Patents by Inventor Colin Robert Kollker

Colin Robert Kollker 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).

  • Surface communication device and method for downhole tool
    Patent number: 8378840
    Abstract: A device for communicating with a downhole measurement tool includes a processor module comprising a set of commands and configured to issue a command from the set to the downhole tool and receive a corresponding reply from the downhole tool. The set of commands includes at least one of a command to switch the downhole measurement tool between a sleep mode and an active mode and a command to download data from the downhole measurement tool. The device includes a transceiver module coupled to the processor module and an antenna coupled to the transceiver module. The antenna and transceiver module are configured to transmit commands and replies between the processor module and the downhole measurement tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: National Oilwell Varco, L.P.
    Inventors: Alamzeb Hafeez Khan, Gregory Edward Leuenberger, Kevin William Clark, Colin Robert Kollker, Brett Herbert Stanes
  • Surface Communication Device and Method for Downhole Tool
    Publication number: 20110169656
    Abstract: A device for communicating with a downhole measurement tool includes a processor module comprising a set of commands and configured to issue a command from the set to the downhole tool and receive a corresponding reply from the downhole tool. The set of commands includes at least one of a command to switch the downhole measurement tool between a sleep mode and an active mode and a command to download data from the downhole measurement tool. The device includes a transceiver module coupled to the processor module and an antenna coupled to the transceiver module. The antenna and transceiver module are configured to transmit commands and replies between the processor module and the downhole measurement tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: ALAMZEB HAFEEZ KHAN, GREGORY EDWARD LEUENBERGER, KEVIN WILLIAM CLARK, COLIN ROBERT KOLLKER, BRETT HERBERT STANES