Patents by Inventor Charles BLAKELY

Charles BLAKELY 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).

  • Systems, methods and apparatus for characterizing stick-up height, position and orientation of a drill pipe
    Patent number: 12050266
    Abstract: A processor is operably coupled to a time of flight (TOF) camera, a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) sensor, and an optical camera. The processor can receive a TOF signal representative of a first coordinate associated with a stick-up height of a tool joint of a pipe of a drill string during a tripping operation on a rig drill floor, and a pitch and a roll of the tool joint. The processor can receive a LIDAR signal representative of a second coordinate associated with the stick-up height, and the pitch of the tool joint. The processor can receive an optical camera signal representative of a third coordinate associated with the stick-up height of the tool joint and the roll of the tool joint. The processor can generate a pose estimate and an orientation estimate based on the signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: TRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LIMITED
    Inventors: Charles Blakely, Bradley J. Prevost
  • SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CHARACTERIZING STICK-UP HEIGHT, POSITION AND ORIENTATION OF A DRILL PIPE
    Publication number: 20240027620
    Abstract: A processor is operably coupled to a time of flight (TOF) camera, a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) sensor, and an optical camera. The processor can receive a TOF signal representative of a first coordinate associated with a stick-up height of a tool joint of a pipe of a drill string during a tripping operation on a rig drill floor, and a pitch and a roll of the tool joint. The processor can receive a LIDAR signal representative of a second coordinate associated with the stick-up height, and the pitch of the tool joint. The processor can receive an optical camera signal representative of a third coordinate associated with the stick-up height of the tool joint and the roll of the tool joint. The processor can generate a pose estimate and an orientation estimate based on the signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Charles BLAKELY, Bradley J. PREVOST
  • Systems, methods and apparatus for characterizing stick-up height, position and orientation of a drill pipe
    Patent number: 11585932
    Abstract: A processor is operably coupled to a time of flight (TOF) camera, a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) sensor, and an optical camera. The processor can receive a TOF signal representative of a first coordinate associated with a stick-up height of a tool joint of a pipe of a drill string during a tripping operation on a rig drill floor, and a pitch and a roll of the tool joint. The processor can receive a LIDAR signal representative of a second coordinate associated with the stick-up height, and the pitch of the tool joint. The processor can receive an optical camera signal representative of a third coordinate associated with the stick-up height of the tool joint and the roll of the tool joint. The processor can generate a pose estimate and an orientation estimate based on the signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: TRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LIMITED
    Inventors: Charles Blakely, Bradley J. Prevost
  • SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CHARACTERIZING STICK-UP HEIGHT, POSITION AND ORIENTATION OF A DRILL PIPE
    Publication number: 20200088873
    Abstract: A processor is operably coupled to a time of flight (TOF) camera, a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) sensor, and an optical camera. The processor can receive a TOF signal representative of a first coordinate associated with a stick-up height of a tool joint of a pipe of a drill string during a tripping operation on a rig drill floor, and a pitch and a roll of the tool joint. The processor can receive a LIDAR signal representative of a second coordinate associated with the stick-up height, and the pitch of the tool joint. The processor can receive an optical camera signal representative of a third coordinate associated with the stick-up height of the tool joint and the roll of the tool joint. The processor can generate a pose estimate and an orientation estimate based on the signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Charles BLAKELY, Brad PREVOST