Patents by Inventor Geoffrey Andrews

Geoffrey Andrews 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).

  • Patent number: 10210360
    Abstract: An assembly usable with a bottom hole assembly in a wellbore can include a fixed housing member coupleable to a bent housing member at a housing coupling location. The bent housing member can rotate relative to the fixed housing member and can include an offset opening for receiving a drive shaft. The assembly can include an RFID tag positioned on a piston that is slideably positioned within the fixed housing member. An RFID reader can be positioned on the fixed housing member for detecting the RFID tag in response to the RFID tag being in a detectable range of the RFID reader. The RFID reader can also be for transmitting information about the RFID tag for controlling a motor to rotate and position the drive shaft at a selected angular position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Hossam Mohamed Gharib, Geoffrey Andrew Samuel
  • Publication number: 20180211075
    Abstract: An assembly usable with a bottom hole assembly in a wellbore can include a fixed housing member coupleable to a bent housing member at a housing coupling location. The bent housing member can rotate relative to the fixed housing member and can include an offset opening for receiving a drive shaft. The assembly can include an RFID tag positioned on a piston that is slideably positioned within the fixed housing member. An RFID reader can be positioned on the fixed housing member for detecting the RFID tag in response to the RFID tag being in a detectable range of the RFID reader. The RFID reader can also be for transmitting information about the RFID tag for controlling a motor to rotate and position the drive shaft at a selected angular position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Hossam Mohamed Gharib, Geoffrey Andrew Samuel
  • Patent number: 9931768
    Abstract: Disclosed herein, amongst other things, are various conversion structures for use in a molding system (100, 200). A non-limiting embodiment of the conversion structure includes a standard mold receiver (140, 157) and a mold conversion module (151A, 151B, 151C, 251A, 251B, 251C, 251D, 251E, 251F, 152A, 152B, 152C, 170A, 170B, 170C). The standard mold receiver (140, 57) and the mold conversion module (151A, 151B, 151C, 251A, 251B, 251C, 251D, 251E, 251F, 152A, 152B, 152C, 170A, 170B, 170C) are configured to cooperate, wherein the mold conversion module (151A, 151B, 151C, 251A, 251B, 251C, 251D, 251E, 251F, 152A, 152B, 52C, 170A, 170B, 170C) is receivable in the standard mold receiver (140, 157) for converting a molding configuration of a mold (120).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: HUSKY INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEMS LTD.
    Inventors: Arnold Heinz Mai, Philippe Alexandre Metz, Michael Yvon Sevestre, Geoffrey Andrew Gow
  • Patent number: 9834993
    Abstract: A system may include a bearing cylinder that has a bored hole for receiving a drive shaft. The bored hole can correspond to an eccentric inner diameter of the bearing cylinder. A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag may be positioned on a piston that may be slideably coupled to a housing of a bottom hole assembly. A motor may be positioned within the housing of the bottom hole assembly to rotate the bearing cylinder and position the drive shaft at a bend angle. An RFID reader may be coupled to the housing of the bottom hole assembly to detect the RFID tag in response to the RFID tag being in a detectable range of the RFID reader and to transmit information about the RFID tag to control the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Hossam Mohamed Gharib, Geoffrey Andrew Samuel
  • Publication number: 20170175447
    Abstract: A system may include a bearing cylinder that has a bored hole for receiving a drive shaft. The bored hole can correspond to an eccentric inner diameter of the bearing cylinder. A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag may be positioned on a piston that may be slideably coupled to a housing of a bottom hole assembly. A motor may be positioned within the housing of the bottom hole assembly to rotate the bearing cylinder and position the drive shaft at a bend angle. An RFID reader may be coupled to the housing of the bottom hole assembly to detect the RFID tag in response to the RFID tag being in a detectable range of the RFID reader and to transmit information about the RFID tag to control the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Hossam Mohamed Gharib, Geoffrey Andrew Samuel
  • Patent number: 9518462
    Abstract: The turbine (100) can be used to transmit electrical data signals, for example, sensor data signals, across a down hole turbine using, with the data signals be communicated via a shaft (102). As a result, a signal can be induced onto the shaft (102) from a lower end of the shaft (102), for example, motor shaft, to an upper end of the shaft (102). The signal can be induced on the shaft (102) by a first induction loop (112) and can be picked up by a second induction loop (114) with the first induction loop (112) being downhole from the second induction loop (114). The second induction loop (114) can be communicatively coupled to a receiver (712) which can pass the signals passed to a transmitter (712), for example, a measurement while drilling (MWD) unit. The MWD unit can then process the signal and transmit the signal to the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES INC.
    Inventors: Andrew McPherson Downie, Geoffrey Andrew Samuel, Christopher Paul Crampton
  • Patent number: 9353220
    Abstract: A process for making polyarylethers provides a reaction mixture that includes a dipolar aprotic solvent for polyarylether and polyarylether forming reactants, and reacts the polyarylether-forming reactants, with removing of water with nitrogen in the absence of azeotrope forming cosolvent and optionally replacing removed amounts with dipolar aprotic solvent. The process can further include directly wet spinning the reactor solution without recovery of the polymer from the dipolar aprotic solvent through a spinneret to form hollow fibers or flat sheets suitable for membranes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Selvaraj Savariar, Kevin Hudson, Geoffrey Andrew Russell, James Leslie White, Brett Allen Barton, Cheryl Ford, Jiunn Teo
  • Publication number: 20150352766
    Abstract: Disclosed herein, amongst other things, are structure and steps for positioning a first mold part of a mold on a mold mounting face in an injection molding machine. In particular, the structure and steps may include a positioner that is configured to connect the first mold part to part of the injection molding machine, wherein the positioner is adjustable to position the first mold part across the mold mounting face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Daniel HONTHEIM, Dietmar Tiemo BRAND, Ralf Walter FISCH, Sven KMOCH, Andre Axel KROMBERG, Adrian Peter LOOIJE, Peter Adrian LOOIJE, Ruud LUIJS, Jan Marius MANDA, Renato PAPA, Dirk Holger SCHLUMS, Alex TENG, Jean-Christophe WITZ, Geoffrey Andrew GOW, Bruno Giuseppe SODARO, Maxfield Paul BRADSHAW
  • Publication number: 20150308262
    Abstract: The turbine (100) can be used to transmit electrical data signals, for example, sensor data signals, across a down hole turbine using, with the data signals be communicated via a shaft (102). As a result, a signal can be induced onto the shaft (102) from a lower end of the shaft (102), for example, motor shaft, to an upper end of the shaft (102). The signal can be induced on the shaft (102) by a first induction loop (112) and can be picked up by a second induction loop (114) with the first induction loop (112) being downhole from the second induction loop (114). The second induction loop (114) can be communicatively coupled to a receiver (712) which can pass the signals passed to a transmitter (712), for example, a measurement while drilling (MWD) unit. The MWD unit can then process the signal and transmit the signal to the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Andrew McPherson Downie, Geoffrey Andrew Samuel, Christopher Paul Crampton
  • Publication number: 20150283736
    Abstract: Disclosed herein, amongst other things, are various conversion structures for use in a molding system (100, 200). A non-limiting embodiment of the conversion structure includes a standard mold receiver (140, 157) and a mold conversion module (151A, 151B, 151C, 251A, 251B, 251C, 251D, 251E, 251F, 152A, 152B, 152C, 170A, 170B, 170C). The standard mold receiver (140, 57) and the mold conversion module (151A, 151B, 151C, 251A, 251B, 251C, 251D, 251E, 251F, 152A, 152B, 152C, 170A, 170B, 170C) are configured to cooperate, wherein the mold conversion module (151A, 151B, 151C, 251A, 251B, 251C, 251D, 251E, 251F, 152A, 152B, 52C, 170A, 170B, 170C) is receivable in the standard mold receiver (140, 157) for converting a molding configuration of a mold (120).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Arnold Heinz Mai, Philippe Alexandre Metz, Michael Yvon Sevestre, Geoffrey Andrew Gow
  • Patent number: 9130883
    Abstract: A packet preprocessing device is used in conjunction with a non-programmable packet forwarding processor (NLFP) to apply a different system function to received data packets than the function normally applied by the NLFP on the packets. Received data packets are pre-processed (e.g., modifying, manipulating, altering, spoofing, etc.) in order to enable, or cause, NLFPs that process the data packets to provide, in effect, a system-level behavior on the packets that is different from the system-level behavior for which the NLFP is/was conventionally designed. The data packet is “pre-processed” to change or manipulate the data packet, and then the NLFP processes the pre-processed data packet in accordance with its conventional function(s) which alters the overall function applied to the data packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Geoffrey Andrew Mattson
  • Patent number: 9057201
    Abstract: A leveling assembly for an interior wall system includes an elongate floor channel secured to the floor, a floor rail longitudinally disposed within the floor channel for supporting the wall panel, and levelers positioned along the floor channel. The levelers each include a base resting on the floor channel, a threaded rod projecting upwardly from the base, an outer threaded sleeve capable of telescoping movement over the threaded rod, and a threaded nut secured in an opening defined in a bottom surface of the floor rail. The threaded nut supports the floor rail. The levelers vertically space apart the floor rail from the floor channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: TEKNION LIMITED
    Inventors: Geoffrey Andrew Scott Milligan, Zoran Baic, Sean Adrian Conroy, Paul Frederick Kruger, Slava Dushkin, Paul Kai Chit So, Dan Cristian Cernatescu
  • Publication number: 20150048533
    Abstract: A process for making polyarylethers provides a reaction mixture that includes a dipolar aprotic solvent for polyarylether and polyarylether forming reactants, and reacts the polyarylether-forming reactants, with removing of water with nitrogen in the absence of azeotrope forming cosolvent and optionally replacing removed amounts with dipolar aprotic solvent. The process can further include directly wet spinning the reactor solution without recovery of the polymer from the dipolar aprotic solvent through a spinneret to form hollow fibers or flat sheets suitable for membranes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc
    Inventors: Selvaraj Savariar, Kevin Hudson, Geoffrey Andrew Russell, James Leslie White, Brett Allen Barton
  • Patent number: 8515974
    Abstract: A method is presented for generating a list of frequently used words for an email application on a server computer. When a request is received for a word frequency list for emails stored in a user's mailbox, a word frequency list is returned if one exists. If the word frequency list does not exist, an asynchronous process is started on the server computer to generate a word frequency list. If the word frequency list exists but it is older than an aging limit, an asynchronous process is started on the server computer to regenerate the word frequency list. The word frequency list is stored in the user's mailbox along with a timestamp indicating the date and time that the list was created or updated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ashish Consul, Suryanarayana M. Gorti, Michael Geoffrey Andrew Wilson, James C. Kleewein
  • Patent number: D802774
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Mars, Incorporated
    Inventors: Marie Louise Bennett, David Wylie, John Geoffrey Andrew Robinson
  • Patent number: D802775
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Mars, Incorporated
    Inventors: Marie Louise Bennett, David Wylie, John Geoffrey Andrew Robinson
  • Patent number: D802776
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Mars, Incorporated
    Inventors: Marie Louise Bennett, David Wylie, John Geoffrey Andrew Robinson
  • Patent number: D804672
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: MARS, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Marie Louise Bennett, David Wylie, John Geoffrey Andrew Robinson
  • Patent number: D805205
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: MARS, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Marie Louise Bennett, David Wylie, John Geoffrey Andrew Robinson
  • Patent number: D839434
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Mars, Incorporated
    Inventors: Marie Louise Bennett, David Wylie, John Geoffrey Andrew Robinson