Patents by Inventor Jonathan Charles Long

Jonathan Charles Long 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).

  • Bending of a shaft of a steerable borehole drilling tool
    Patent number: 8579044
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, a steerable drilling tool is provided including a rotatable shaft extending through a housing where the shaft and the housing are separated by at least one bearing or two sets of bearings, the shaft having a first portion terminating at a first end of the shaft and a second portion terminating at a second end of the shaft. The steerable drilling tool may further include a drill bit structure operatively coupled to the first portion and a steering subsystem comprising a pair of bearings operatively coupled to the first portion. The steering subsystem may be configured to angulate the shaft by exerting force substantially through the pair of bearings. In certain embodiments, the first portion is between the first end and about one-third of the length of the shaft from the first end towards the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Gyrodata, Incorporated
    Inventors: Peter Allen, Nigel John Dennis Kilshaw, Walter Edward Somerville Davey, Jonathan Charles Long, Donald Ian Carruthers
  • BENDING OF A SHAFT OF A STEERABLE BOREHOLE DRILLING TOOL
    Publication number: 20110240368
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, a steerable drilling tool is provided including a rotatable shaft extending through a housing where the shaft and the housing are separated by at least one bearing or two sets of bearings, the shaft having a first portion terminating at a first end of the shaft and a second portion terminating at a second end of the shaft. The steerable drilling tool may further include a drill bit structure operatively coupled to the first portion and a steering subsystem comprising a pair of bearings operatively coupled to the first portion. The steering subsystem may be configured to angulate the shaft by exerting force substantially through the pair of bearings. In certain embodiments, the first portion is between the first end and about one-third of the length of the shaft from the first end towards the second end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: GYRODATA, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Peter Allen, Nigel John Dennis Kilshaw, Walter Edward Somerville Davey, Jonathan Charles Long, Donald Ian Carruthers