Patents by Inventor George Kear

George Kear 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).

  • Publication number: 20060203612
    Abstract: A system for subsurface measurements in a wellbore, with a first tool including a first plurality of pads to be positioned against a surface of the wellbore, each of the pads having a first plurality of electrodes disposed thereon to emit and receive electric alternating current between the electrodes and a second plurality of electrodes disposed thereon between the first plurality of electrodes to measure an electromagnetic parameter. Also including a second tool including a second plurality of pads to be positioned against a surface of the wellbore, each of the pads having a first plurality of electrodes disposed thereon to emit and receive electric alternating current between the electrodes and a second plurality of electrodes disposed thereon between the first plurality of electrodes to measure an electromagnetic parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: George Kear, Anish Kumar, Brian Briscoe, Tom Teipner
  • Publication number: 20050263340
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating a seismic signal in a wellbore includes an elongated housing configured to be disposed in the wellbore; a piston slidably disposed in an internal bore in the elongated housing; a strike plate fixed on the elongated housing proximate one end of the internal bore; and an energizing mechanism configured to move the piston to hit the strike plate. A downhole system for seismic survey of a formation penetrated by a wellbore includes at least one seismic receiver; a seismic source; and at least one inflatable packer configured to separate the seismic source and the at least one seismic receiver in different compartments in the wellbore when inflated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Inventors: Gamal Shehab, Robert Mann, Brian Abbott, James Minear, David Gillis, George Kear