Patents by Inventor Dan Tabalan

Dan Tabalan 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).

  • High strength-to-weight-ratio slickline and multiline cables
    Patent number: 7603011
    Abstract: Slickline cables and methods for preparing such cables are disclosed. A slickline cable includes a pre-manufactured polymer composite rod having a channel therein; an optical fiber disposed in the channel; a fastener securing the optical fiber in the channel, wherein the fastener is selected from the group comprising a polymer tape, a polymer layer, and a combination thereof, and an outer tube disposed outside the polymer composite rod having the optical fiber therein. A method for manufacturing a slickline cable includes preparing a polymer composite rod having at least one channel therein; placing at least one optical fiber in the at least one channel in the polymer composite rod; securing the at least one optical fiber in the at least one channel using a polymer tape, a polymer layer, or a combination of a polymer tape and a polymer layer; disposing an outer tube over the polymer composite rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Varkey, Anil Singh, Byong Jun Kim, Vladimir Hernandez, Shannon Nimchan, Dan Tabalan
  • HIGH STRENGTH-TO-WEIGHT-RATIO SLICKLINE AND MULTILINE CABLES
    Publication number: 20080118209
    Abstract: Slickline cables and methods for preparing such cables are disclosed. A slickline cable includes a pre-manufactured polymer composite rod having a channel therein; an optical fiber disposed in the channel; a fastener securing the optical fiber in the channel, wherein the fastener is selected from the group comprising a polymer tape, a polymer layer, and a combination thereof, and an outer tube disposed outside the polymer composite rod having the optical fiber therein. A method for manufacturing a slickline cable includes preparing a polymer composite rod having at least one channel therein; placing at least one optical fiber in the at least one channel in the polymer composite rod; securing the at least one optical fiber in the at least one channel using a polymer tape, a polymer layer, or a combination of a polymer tape and a polymer layer; disposing an outer tube over the polymer composite rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2006
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: Joseph Varkey, Anil Singh, Byong Jun Kim, Vladimir Hernandez, Shannon Nimchan, Dan Tabalan