Patents by Inventor Bruce E. Dennis

Bruce E. Dennis 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: 11261672
    Abstract: A centralizer assembly replaces an existing centralizer of a wireline tool so the tool can be used with smaller casing, such as casing smaller than 6-in. The assembly includes first and second centralizer units that replace the existing centralizer on a mandrel. Each unit has a sleeve that fits in a recess of the mandrel, and each unit has slider blocks disposed together in the recess on opposing sides of a divider on the sleeve. Arms hingedly connected to the blocks on each unit connect together at a joint having a roller for engaging in the casing. On each unit, a common pin is disposed through the slider blocks, and biasing elements on the common pin bias the blocks toward one another with different amounts of bias.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Brian A. Mohon, Bruce E. Dennis, Jess V. Ford
  • Publication number: 20210102429
    Abstract: A centralizer assembly replaces an existing centralizer of a wireline tool so the tool can be used with smaller casing, such as casing smaller than 6-in. The assembly includes first and second centralizer units that replace the existing centralizer on a mandrel. Each unit has a sleeve that fits in a recess of the mandrel, and each unit has slider blocks disposed together in the recess on opposing sides of a divider on the sleeve. Arms hingedly connected to the blocks on each unit connect together at a joint having a roller for engaging in the casing. On each unit, a common pin is disposed through the slider blocks, and biasing elements on the common pin bias the blocks toward one another with different amounts of bias.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Brian A. MOHON, Bruce E. DENNIS, Jess V. FORD
  • Patent number: 5299359
    Abstract: A caliper logging sonde is provided having a plurality of sensing fingers each of which is pivotally mounted to the sonde and movable with respect to the sonde in response to variations in the internal dimensions of a wellbore tube through which the sonde passes. An electrical signal which is proportional to variations in the internal dimensions of a wellbore tube is determined at regular time intervals at a series of points around the circumference of the wellbore tube. A maximum and minimum dimension for each point around the circumference of the wellbore tube during a selected time interval is temporarily stored and thereafter transmitted to the surface at regular intervals. A high density array of sensors is provided by utilizing a transducer plate having a large number of cylindrical apertures disposed around the circumference thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1994
    Assignee: Computalog Research, Inc.
    Inventors: James D. Estes, Bruce E. Dennis
  • Patent number: 4104443
    Abstract: Durable antistatic properties are imparted to fabrics of synthetic polymers such as nylon and polyester by forming on said fabric a water insoluble reaction product of a melamine formaldehyde resin with certain ethoxylated quaternary ammonium salts and amine compounds. A urea formaldehyde resin can optionally be included as a third component of the reaction product. In a preferred embodiment, the fabric having the reaction product thereon is washed with a solution containing an anionic surfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1977
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1978
    Assignee: J. P. Stevens & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce M. Latta, Catherine V. Stevens, Bruce E. Dennis