Patents by Inventor Lauren Jane Dodds

Lauren Jane Dodds 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).

  • Near-bit gamma ray sensors in a rotating section of a rotary steerable system
    Patent number: 9933544
    Abstract: An example apparatus includes an outer housing and a drive shaft at least partially within and rotationally independent from the outer housing. A drill bit may be coupled to the drive shaft. At least one gamma ray sensor may be rotationally coupled to the drive shaft within the outer housing. In certain embodiments, the apparatus further includes a housing rotationally coupled to the drive shaft, wherein the housing comprises at least one pressurized cavity; and the at least one gamma ray sensor is located within the at least one pressurized cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Lauren Jane Dodds, Jonathan Peter Zacharko
  • NEAR-BIT GAMMA RAY SENSORS IN A ROTATING SECTION OF A ROTARY STEERABLE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170329042
    Abstract: An example apparatus includes an outer housing and a drive shaft at least partially within and rotationally independent from the outer housing. A drill bit may be coupled to the drive shaft. At least one gamma ray sensor may be rotationally coupled to the drive shaft within the outer housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Lauren Jane Dodds, Jonathan Peter Zacharko