Patents by Inventor Gregory Caron

Gregory Caron 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).

  • Mechanical locking of cutting element with carbide matrix
    Patent number: 11492852
    Abstract: A cutting device for use in a drill bit has a body including an ultrahard material. The body has a top surface, a front surface, and at least one lateral surface adjacent the top surface. The lateral surface is oriented at a surface angle relative to the top surface between 30 and 150 degrees. One or more locking features are located on the lateral surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yahua Bao, John Daniel Belnap, Gregory Caron, Feng Yu, Cheng Peng, Michael David France, John Parker, Anatoliy Garan
  • Broadcast remote firmware update
    Patent number: 11082294
    Abstract: A method of broadcasting firmware updating messages in a communication system includes the steps of receiving a broadcast remote firmware update (BRFU) setup message from an upstream source, the BRFU setup message specifying a number of transmissions of a broadcast of a firmware file; broadcasting setup information from the BRFU setup message on a first channel to downstream devices, the setup information specifying at least one other channel to which each downstream device should listen to receive a copy of the firmware file; and repeatedly broadcasting the firmware file to the downstream devices in accordance with the BRFU setup message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Mueller international, LLC
    Inventors: Dale McLeod Magley, David Edwin Splitz, Gregory Caron, Brent Dukes
  • Mechanical locking of ovoid cutting element with carbide matrix
    Patent number: 10871037
    Abstract: A cutting assembly for use in a drill bit has an ovoid insert including an ultrahard material. The ovoid insert is cast in a matrix such that the matrix surrounds at least part of the ovoid insert, limiting movement of the ovoid insert. Material is removed from the top surface and sidewall of the cutting assembly to produce a cutting edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: SMITH INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Ryan Worth Eldredge, Gregory Caron, Jeffrey Bruce Lund
  • BROADCAST REMOTE FIRMWARE UPDATE
    Publication number: 20190058630
    Abstract: A method of broadcasting firmware updating messages in a communication system includes the steps of receiving a broadcast remote firmware update (BRFU) setup message from an upstream source, the BRFU setup message specifying a number of transmissions of a broadcast of a firmware file; broadcasting setup information from the BRFU setup message on a first channel to downstream devices, the setup information specifying at least one other channel to which each downstream device should listen to receive a copy of the firmware file; and repeatedly broadcasting the firmware file to the downstream devices in accordance with the BRFU setup message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Dale McLeod Magley, David Edwin Splitz, Gregory Caron, Brent Dukes
  • MECHANICAL LOCKING OF CUTTING ELEMENT WITH CARBIDE MATRIX
    Publication number: 20180363384
    Abstract: A cutting device for use in a drill bit has a body including an ultrahard material. The body has a top surface, a front surface, and at least one lateral surface adjacent the top surface. The lateral surface is oriented at a surface angle relative to the top surface between 30 and 150 degrees. One or more locking features are located on the lateral surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: Smith International, Inc.
    Inventors: Yahua Bao, John Daniel Belnap, Gregory Caron, Feng Yu, Cheng Peng, Michael David France, John Parker, Anatoliy Garan
  • MECHANICAL LOCKING OF OVOID CUTTING ELEMENT WITH CARBIDE MATRIX
    Publication number: 20180363382
    Abstract: A cutting assembly for use in a drill bit has an ovoid insert including an ultrahard material. The ovoid insert is cast in a matrix such that the matrix surrounds at least part of the ovoid insert, limiting movement of the ovoid insert. Material is removed from the top surface and sidewall of the cutting assembly to produce a cutting edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Ryan Worth Eldredge, Gregory Caron, Jeffrey Bruce Lund