Patents by Inventor Gerald E. Braun

Gerald E. Braun 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).

  • Article and method for stabilizing a rock chip
    Patent number: 8015861
    Abstract: An article and method for stabilizing a rock chip. The article in one embodiment of the invention includes a laminar rock chip substantially surrounded by and imbedded within a plug having a solid material, the plug forming a top planar surface and a bottom planar surface substantially parallel with the top planar surface, the laminar rock chip forming a contact surface portion exposed at the top planar surface of the plug, a laminar plane of the laminar rock chip being substantially perpendicular with the top planar surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventor: Gerald E. Braun
  • Article And Method For Stabilizing A Rock Chip
    Publication number: 20100186488
    Abstract: An article and method for stabilizing a rock chip. The article in one embodiment of the invention includes a laminar rock chip substantially surrounded by and imbedded within a plug having a solid material, the plug forming a top planar surface and a bottom planar surface substantially parallel with the top planar surface, the laminar rock chip forming a contact surface portion exposed at the top planar surface of the plug, a laminar plane of the laminar rock chip being substantially perpendicular with the top planar surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: BJ Services Company
    Inventor: Gerald E. Braun