Patents by Inventor Ian Allahar

Ian Allahar 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).

  • Vibrating downhole tool and methods
    Patent number: 8201641
    Abstract: A vibrating downhole tool includes a housing having a central axis defined therethrough, an inner mandrel disposed within the housing and configured to receive a drilling fluid, wherein the inner mandrel is misaligned relative to the housing central axis, and a plurality of turbine blades configured to receive the drilling fluid and to rotate the inner mandrel, thereby causing the downhole tool to vibrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Smith International, Inc.
    Inventor: Ian Allahar
  • VIBRATING DOWNHOLE TOOL AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20100224412
    Abstract: A vibrating downhole tool includes a housing having a central axis defined therethrough, an inner mandrel disposed within the housing and configured to receive a drilling fluid, wherein the inner mandrel is misaligned relative to the housing central axis, and a plurality of turbine blades configured to receive the drilling fluid and to rotate the inner mandrel, thereby causing the downhole tool to vibrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: Smith International, Inc.
    Inventor: Ian Allahar
  • Vibrating downhole tool
    Patent number: 7708088
    Abstract: A vibrating downhole tool comprising a housing, an inner mandrel disposed within the housing and configured to receive a drilling fluid, a mass coupled to the inner mandrel, and a plurality of turbine blades configured to receive the drilling fluid and to rotate the inner mandrel and the mass, thereby causing the vibrating downhole tool to vibrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Smith International, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Allahar, Jose Mercado, Charles Grigor
  • VIBRATING DOWNHOLE TOOL
    Publication number: 20090266612
    Abstract: A vibrating downhole tool comprising a housing, an inner mandrel disposed within the housing and configured to receive a drilling fluid, a mass coupled to the inner mandrel, and a plurality of turbine blades configured to receive the drilling fluid and to rotate the inner mandrel and the mass, thereby causing the vibrating downhole tool to vibrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2008
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: SMITH INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Ian Allahar, Jose Mercado, Charles Grigor