Patents by Inventor Dean Waters

Dean Waters 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).

  • Active waterway stabilizer
    Patent number: 10385627
    Abstract: A downhole tool comprises a plurality of blades that extend outward from a tool body. Each blade has an under-gauge surface with a blade diameter that is less than a gauge diameter of a drill bit to be used with the downhole tool. A waterway is defined between a pair of adjacent blades and has a waterway base that is recessed from the blade diameter. One or more waterway inserts are disposed within the waterway and extend from the waterway base. Each of the one or more waterway inserts does not extend to the blade diameter. No component of the downhole tool is positioned outside the blade diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: National Oilwell Varco, L.P.
    Inventors: Michael J. Bailey, Dean Waters, Stephen Williams
  • ACTIVE WATERWAY STABILIZER
    Publication number: 20170356253
    Abstract: A downhole tool comprises a plurality of blades that extend outward from a tool body. Each blade has an under-gauge surface with a blade diameter that is less than a gauge diameter of a drill bit to be used with the downhole tool. A waterway is defined between a pair of adjacent blades and has a waterway base that is recessed from the blade diameter. One or more waterway inserts are disposed within the waterway and extend from the waterway base. Each of the one or more waterway inserts does not extend to the blade diameter. No component of the downhole tool is positioned outside the blade diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Michael J. Bailey, Dean Waters, Stephen Williams