Patents by Inventor Harold L. Synder, Jr.

Harold L. Synder, Jr. 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: 20100097067
    Abstract: In one aspect of the invention, an induction resistivity tool incorporated into a downhole tool string comprises an outer wall of a downhole component comprising an outer diameter and at least one induction transmitter assembly disposed along the outer diameter. The at least one transmitter assembly comprises at least one induction transmitter coil wound about at least one core. The at least one transmitter coil is adapted to project an induction signal outward from the outer wall when the at least one transmitter coil is carrying an electrical current. The transmitter assembly is adapted to create electromagnetic fields that originate the induction signal from outside the outer wall and substantially prevent the signal from entering the outer wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: Harold L. Synder, JR., Paula Turner
  • Patent number: 7598742
    Abstract: In one aspect an induction resistivity tool incorporated into a downhole tool string comprises an outer wall of a downhole component comprising an outer diameter and at least one induction transmitter assembly disposed along the outer diameter. The at least one transmitter assembly comprises at least one induction transmitter coil wound about at least one core. The at least one transmitter coil is adapted to project an induction signal outward from the outer wall when the at least one transmitter coil is carrying an electrical current. The transmitter assembly is adapted to create electromagnetic fields that originate the induction signal from outside the outer wall and substantially prevent the signal from entering the outer wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Inventors: Harold L. Synder, Jr., Paula Turner
  • Patent number: 7541813
    Abstract: In one aspect of the invention an induction resistivity tool incorporated into a downhole tool string comprises an outer wall of a downhole component having an outer diameter. At least one induction transmitter assembly is disposed along the outer diameter. The transmitter assembly comprises at least one coil array and at least one induction transmitter coil wound about at least one core. The coil array comprises a plurality of magnetic units and each unit comprising a magnetic field orientation. The magnetic field orientations accumulatively form a Halbach array with an augmented field side and a canceled field side of the array. The transmitter assembly generates an induction signal from outside the outer wall and substantially prevents the signal from entering the outer wall when the transmitter assembly is carrying an electrical current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Inventors: Harold L. Synder, Jr., Paula Turner