Patents by Inventor Conrad L. Puls

Conrad L. Puls 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 and methods for measuring loads applied to downhole structures
    Patent number: 11021946
    Abstract: A load measurement sub for measuring a load transferred between the sub and an inner surface of a tubing string includes a housing. The housing includes a central axis, an internal cavity, and a radially outermost surface. In addition, the load measurement sub includes a first load measurement assembly at least partially disposed within a first port extending from the radially outermost surface to the internal cavity. The first load measurement assembly includes a first button extending radially from the first port and the radially outermost surface of the housing. The first load measurement assembly also includes a first load cell. Further, the load measurement sub includes a first biasing member disposed between the first button and the first load cell. The first biasing member is configured to bias the first button away from the first load cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: EOG RESOURCES, INC.
    Inventors: Conrad L. Puls, George Wyatt Tubb, Frederick Charles Lochte, Sean Michael Roy, Donald W. Johnson
  • Systems and Methods for Measuring Loads Applied to Downhole Structures
    Publication number: 20190032471
    Abstract: A load measurement sub for measuring a load transferred between the sub and an inner surface of a tubing string includes a housing. The housing includes a central axis, an internal cavity, and a radially outermost surface. In addition, the load measurement sub includes a first load measurement assembly at least partially disposed within a first port extending from the radially outermost surface to the internal cavity. The first load measurement assembly includes a first button extending radially from the first port and the radially outermost surface of the housing. The first load measurement assembly also includes a first load cell. Further, the load measurement sub includes a first biasing member disposed between the first button and the first load cell. The first biasing member is configured to bias the first button away from the first load cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: EOG Resources, Inc.
    Inventors: Conrad L. Puls, George Wyatt Tubb, Frederick Charles Lochte, Sean Michael Roy, Donald W. Johnson