Patents by Inventor Jon Howard

Jon Howard 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).

  • Patent number: 11939837
    Abstract: Provided is a clutch assembly, a SSSV, and a method for operating an SSSV. The clutch assembly, in one aspect, includes an output coupler housing, an input shaft, and an electromagnet coupled to the input shaft. In at least one aspect, the electromagnet is configured to axially translate the output coupler housing from a de-coupled state to a coupled state when the electromagnet is energized. The clutch assembly, in one aspect, further includes one or more grooves located in one of an outer surface of the input shaft or an inner surface of the central opening, and one or more engagement members located in the other of the inner surface of the central opening or the outer surface of the input shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Robert Wood, Kevin Robin Passmore, Bruce Edward Scott, Jon-Howard Elliott Hanson
  • Publication number: 20240091617
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to an adjustable-incline climbing wall. The climbing wall comprises one or more climbing panels supported by a frame and a system for adjusting the incline of the frame to provide a climbing wall of a desired incline. The incline of the climbing wall may be adjusted by activating an actuator, which extends the upper portion of the frame a distance from a support wall, tilting the climbing wall to a desired incline. When the climbing wall is substantially vertically oriented, the system for adjusting the incline of the climbing wall may extend only a small distance from the support wall so that the adjustable-incline climbing wall has a relatively small footprint. In some embodiments, the climbing wall may also comprise one or more fitness accessories that can brought to an optimal height for a particular user through adjustment of the climbing wall incline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Timothy Shawn Sudeith, Sarah Mae Howard, Benjamin Tiffin, Joel Greenblatt, Joseph Sweeney, Aaron Jon Baumgartner, Justin Lee
  • Publication number: 20240060393
    Abstract: A mechanical clutch allows for transfer of torque downhole that may avoid the need for a hydraulic electrical coil-driven piston. In one or more examples, an anti-rotation guide for a downhole clutch includes a guide track and a follower moveable along the guide track for guiding relative movement between an upper armature and a lower armature. The guide track includes an axially-extending portion terminating in a circumferential loop. The axially extending portion guides the upper armature into axial engagement with the lower armature in response to rotation of the input shaft. The circumferential loop thereafter allows rotation of the upper and lower armatures together in response to further rotation of the input shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Edward Scott, Kevin Robin Passmore, Nicholas Robert Wood, Jon-Howard Elliott Hanson
  • Publication number: 20230417123
    Abstract: Provided is a clutch assembly, a SSSV, and a method for operating an SSSV. The clutch assembly, in one aspect, includes an output coupler housing, an input shaft, and an electromagnet coupled to the input shaft. In at least one aspect, the electromagnet is configured to magnetize the input shaft when the electromagnet is energized. The clutch assembly, in one aspect, further includes one or more grooves located in the input shaft and one or more engagement members located in the inner surface of the central opening of the output coupler housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Nicholas Robert Wood, Kevin Robin Passmore, Bruce Edward Scott, Jon-Howard Elliott Hanson
  • Publication number: 20230417124
    Abstract: Provided is a clutch assembly, a SSSV, and a method for operating an SSSV. The clutch assembly, in one aspect, includes an output coupler housing, an input shaft, and an electromagnet coupled to the input shaft. In at least one aspect, the electromagnet is configured to magnetize the output coupler housing when the electromagnet is energized. The clutch assembly, in one aspect, further includes one or more grooves located in an inner surface of a central opening in the output coupler housing and one or more engagement members located in the outer surface of the input shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Nicholas Robert Wood, Kevin Robin Passmore, Bruce Edward Scott, Jon-Howard Elliott Hanson
  • Publication number: 20230417125
    Abstract: Provided is a clutch assembly, a SSSV, and a method for operating an SSSV. The clutch assembly, in one aspect, includes an output coupler housing, an input shaft, and an electromagnet coupled to the input shaft. In at least one aspect, the electromagnet is configured to axially translate the output coupler housing from a de-coupled state to a coupled state when the electromagnet is energized. The clutch assembly, in one aspect, further includes one or more grooves located in one of an outer surface of the input shaft or an inner surface of the central opening, and one or more engagement members located in the other of the inner surface of the central opening or the outer surface of the input shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Nicholas Robert Wood, Kevin Robin Passmore, Bruce Edward Scott, Jon-Howard Elliott Hanson
  • Patent number: 11753875
    Abstract: A downhole torque limiter. The downhole torque limiter may include a tubular housing; a pipe positioned within the tubular housing, the pipe transitioning from a larger inside diameter (IDL) to a smaller inside diameter (IDS), thereby forming a venturi profile having a first pressure zone (Z1) and a second pressure zone (Z2); a tubular valve plate radially positioned between the tubular housing and the pipe and rotationally fixed with the pipe; a lower sub rotationally fixed relative to the tubular housing and rotationally coupled to the tubular valve plate via a clutch mechanism; and a valve assembly positioned within a longitudinal opening extending along at least a portion of a sidewall of the tubular valve plate, the valve assembly configured to be activated by a pressure drop created by fluid flowing through the venturi profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon-Howard Elliott Hanson, Kyle Davis
  • Patent number: 11639636
    Abstract: Provided, in one aspect, is a downhole torque limiter, comprising a tubular housing; a pipe positioned within the tubular housing; one or more clutch mechanisms positioned between the pipe and the tubular housing, the one or more clutch mechanisms configured to move between a engaged state to fix the tubular housing relative to the pipe and a disengaged state to allow with the tubular housing to rotate relative to the pipe; and a fluid control system coupled with an exterior of the one or more clutch mechanisms, the fluid control system configured to allow the one or more clutch mechanisms to move from the engaged state to the disengaged state based upon sensing movement of the pipe relative to the tubular housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon-Howard Elliott Hanson, Richard Decena Ornelaz, Michael Linley Fripp, Gregory T. Werkheiser
  • Patent number: 11634959
    Abstract: A setting module for setting a packer assembly in a wellbore can include a motor, a sensor, and an electronic control device. The sensor can detect pressure of fluid from a surface of the wellbore in an inner diameter of the setting module and output detected pressure to an electronic control device. The electronic control device can detect a triggering pressure sequence of the fluid from the surface and can, in response to detecting the triggered pressure sequence, output a command to the motor to drive a pump to cause a slip to move for setting the packer assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Reid Maher, Jon-Howard Elliott Hanson
  • Publication number: 20230069763
    Abstract: A setting module for setting a packer assembly in a wellbore can include a motor, a sensor, and an electronic control device. The sensor can detect pressure of fluid from a surface of the wellbore in an inner diameter of the setting module and output detected pressure to an electronic control device. The electronic control device can detect a triggering pressure sequence of the fluid from the surface and can, in response to detecting the triggered pressure sequence, output a command to the motor to drive a pump to cause a slip to move for setting the packer assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Peter Reid Maher, Jon-Howard Elliott Hanson
  • Publication number: 20230021731
    Abstract: A downhole tool for cleaning a wellbore includes a tool body having a passage therein. A liquid is to flow through the passage of the tool body and have an intermittent flow pattern. An inner sleeve positioned within the tool body includes a recess having a recess pattern. In response to the intermittent flow pattern of the flow of fluid, a shift pin positioned in the recess of the inner sleeve is to traverse through the recess pattern. The downhole tool includes at least one scraper blade. The scraper blade is movable between a retracted position and a radially expanded position. In response to the shift pin traversing the recess pattern of the recess, the scraper blade can be expanded radially outward toward a wall of the wellbore from the retracted position to the expanded position and/or retracted inward away from the wall of the wellbore from the expanded position to the retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Jon-Howard Elliott Hanson, Kyle Wayne Davis, Peter Reid Maher, Timothy Simmonds, Alan Pace, Gavin Munro
  • Publication number: 20230008617
    Abstract: Provided, in one aspect, is a downhole torque limiter, comprising a tubular housing; a pipe positioned within the tubular housing, the pipe transitioning from a larger inside diameter (IDL) to a smaller inside diameter (IDS), thereby forming a venturi profile having a first pressure zone (Z1) and a second pressure zone (Z2); a tubular valve plate radially positioned between the tubular housing and the pipe and rotationally fixed with the pipe; a lower sub rotationally fixed relative to the tubular housing and rotationally coupled to the tubular valve plate via a clutch mechanism; and a valve assembly positioned within a longitudinal opening extending along at least a portion of a sidewall of the tubular valve plate, the valve assembly configured to be activated by a pressure drop created by fluid flowing through the venturi profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Jon-Howard Elliott Hanson, Kyle Davis
  • Publication number: 20220381097
    Abstract: Provided, in one aspect, is a downhole torque limiter, comprising a tubular housing; a pipe positioned within the tubular housing; one or more clutch mechanisms positioned between the pipe and the tubular housing, the one or more clutch mechanisms configured to move between a engaged state to fix the tubular housing relative to the pipe and a disengaged state to allow with the tubular housing to rotate relative to the pipe; and a fluid control system coupled with an exterior of the one or more clutch mechanisms, the fluid control system configured to allow the one or more clutch mechanisms to move from the engaged state to the disengaged state based upon sensing movement of the pipe relative to the tubular housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Jon-Howard Elliott Hanson, Richard Decena Ornelaz, Michael Linley Fripp, Gregory T. Werkheiser
  • Publication number: 20190362853
    Abstract: A method and system for ergonomically augmenting a workspace. A contextual and interactive automated ergonomic assessment is performed by which user data relating to a workspace setup and a patient's experience of the workspace is obtained. Features and deficiencies of equipment in the workspace, and possible ergonomic risks to the patient, are identified. The system includes a relational library of equipment, equipment features, deficiencies, and ergonomic issues, which may be referenced to select recommended equipment to augment the workspace. Additional ergonomic interventions may also be recommended. A predictive model may gather insights and may be leveraged to make statistically-informed recommendations for augmentations to the workspace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Kurt William FRIARS, Douglas FRIARS, Jon HOWARD, Daniel WALDIE
  • Patent number: 6098080
    Abstract: A computer system, program product, and method of collecting interned data utilize an interned indicator for an internable data element that indicates whether such a data element is in fact interned within an intern data structure. By maintaining this information, iteration completely through the intern data structure during collection may be avoided, thereby reducing the overhead and improving the efficiency of the collection process. In addition, a computer system, program product, and method of collecting interned data may also determine during a second stage of a collection cycle whether an interned data element, which was determined to be unreachable during a first stage of the collection cycle, has subsequently been accessed through an intern data structure since the beginning of the first stage of the collection cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John Clarence Endicott, Elliot Karl Kolodner, Jon Howard Peterson, Robert Carl Seemann
  • Patent number: 5682913
    Abstract: A cleaning apparatus for cleaning chemically processed articles between chemical processing steps. The cleaning apparatus includes a sealable pressurization vessel. After a chemical process step, an article, such as a semiconductor wafer is placed in the vessel. The vessel is sealed. Vessel pressure is adjusted. Solvent in the vessel is heated to a boil forming a vapor. Solvent vapor is recondensed by a primary condensing coil. Condensed solvent rains onto the article, washing it. After the article is clean, it is dried when a secondary condensing coil condenses the solvent vapor, causing the distilled solvent to rain into and be collected by a collection tray. Collected solvent is channelled into a storage reservoir. The storage reservoir is sealed after all of the solvent is collected. The vessel is opened to remove the cleaned article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1997
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Margaret Jane Lawson, Edward Joseph Leonard, Jon Howard Nansen
  • Patent number: 4784240
    Abstract: An elevator dispatching method which estimates the time of arrival (ETA) of each car at the floor of a hall call to be assigned. A building profile of average door cycle times per floor, over predetermined periods of the day, is tabulated and used in the ETA calculations, to provide more accurate ETA values and thus a lower average call waiting time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1988
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventors: Robert C. MacDonald, Gerald M. Rees, Elsa Abrego, Matthew Martin, Jon Howard, Marjorie J. Polis, Jeffrey W. Blain
  • Patent number: D1016949
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: EVERLAST CLIMBING INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Timothy Shawn Sudeith, Sarah Mae Howard, Benjamin Tiffin, Joel Greenblatt, Joseph Sweeney, Aaron Jon Baumgartner, Justin Lee