Patents by Inventor Bruce Pontius

Bruce Pontius 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).

  • Apparatus and method for transmitting a signal in a wellbore
    Publication number: 20060151179
    Abstract: An apparatus for transmitting a signal from deep in a wellbore through a string of tubulars, preferably drill pipe, the apparatus comprising an signal conductor and a tubular characterised in that said signal conductor is located adjacent an interior surface of the tubular, preferably drill pipe section. A transmission apparatus for transmitting a signal from deep in a wellbore through a string of tubulars, preferably drill pipe, the apparatus comprising an electrical conductor arranged in a tubular, preferably drill pipe section characterised in that the apparatus further comprises an amplifier-repeater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2003
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Applicant: Varco I/P, Inc.
    Inventors: George Boyadjieff, Bruce Pontius, Berry Williams