Patents by Inventor James H. Taylor
James H. Taylor 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).
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Patent number: 12264575Abstract: A downhole assembly includes a tubular body having a bore and a downhole tool connected to the tubular body. The downhole assembly also includes a sensor assembly having a carrier and a sensor. A sensor adapter is used to couple the sensor assembly to the tubular body. The sensor adapter includes an adapter body disposed in the bore of the tubular body; an adapter shaft for connection with the carrier; and a plurality of channels formed between the adapter shaft and the adapter body.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2024Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLCInventors: James H. Taylor, Jr., William Allen Schultz, Jr., Albert C. Odell, II, Glenn Iversen
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Patent number: 12240862Abstract: The present disclosure relates to novel compounds for use in therapeutic treatment of a disease associated with peptidylarginine deiminases (PADs), such as peptidylarginine deiminase type 4 (PAD4). The present disclosure also relates to processes and intermediates for the preparation of such compounds, methods of using such compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds described herein.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2021Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Gilead Sciences, Inc.Inventors: Daniel H. Byun, Eda Y. Canales, Laurent P. Debien, Petr Jansa, Rick A. Lee, Jennifer A. Loyer-Drew, Stephane Perreault, Hyung-Jung Pyun, Roland D. Saito, Michael S. Sangi, Adam J. Schrier, Marina E. Shatskikh, James G. Taylor, Jennifer A. Treiberg, Joshua J. Van Veldhuizen, Lianhong Xu
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Patent number: 12140015Abstract: A downhole assembly includes a tubular body having a bore and a downhole tool connected to the tubular body. The downhole assembly also includes a sensor assembly having a carrier and a sensor. A sensor adapter is used to couple the sensor assembly to the tubular body. The sensor adapter includes an adapter body disposed in the bore of the tubular body; an adapter shaft for connection with the carrier; and a plurality of channels formed between the adapter shaft and the adapter body.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2023Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLCInventors: James H. Taylor, Jr., William Allen Schultz, Jr., Albert C. Odell, II, Glenn Iversen
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Publication number: 20240360751Abstract: A downhole assembly includes a tubular body having a bore and a downhole tool connected to the tubular body. The downhole assembly also includes a sensor assembly having a carrier and a sensor. A sensor adapter is used to couple the sensor assembly to the tubular body. The sensor adapter includes an adapter body disposed in the bore of the tubular body; an adapter shaft for connection with the carrier; and a plurality of channels formed between the adapter shaft and the adapter body.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2024Publication date: October 31, 2024Inventors: James H. Taylor, Jr., William Allen Schultz, Albert C. Odell, Glenn Iversen
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Publication number: 20240044246Abstract: A downhole assembly includes a tubular body having a bore and a downhole tool connected to the tubular body. The downhole assembly also includes a sensor assembly having a carrier and a sensor. A sensor adapter is used to couple the sensor assembly to the tubular body. The sensor adapter includes an adapter body disposed in the bore of the tubular body; an adapter shaft for connection with the carrier; and a plurality of channels formed between the adapter shaft and the adapter body.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: James H. Taylor, JR., William Allen Schultz, Albert C. Odell, II, Glenn Iversen
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Patent number: 11613967Abstract: A method of positioning a bottom hole assembly in a wellbore includes lowering the bottom hole assembly into the wellbore. The bottom hole assembly has a whipstock, a downhole tool, and a cleaning tool having a cleaning element. The method also includes cleaning at least a portion of a wall of the wellbore using the cleaning tool, and activating the downhole tool to engage the cleaned portion of the wall.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2021Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: WEATHERFORD TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, LLCInventors: Kenneth D. Hora, Michael Smalley, David W. Teale, James H. Taylor, Jr.
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Patent number: 11434712Abstract: A whipstock assembly includes an inner body having a bore and an inclined surface at an upper portion; and an outer body disposed around the inner body and releasably attached to the inner body, the outer body having an inclined surface and an upper portion closed to fluid communication.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2018Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLCInventor: James H. Taylor, Jr.
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Patent number: 11333004Abstract: A piston initiator is used on an assembly having a milling tool and a whipstock for creating a sidetrack in a wellbore. A piston disposed in an uphole position in a bore of the milling tool seals the bore from communicating with the port. A line from the port can communicate pressure to components on the whipstock for initiating their activation. The piston is movable from the uphole position, but is held by a releasable connection configured to release the piston in response to a predetermined force from fluid flow in a downhole direction against an exposed surface area of the piston. An uphole shoulder in the milling tool prevents movement of the piston in an uphole direction so the piston does not stress the releasable connection in response to reverse fluid flow through the milling tool.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLCInventors: James H. Taylor, Jr., Ronald G. Schmidt
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Publication number: 20210381339Abstract: A piston initiator is used on an assembly having a milling tool and a whipstock for creating a sidetrack in a wellbore. A piston disposed in an uphole position in a bore of the milling tool seals the bore from communicating with the port. A line from the port can communicate pressure to components on the whipstock for initiating their activation. The piston is movable from the uphole position, but is held by a releasable connection configured to release the piston in response to a predetermined force from fluid flow in a downhole direction against an exposed surface area of the piston. An uphole shoulder in the milling tool prevents movement of the piston in an uphole direction so the piston does not stress the releasable connection in response to reverse fluid flow through the milling tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2020Publication date: December 9, 2021Inventors: James H. Taylor, JR., Ronald G. Schmidt
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Publication number: 20210285307Abstract: A method of positioning a bottom hole assembly in a wellbore includes lowering the bottom hole assembly into the wellbore. The bottom hole assembly has a whipstock, a downhole tool, and a cleaning tool having a cleaning element. The method also includes cleaning at least a portion of a wall of the wellbore using the cleaning tool, and activating the downhole tool to engage the cleaned portion of the wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Inventors: Kenneth D. HORA, Michael SMALLEY, David W. TEALE, James H. TAYLOR, JR.
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Patent number: 11053741Abstract: A sidetrack assembly for forming a lateral wellbore includes a cutting device having a body having a passage, and a mill head configured to connect to the body so that an interior of the mill head and the body form a pressure chamber in fluid communication with the outlet passage. The mill head includes a first port in fluid communication with the pressure chamber, a second port in fluid communication with the pressure chamber, and a blade arranged on a face of the mill head. A whipstock connected to the cutting device includes a tubing having a first end removably inserted in the first port and the passage and a second end connectable to a downhole tool, an inclined surface for guiding the mill at a non-zero angle relative to a central axis of an existing wellbore, and an attachment section removably connecting the cutting device and the whipstock.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2020Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLCInventors: Richard C. Davis, Jeremy Lee Stone, James H. Taylor, Jr., William Allen Schultz, Jr., David W. Teale
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Patent number: 11047210Abstract: A bottom hole assembly for use in a wellbore includes a whipstock; a downhole tool coupled to the whipstock; and a cleaning tool coupled to the downhole tool for cleaning a portion of a wall of the wellbore, wherein the downhole tool is configured to engage the cleaned portion of the wall. In one example, the cleaning tool includes a body and a plurality of cleaning elements for cleaning the portion of the wall.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2018Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: WEATHERFORD TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, LLCInventors: Kenneth D. Hora, Michael Smalley, David W. Teale, James H. Taylor, Jr.
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Patent number: 10724322Abstract: An assembly for forming a lateral wellbore includes a mill having a bore and a plurality of blades; a whipstock having an inclined surface for guiding movement of the mill, the mill releasably connected to the whipstock; and a tubing disposed in the bore of the mill and the whipstock. In one example, at least one of the plurality of blades is disposed in a slot formed in the whipstock.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2018Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: WEATHERFORD TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, LLCInventors: James H. Taylor, Jr., Gary D. Dellinger
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Publication number: 20200040683Abstract: An assembly for forming a lateral wellbore includes a mill having a bore and a plurality of blades; a whipstock having an inclined surface for guiding movement of the mill, the mill releasably connected to the whipstock; and a tubing disposed in the bore of the mill and the whipstock. In one example, at least one of the plurality of blades is disposed in a slot formed in the whipstock.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2018Publication date: February 6, 2020Inventors: James H. TAYLOR, JR., Gary D. DELLINGER
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Publication number: 20190316435Abstract: A whipstock assembly includes an inner body having a bore and an inclined surface at an upper portion; and an outer body disposed around the inner body and releasably attached to the inner body, the outer body having an inclined surface and an upper portion closed to fluid communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2018Publication date: October 17, 2019Inventor: James H. TAYLOR, JR.
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Patent number: 8392826Abstract: The present embodiments provide methods, apparatuses, and systems for use in maintaining data quality upon conversion to a different data format. Some embodiments provide methods that receive media data in a first format, initiate a first conversion of the media data at the first format to a second converted format, identify parameters dictating the conversion to the second converted format, record the parameters, and distribute the recorded parameters to remote systems such that the parameters at least in part control the remote systems during a conversion of the media data to the second converted format.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2009Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Sonic Solutions LLCInventors: Bruce W. Randall, James H. Taylor, Mark N. Ely, Kenneth G. Oetzel
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Publication number: 20120296371Abstract: A modular shaft assembly for use with a variety of different endoscopic forceps each having a housing includes a handle assembly and one or more moveable handles. The modular shaft assembly also includes a shaft having proximal and distal ends and an end effector assembly including a pair of jaw members attached to the distal end thereof. The shaft and a universal drive assembly are attached at the proximal end of the shaft. The universal drive assembly is operably engageable with the handle assemblies of the variety of different endoscopic forceps such that actuation of the one or more movable handles of any of the variety of different forceps causes the universal drive assembly to actuate the jaw members to move between an open position wherein the jaw members are disposed in spaced relation relative to one another to a closed position for grasping tissue therebetween.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2012Publication date: November 22, 2012Applicant: TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LPInventors: John J. Kappus, Thomas J. Gerhardt, JR., Wayne Siebrecht, Larry Johnson, Eric R. Larson, Russell D. Hempstead, Keir Hart, James H. Taylor
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Patent number: 7702592Abstract: The present embodiments provide methods for writing content to a media that comprise retrieving a first portion of a key structure from the media or a remote server, generating or receiving a second portion of the key structure based on the first portion of the key structure, encrypting content based at least on the second portion of the key structure, producing encrypted content, and writing the encrypted content onto the media. The present embodiments further provide recording media that include a digitally writable surface that is optically readable, a control area optionally comprising a pre-recorded set of keys defining a first portion of a key structure, and a data portion that records non-pre-recorded content protected according to a second portion of the key structure generated according to at least a portion of the first portion of the key structure.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2004Date of Patent: April 20, 2010Assignee: Sonic SolutionsInventor: James H. Taylor
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Publication number: 20090265617Abstract: The present embodiments provide methods, apparatuses, and systems for use in maintaining data quality upon conversion to a different data format. Some embodiments provide methods that receive media data in a first format, initiate a first conversion of the media data at the first format to a second converted format, identify parameters dictating the conversion to the second converted format, record the parameters, and distribute the recorded parameters to remote systems such that the parameters at least in part control the remote systems during a conversion of the media data to the second converted format.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2009Publication date: October 22, 2009Applicant: SONIC SOLUTIONS, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATIONInventors: Bruce W. Randall, James H. Taylor, Mark N. Ely, Kenneth G. Oetzel
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Patent number: 7555715Abstract: The present embodiments provide methods, apparatuses, and systems for use in maintaining data quality upon conversion to a different data format. Some embodiments provide methods that receive media data in a first format, initiate a first conversion of the media data at the first format to a second converted format, identify parameters dictating the conversion to the second converted format, record the parameters, and distribute the recorded parameters to remote systems such that the parameters at least in part control the remote systems during a conversion of the media data to the second converted format.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2005Date of Patent: June 30, 2009Assignee: Sonic SolutionsInventors: Bruce W. Randall, James H. Taylor, Mark N. Ely, Kenneth G. Oetzel