Patents by Inventor Charles Alexander McClean

Charles Alexander McClean 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: 11319782
    Abstract: A modular screen system includes a tubular member having an outer surface defining an outer diameter and an inner surface defining an inner diameter. The outer surface includes an opening and a recess extending about the opening. A flow control device is positioned at the opening in the recess, and a screen member is detachably mounted to the tubular in the recess. The screen member includes a filtering surface that does not project proudly of the outer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Joshua Raymond Snitkoff, Jeffrey Allan Higginbotham, Elliott David Tuttle, Charles Alexander McClean
  • Publication number: 20220081997
    Abstract: A modular screen system includes a tubular member having an outer surface defining an outer diameter and an inner surface defining an inner diameter. The outer surface includes an opening and a recess extending about the opening. A flow control device is positioned at the opening in the recess, and a screen member is detachably mounted to the tubular in the recess. The screen member includes a filtering surface that does not project proudly of the outer surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
    Inventors: Joshua Raymond Snitkoff, Jeffrey Allan Higginbotham, Elliott David Tuttle, Charles Alexander McClean
  • Publication number: 20210002983
    Abstract: A production string and method of preventing accumulation of a compositional material in a production string. An inhibitor strip is disposed in a fluid inflow device of the production string. Fluid is received at the inhibitor strip in the fluid inflow device from a formation. The inhibitor strip includes a chemical inhibitor that interacts with a chemical in the fluid to reduce the production of the compositional material in the production string.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
    Inventors: Merrie Michelle Huskey, Charles Alexander McClean, David Alexander
  • Patent number: 10837260
    Abstract: A method of treating a wellbore comprises supporting a first tubular member in a housing; coupling a second tubular member to the first tubular member via a connector; the first tubular member, the second tubular member, or both comprising a chemical deployment modular device charged with a plurality of particulates preloaded with a well treatment additive; and deploying the first and second tubular members into the wellbore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Alexander McClean, Michael Johnson, Lambertus Carolus Joppe, Roy Woudwijk, David Alexander
  • Patent number: 10693251
    Abstract: A connector assembly attaches downhole tools to one another to form a tool string. The connector assembly includes male and female subs, each with latch ends that selectively latch to one another. Ends of the subs distal from their latch ends are configured for attachment to the downhole tools. A plug assembly is in one of the subs and a socket assembly is disposed in the other sub; the plug and socket assemblies mate with one another when the subs attach. Mating the plug and socket assemblies forms a signal communication path through the connector assembly so that adjacent tools are in signal communication. The plug and socket assemblies and male and female subs are annular and circumscribe a bore that extends axially through the connector assembly. Downhole tools that attach to opposing ends of the connector assembly are in communication through the bore in the connector assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Baker Hughes, a GE Company, LLC
    Inventors: Colby W. Ross, Charles Alexander McClean, Patrick Ryan Markwardt, Timothy W. Sampson
  • Publication number: 20200102811
    Abstract: A method of treating a wellbore comprises supporting a first tubular member in a housing; coupling a second tubular member to the first tubular member via a connector; the first tubular member, the second tubular member, or both comprising a chemical deployment modular device charged with a plurality of particulates preloaded with a well treatment additive; and deploying the first and second tubular members into the wellbore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Alexander McClean, Michael Johnson, Lambertus Carolus Joppe, Roy Woudwijk, David Alexander
  • Publication number: 20190148861
    Abstract: A connector assembly attaches downhole tools to one another to form a tool string. The connector assembly includes male and female subs, each with latch ends that selectively latch to one another. Ends of the subs distal from their latch ends are configured for attachment to the downhole tools. A plug assembly is in one of the subs and a socket assembly is disposed in the other sub; the plug and socket assemblies mate with one another when the subs attach. Mating the plug and socket assemblies forms a signal communication path through the connector assembly so that adjacent tools are in signal communication. The plug and socket assemblies and male and female subs are annular and circumscribe a bore that extends axially through the connector assembly. Downhole tools that attach to opposing ends of the connector assembly are in communication through the bore in the connector assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: Baker Hughes, a GE Company, LLC
    Inventors: Colby W. Ross, Charles Alexander McClean, Patrick Ryan Markwardt, Timothy W. Sampson