Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Beckel

Jeffrey Beckel 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).

  • Downhole fluid pressure signal generation and transmission
    Patent number: 6604582
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for communication from an instrument disposed in a wellbore. The system includes a flow diverter selectively operable to conduct fluid flow between a first path along the interior of a housing and a second path along the interior of the housing. The system includes an initiator operatively coupled to the flow diverter to cause selective operation thereof in response to an event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph K. Flowers, Michael L. Smith, Jeffrey Beckel, Sarmad Adnan, Lawrence J. Leising
  • Method and apparatus for downhole fluid pressure signal generation and transmission
    Publication number: 20030000707
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for communication from an instrument disposed in a wellbore. The system includes a flow diverter selectively operable to conduct fluid flow between a first path along the interior of a housing and a second path along the interior of the housing. The system includes an initiator operatively coupled to the flow diverter to cause selective operation thereof in response to an event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2001
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventors: Joseph K. Flowers, Michael L. Smith, Jeffrey Beckel, Sarmad Adnan, Lawrence J. Leising