Patents by Inventor Kevin S. Kippola

Kevin S. Kippola 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).

  • Adjustable deployment apparatus for an actively clamped tubing-conveyed in-well seismic station
    Patent number: 6986389
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to an apparatus and method for seismic monitoring. In one aspect, an apparatus for acoustically coupling a sensor mechanism to a surface in a wellbore is provided. The apparatus includes a mandrel disposable in a tubing string. The apparatus further includes a carrier member disposed on the mandrel, the carrier member axially adjustable relative to the mandrel. The apparatus also includes at least one sensor mounted on the carrier member, the at least one sensor connected to the surface of the well via a cable line and a deployment assembly disposed on the carrier member for coupling the at least one sensor to the surface of the well. In another aspect, a method for acoustically coupling a sensor mechanism to a surface of a wellbore is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2006
    Assignee: Weatherford/Lamb, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Foster, Francis X. Bostick, III, Robert Coon, Kevin S. Kippola, Sverre Knudsen, Arne Berg
  • Adjustable deployment apparatus for an actively clamped tubing-conveyed in-well seismic station
    Publication number: 20040216872
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to an apparatus and method for seismic monitoring. In one aspect, an apparatus for acoustically coupling a sensor mechanism to a surface in a wellbore is provided. The apparatus includes a mandrel disposable in a tubing string. The apparatus further includes a carrier member disposed on the mandrel, the carrier member axially adjustable relative to the mandrel. The apparatus also includes at least one sensor mounted on the carrier member, the at least one sensor connected to the surface of the well via a cable line and a deployment assembly disposed on the carrier member for coupling the at least one sensor to the surface of the well. In another aspect, a method for acoustically coupling a sensor mechanism to a surface of a wellbore is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2003
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventors: Michael Foster, F. X. Bostick, Robert Coon, Kevin S. Kippola, Sverre Knudsen, Arne Berg