Patents by Inventor DALE W. CLINTON

DALE W. CLINTON 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).

  • Method and apparatus for communicating signals to an instrument in a wellbore
    Patent number: 8581740
    Abstract: A method for communicating a signal to an instrument in a wellbore includes axially accelerating the instrument in a preselected pattern of acceleration. The predetermined pattern corresponds to the signal to be communicated. The axial acceleration of the instrument is detected, and the signal is decoded from the detected axial acceleration. A signal detection system for an instrument in a wellbore includes an accelerometer oriented along a longitudinal axis of the instrument and means for comparing measurements made by the accelerometer to at least one predetermined pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Kelly W. Hagen, Kenneth R. Goodman, Dale W. Clinton, Feng Zhou
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING SIGNALS TO AN INSTRUMENT IN A WELLBORE
    Publication number: 20080218374
    Abstract: A method for communicating a signal to an instrument in a wellbore includes axially accelerating the instrument in a preselected pattern of acceleration. The predetermined pattern corresponds to the signal to be communicated. The axial acceleration of the instrument is detected, and the signal is decoded from the detected axial acceleration. A signal detection system for an instrument in a wellbore includes an accelerometer oriented along a longitudinal axis of the instrument and means for comparing measurements made by the accelerometer to at least one predetermined pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2007
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: KELLY W. HAGEN, KENNETH R. GOODMAN, DALE W. CLINTON, FENG ZHOU