Patents by Inventor Marcel Luke Boucher

Marcel Luke Boucher 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).

  • Apparatus for weight on bit measurements, and methods of using same
    Patent number: 6957575
    Abstract: The present invention is generally directed to a tool for obtaining downhole measurements and methods of using such a tool. In one illustrative embodiment the tool comprises a body, at least one strain gauge cavity in the body, the strain gauge cavity having a strain gauge mounting surface that is located at a position such that a region of approximately zero strain due to at least one downhole operating condition exists on the mounting surface when the tool is subjected to downhole operating conditions, and a strain gauge operatively coupled to the mounting face above the region of approximately zero strain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2005
    Assignee: ReedHycalog, L.P.
    Inventors: Marcel Luke Boucher, Aaron Schen, Craig Robert Ivie, Brian Peter Jarvis