Patents by Inventor Kenneth Wayne Ahlhorn

Kenneth Wayne Ahlhorn 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).

  • Force balancing system for use with a well bore tool
    Patent number: 7857076
    Abstract: A force balancing system for use with a well bore tool, such as a drilling tool, is provided. The tool may be connected to a drill string, and the force balancing system is adapted to decouple the weight of the drill string from the operation of the tool. The force balancing system utilizes hydraulic or pneumatic pressure to advance the tool into the well bore, while preventing excessive weight from being applied to the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Javins Corporation
    Inventors: Huy D. Bui, Brooks Howard Javins, Kenneth Wayne Ahlhorn
  • FORCE BALANCING SYSTEM FOR USE WITH A WELL BORE TOOL
    Publication number: 20090266613
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for a system for use with a well bore tool that is adapted to decouple the weight of the drill string from the operation and utilizes instead hydraulic or pneumatic pressure to advance a drilling tool into a well bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2008
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Huy D. Bui, Brooks Howard Javins, Kenneth Wayne Ahlhorn