Patents by Inventor Darcy L. Wiebe

Darcy L. Wiebe 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).

  • System to harvest energy in a wellbore
    Patent number: 9106159
    Abstract: A system to harvest mechanical energy in a wellbore, wherein the mechanical energy comes from motion. The system uses mechanical energy coming from at least one of: motion of a drill bit, motion of a drill string, motion of flowing air or drilling mud down the drill string to the drill bit and up an annulus between the drill string and the wellbore, and motion of a bottom hole assembly connected to the drill string. The system can include a plurality of piezoelectric stand bundles, wherein each individual piezoelectric strand can vibrate as the pressure housing moves in the wellbore, thereby producing electricity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: FOCUS TOOLS COLORADO, LLC
    Inventors: Darcy L. Wiebe, Rene M. Rey
  • System to harvest energy in a wellbore
    Patent number: 8925649
    Abstract: A system to harvest mechanical energy in a wellbore, wherein the mechanical energy comes from motion. The system uses mechanical energy coming from at least one of: motion of a drill bit, motion of a drill string, motion of flowing air or drilling mud down the drill string to the drill bit and up an annulus between the drill string and the wellbore, motion of a bottom hole assembly connected to the drill string. The system can include a plurality of piezoelectric stand bundles, wherein each individual piezoelectric strand can vibrate as the pressure housing moves in the wellbore, thereby producing electricity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Focus Tools Colorado, LLC
    Inventors: Darcy L. Wiebe, Rene M. Rey