Patents by Inventor Kevin Dwain Fink

Kevin Dwain Fink 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: 11927092
    Abstract: A status of an isolation barrier can be determined by comparing data collected by a sensor below the isolation barrier to data collected by a sensor above the isolation barrier. A sensor assembly can be coupled to an isolation barrier assembly downhole from the isolation barrier assembly for collecting data related to a characteristic of the wellbore. The sensor assembly can transmit the data collected to a tool positioned up-hole from the isolation barrier. The tool can transmit the data to a surface of the wellbore. The sensor assembly can be powered by a battery pack or via a connection to a downhole tool that supplies the power to the sensor assembly. The downhole tool that receives the data from the sensor assembly (and optionally provides power to the sensor assembly) can be inserted and removed from the wellbore over the lifetime of the well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark S. Holly, Kevin Dwain Fink, Celso Max Trujillo, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11286767
    Abstract: A wellbore assembly for use downhole in a wellbore may include a casing string comprising a mandrel. The mandrel may include a side pocket in an inner region of the mandrel. A downhole device may be positioned within the side pocket of the mandrel. The downhole device may include an electronics package, a power source, and a transmitter for transmitting data from the downhole device via a wireless communications link to a downhole tool for transmitting the data to a surface of the wellbore for monitoring a downhole environment of the wellbore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark S. Holly, Kevin Dwain Fink, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20210355818
    Abstract: A status of an isolation barrier can be determined by comparing data collected by a sensor below the isolation barrier to data collected by a sensor above the isolation barrier. A sensor assembly can be coupled to an isolation barrier assembly downhole from the isolation barrier assembly for collecting data related to a characteristic of the wellbore. The sensor assembly can transmit the data collected to a tool positioned up-hole from the isolation barrier. The tool can transmit the data to a surface of the wellbore. The sensor assembly can be powered by a battery pack or via a connection to a downhole tool that supplies the power to the sensor assembly. The downhole tool that receives the data from the sensor assembly (and optionally provides power to the sensor assembly) can be inserted and removed from the wellbore over the lifetime of the well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Mark S. Holly, Kevin Dwain Fink, Jr., Celso Max Trujillo, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20210230996
    Abstract: A wellbore assembly for use downhole in a wellbore may include a casing string comprising a mandrel. The mandrel may include a side pocket in an inner region of the mandrel. A downhole device may be positioned within the side pocket of the mandrel. The downhole device may include an electronics package, a power source, and a transmitter for transmitting data from the downhole device via a wireless communications link to a downhole tool for transmitting the data to a surface of the wellbore for monitoring a downhole environment of the wellbore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Mark S. Holly, Kevin Dwain Fink, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20170247960
    Abstract: A sensor assembly for actuating a valve comprising: a magnet; and a sensor for the magnet, wherein a tool that is positioned adjacent to the magnet alters the magnetic field of the magnet, wherein the sensor detects the alteration of the magnetic field, and when the sensor detects the alteration, then the sensor actuates a valve to open or close. A method of actuating a valve in a wellbore comprising: positioning the sensor assembly within the wellbore; and running the tool into the wellbore. A system for actuating a valve, the system comprising: a wellbore; the valve; a tool positioned within the casing; and the sensor assembly, wherein the sensor assembly detects the presence or absence of the tool at the location of the magnet, and wherein the sensor assembly actuates the valve to open or close based on the location of the tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Donald G. Kyle, Kevin Dwain Fink, Craig William Godfrey