Patents by Inventor Christopher W Lane

Christopher W Lane 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).

  • Earth-boring tools, cutting elements, and associated structures, apparatus, and methods
    Patent number: 11702890
    Abstract: A cutting element may include a fluid passage passing through the cutting element. The cutting element may further include a cutting edge and an aperture proximate the cutting edge. The aperture may be coupled to the fluid passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
    Inventors: Christopher W. Lane, Umesh Prasad, Eric C. Sullivan
  • Systems, methods and apparatus for stabilizing a downhole tool and fluid flow
    Patent number: 11674359
    Abstract: A centralizer for stabilizing fluid flow through a hollow shaft has a body with an axis, an outer surface and a circumference. Fins extend from the outer surface and include a first pair of fins that are axially aligned with each other and circumferentially spaced from each other. A second pair of fins are axially spaced a first distance from the first pair of fins. The second pair of fins are axially aligned with each other and circumferentially spaced from each other. The first and second pairs of fins are circumferentially offset from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignees: ERDOS MILLER, INC., BLACK DIAMOND OILFIELD RENTALS, LLC
    Inventors: Steven Paul Howard, Christopher W. Lane, Charles Kibbe, Kyle W. Scholl
  • EARTH-BORING TOOLS, CUTTING ELEMENTS, AND ASSOCIATED STRUCTURES, APPARATUS, AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20220213735
    Abstract: A cutting element may include a fluid passage passing through the cutting element. The cutting element may further include a cutting edge and an aperture proximate the cutting edge. The aperture may be coupled to the fluid passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher W. Lane, Umesh Prasad, Eric C. Sullivan
  • Abdominal support
    Patent number: D834717
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher W Lane, Kurt Solari