Patents by Inventor Jorg Ernst Eckerlin

Jorg Ernst Eckerlin 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).

  • Seismic source and method of generating a seismic wave in a formation
    Patent number: 7748446
    Abstract: A Seismic source comprising an actuator having a rotary part (104) and a reciprocative part (105), conversion means (109) in the form of corrugated surfaces to convert a rotation of the rotary part (104) into a reciprocal movement of the reciprocative part (105), and a vibrator body (106) that is connected to the reciprocative part (105) of the actuator by means of a spring (107).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Bruno Best, Jörg Ernst Eckerlin
  • System for lining a section of a wellbore
    Patent number: 7172025
    Abstract: A system for lining a section of a wellbore with an expandable tubular element is provided. The system includes an elongate string extending into the wellbore, the string being provided with the tubular element in the unexpanded form thereof whereby the tubular element surrounds a lower portion of the string. The string is further provided with an expander arranged at a lower end part of the tubular element and anchoring means for anchoring an upper end part of the tubular element in the wellbore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventor: Jörg Ernst Eckerlin
  • System for lining a section of a wellbore
    Publication number: 20060243452
    Abstract: A system for lining a section of a wellbore with an expandable tubular element is provided. The system includes an elongate string extending into the wellbore, the string being provided with the tubular element in the unexpanded form thereof whereby the tubular element surrounds a lower portion of the string. The string is further provided with an expander arranged at a lower end part of the tubular element and anchoring means for anchoring an upper end part of the tubular element in the wellbore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2002
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventor: Jorg Ernst Eckerlin