Patents by Inventor Daniel B. Cooper

Daniel B. Cooper 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).

  • Optical cable, downhole system having optical cable, and method thereof
    Patent number: 9063315
    Abstract: An optical cable includes an outer tubing. At least one optical fiber disposed within the outer tubing. A stiffening member configured to bend with bending of the outer tubing; wherein the stiffening member shifts a neutral plane of the cable away from the at least one optical fiber. Also included is a method of increasing a bending sensitivity in an optical cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Daniel B. Cooper, Paul F. Wysocki, Roger G. Duncan
  • OPTICAL CABLE, DOWNHOLE SYSTEM HAVING OPTICAL CABLE, AND METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150083904
    Abstract: An optical cable includes an outer tubing. At least one optical fiber disposed within the outer tubing. A stiffening member configured to bend with bending of the outer tubing; wherein the stiffening member shifts a neutral plane of the cable away from the at least one optical fiber. Also included is a method of increasing a bending sensitivity in an optical cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCOPORATED
    Inventors: Daniel B. Cooper, Paul F. Wysocki, Roger G. Duncan