Patents by Inventor Ludger E. Heuermann-Kuehn

Ludger E. Heuermann-Kuehn 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).

  • Probabilistic determination of health prognostics for selection and management of tools in a downhole environment
    Patent number: 9784099
    Abstract: A system and method to determine health prognostics for selection and management of a tool for deployment in a downhole environment are described. The system includes a database to store life cycle information of the tool, the life cycle information including environmental and operational parameters associated with use of the tool. The system also includes a memory device to store statistical equations to determine the health prognostics of the tool, and a processor to calibrate the statistical equations and build a time-to-failure model of the tool based on a first portion of the life cycle information in the database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Amit Anand Kale, Troy A. Falgout, David Burhoe, Ludger E. Heuermann-Kuehn, Richard Yao, Albert A. Alexy, Paul A. Lowson, Thomas Nguyen, Otto N. Fanini
  • PROBABILISTIC DETEMINATION OF HEALTH PROGNOSTICS FOR SELECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF TOOLS IN A DOWNHOLE ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20150167454
    Abstract: A system and method to determine health prognostics for selection and management of a tool for deployment in a downhole environment are described. The system includes a database to store life cycle information of the tool, the life cycle information including environmental and operational parameters associated with use of the tool. The system also includes a memory device to store statistical equations to determine the health prognostics of the tool, and a processor to calibrate the statistical equations and build a time-to-failure model of the tool based on a first portion of the life cycle information in the database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Amit Anand Kale, Troy A. Falgout, David Burhoe, Ludger E. Heuermann-Kuehn, Richard Yao, Albert A. Alexy, Paul A. Lowson, Thomas Nguyen, Otto N. Fanini