids to bypass the drill bit and into the annulus. The bypass may be triggered upon certain conditions related to the rotation speeds of the drill string or other conditions such as the pressure of the drilling fluids. For example, the drill string may be rotated in some protocol of operation (e.g., stop at certain rpm, and/or stop at certain other rpm) to describe a recognizable series of signals to an accelerometer and/or microprocessor that will communicate to pumps or valves to operate or pause/stop operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Black Diamond Oilfield Rentals LLC
    Inventors: Steven R Radford, Brian D. Hill, Carl E. Poteet, III, Brian L. Christen