Patents by Inventor Joel Taylor Cawkell

Joel Taylor Cawkell 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).

  • Cuttings processing unit
    Patent number: 11603723
    Abstract: A cuttings processing unit may include a conveyor interface configured to interface with a mud cleaning complex to receive drill cuttings. The cuttings processing unit may further include a breaker mill module operably positioned to receive the cuttings via the conveyor interface, a cuttings tank module operably positioned beneath the breaker mill module, and a pump module operably positioned beneath the cuttings tank module. The breaker mill module may be configured to grind the cuttings into a finer composition. The cuttings tank module may be configured to agitate the finer composition and create a slurry. The pump module may be configured to move the slurry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: NOV CANADA ULC
    Inventors: Peter Brent Rochon, Joel Taylor Cawkell
  • CUTTINGS PROCESSING UNIT
    Publication number: 20210062595
    Abstract: A cuttings processing unit may include a conveyor interface configured to interface with a mud cleaning complex to receive drill cuttings. The cuttings processing unit may further include a breaker mill module operably positioned to receive the cuttings via the conveyor interface, a cuttings tank module operably positioned beneath the breaker mill module, and a pump module operably positioned beneath the cuttings tank module. The breaker mill module may be configured to grind the cuttings into a finer composition. The cuttings tank module may be configured to agitate the finer composition and create a slurry. The pump module may be configured to move the slurry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Peter Brent Rochon, Joel Taylor Cawkell