Patents by Inventor Daniel Crowell

Daniel Crowell 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).

  • Publication number: 20250302186
    Abstract: A combination sticky roller and brush, includes a frame, a cylindrical roller, a handle, and at least one groove defined in the frame, parallel to the roller axis of rotation. The at least one groove is to engage and selectably retain a brush head. The frame and the brush head together define a latching mechanism for selectably latching the brush head in a service position and for resisting a predetermined threshold disengaging force. The cylindrical roller has a washable sticky layer defined at a circumferential surface of the cylindrical roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2024
    Publication date: October 2, 2025
    Inventors: Daniel Crowell, Richard D. Hebard
  • Publication number: 20120055672
    Abstract: A system and a method manage temperature in a wellbore. A thermal barrier may be positioned within the drill pipe and/or the drill collars to obtain a desired downhole temperature and/or control the effect of thermal energy in high-angle and horizontal wellbores. Downhole measurements, such as real-time measurements and/or recorded measurements, may be used to update models, such as steady state models and/or dynamic models. The downhole measurements may validate the static temperature gradient and may provide information about the thermal characteristics of the one or more formations in which the wellbore is located.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Edward M. Tollefsen, Daniel Crowell, Alexis S. Husser, Barbara J.A. Zielinska
  • Publication number: 20070245170
    Abstract: An apparatus, program product and method utilize targeted boot diagnostics in connection with a boot operation to automate the handling of hardware failures detected during startup or initialization of a computer. In particular, in response to detection of a failure after initiation of and during performance of a boot operation, a targeted diagnostic operation is initiated on at least one hardware device in the computer in response to detecting the failure, such that after the targeted diagnostic operation is initiated, the boot operation may be completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daniel Crowell, Matthew Spinler
  • Publication number: 20060259757
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for implementing initial program load to configure system hardware in a computer system. During an initial program load of the computer system, selected hardware components are marked with a temporary state of non-functional. At least one policy check is performed based upon a system type for the computer system to determine system availability. When system availability is identified, then the selected hardware components are permanently deconfigured and the initial program load of the computer system is continued.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2005
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sheldon Bailey, Daniel Crowell, Philip Sanders
  • Publication number: 20050229042
    Abstract: An apparatus, program product and method utilize targeted boot diagnostics in connection with a boot operation to automate the handling of hardware failures detected during startup or initialization of a computer. In particular, in response to detection of a failure after initiation of and during performance of a boot operation, a targeted diagnostic operation is initiated on at least one hardware device in the computer in response to detecting the failure, such that after the targeted diagnostic operation is initiated, the boot operation may be completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2004
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daniel Crowell, Matthew Spinler