Patents by Inventor Derek J. Barnes

Derek J. Barnes 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 AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING INFORMATION DURING UNDERGROUND DRILLING OPERATIONS
    Publication number: 20140102793
    Abstract: A preferred method for acquiring information during an underground drilling operation includes providing a sensing device capable of acquiring information concerning the underground drilling operation from a down-hole location on a selective basis in response to an input from the surface, and drilling for a first period of time. The preferred method also includes sending the input to the sensing device after drilling for the first period of time, and drilling during a second period of time while acquiring the information using the sensing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: APS Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Brent S. Hall, Derek J. Barnes
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING INFORMATION DURING UNDERGROUND DRILLING OPERATIONS
    Publication number: 20100008188
    Abstract: A preferred method for acquiring information during an underground drilling operation includes providing a sensing device capable of acquiring information concerning the underground drilling operation from a down-hole location on a selective basis in response to an input from the surface, and drilling for a first period of time. The preferred method also includes sending the input to the sensing device after drilling for the first period of time, and drilling during a second period of time while acquiring the information using the sensing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: APS TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Brent S. Hall, Derek J. Barnes, Jadwiga Barnes