Patents by Inventor Fabien F. Cens

Fabien F. Cens 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).

  • Aligning Inductive Couplers In A Well
    Publication number: 20120013482
    Abstract: An apparatus that is usable with a well includes a first equipment section that includes a first inductive coupler and a second equipment section that includes a second inductive coupler. The second equipment section is adapted to be run downhole into the well after the first equipment section is run downhole into the well to engage the first equipment section. A mechanism of the apparatus indicates when the first inductive coupler is substantially aligned with the second inductive coupler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventors: Dinesh R. Patel, Donald W. Ross, Anthony F. Veneruso, Fabien F. Cens, John R. Lovell, Ian Stuart Mackay
  • Aligning inductive couplers in a well
    Patent number: 8056619
    Abstract: An apparatus that is usable with a well includes a first equipment section that includes a first inductive coupler and a second equipment section that includes a second inductive coupler. The second equipment section is adapted to be run downhole into the well after the first equipment section is run downhole into the well to engage the first equipment section. A mechanism of the apparatus indicates when the first inductive coupler is substantially aligned with the second inductive coupler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Dinesh R. Patel, Donald W. Ross, Anthony F. Veneruso, Fabien F. Cens, John R. Lovell, Ian Stuart Mackay
  • ALIGNING INDUCTIVE COUPLERS IN A WELL
    Publication number: 20090066535
    Abstract: An apparatus that is usable with a well includes a first equipment section that includes a first inductive coupler and a second equipment section that includes a second inductive coupler. The second equipment section is adapted to be run downhole into the well after the first equipment section is run downhole into the well to engage the first equipment section. A mechanism of the apparatus indicates when the first inductive coupler is substantially aligned with the second inductive coupler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dinesh R. Patel, Donald W. Ross, Anthony F. Veneruso, Fabien F. Cens, John R. Lovell, Ian Stuart MacKay