Patents by Inventor Chris C. Beuershausen

Chris C. Beuershausen 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).

  • Coring apparatus and methods
    Patent number: 8689903
    Abstract: A coring apparatus is provided, which apparatus, in one exemplary embodiment, includes a rotatable member coupled to a drill bit configured to drill a core from a formation, a substantially non-rotatable member in the rotatable member configured to receive the core from the formation, and a sensor configured to provide signals relating to rotation between the rotatable member and the substantially non-rotatable member during drilling of the core from the formation, and a circuit configured to process the signals from the sensor to estimate rotation between the rotatable member and the non-rotatable member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Chris C. Beuershausen, Juan Miguel Bilen, Larry M. Hall, Thomas Uhlenberg, Jason R. Habernal
  • CORING APPARATUS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20110253452
    Abstract: A coring apparatus is provided, which apparatus, in one exemplary embodiment, includes a rotatable member coupled to a drill bit configured to drill a core from a formation, a substantially non-rotatable member in the rotatable member configured to receive the core from the formation, and a sensor configured to provide signals relating to rotation between the rotatable member and the substantially non-rotatable member during drilling of the core from the formation, and a circuit configured to process the signals from the sensor to estimate rotation between the rotatable member and the non-rotatable member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Chris C. Beuershausen, Juan Miguel Bilen, Larry M. Hall, Thomas Uhlenberg, Jason R. Habernal