Patents by Inventor Mark Joshua Miller

Mark Joshua Miller 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: 11781392
    Abstract: An integrated milling and production device. The device includes a production housing, a connector, a motor, and a milling bit. The production housing has a central bore with at least one flapper valve pivotally disposed therein and an actuator. Upon completion of milling operations, the connector may be disengaged from the production housing. The production housing may be repositioned in the well. Activation of the actuator permanently opens the flapper valve to permit the flow of production up the production housing to the well surface. The actuator may be a piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Workover Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Gunther H H von Gynz-Rekowski, Mark Joshua Miller, Kevin James Rudy
  • Publication number: 20210363846
    Abstract: An integrated milling and production device. The device includes a production housing, a connector, a motor, and a milling bit. The production housing has a central bore with at least one flapper valve pivotally disposed therein and an actuator. Upon completion of milling operations, the connector may be disengaged from the production housing. The production housing may be repositioned in the well. Activation of the actuator permanently opens the flapper valve to permit the flow of production up the production housing to the well surface. The actuator may be a piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: Workover Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Gunther HH von Gynz-Rekowski, Mark Joshua Miller, Kevin James Rudy
  • Patent number: 11098549
    Abstract: A mechanically locking hydraulic jar device includes an outer sleeve, an inner sleeve partially disposed in an inner bore of the outer sleeve, and a mechanical lock engaging the outer sleeve and the inner sleeve in a default position to axially secure the inner sleeve to the outer sleeve. Activation of the hydraulic jar disables the mechanical lock to allow axial movement of the inner sleeve relative to the outer sleeve, which generates an impact force when the inner sleeve reaches an activated position. The hydraulic jar device also includes an upward block and a downward block configured to limit the upward and downward axial movement, respectively, of the inner sleeve relative to the outer sleeve when the mechanical lock is disabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Workover Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Gunther H H von Gynz-Rekowski, Mark Joshua Miller, Kevin James Rudy, Russell Wayne Koenig
  • Publication number: 20210198966
    Abstract: A mechanically locking hydraulic jar device includes an outer sleeve, an inner sleeve partially disposed in an inner bore of the outer sleeve, and a mechanical lock engaging the outer sleeve and the inner sleeve in a default position to axially secure the inner sleeve to the outer sleeve. Activation of the hydraulic jar disables the mechanical lock to allow axial movement of the inner sleeve relative to the outer sleeve, which generates an impact force when the inner sleeve reaches an activated position. The hydraulic jar device also includes an upward block and a downward block configured to limit the upward and downward axial movement, respectively, of the inner sleeve relative to the outer sleeve when the mechanical lock is disabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: Workover Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Gunther HH von Gynz-Rekowski, Mark Joshua Miller, Kevin James Rudy, Russell Wayne Koenig
  • Patent number: 10961797
    Abstract: An integrated milling and production device. The device includes a production housing, a connector, a motor, and milling bit. The production housing has a central bore with at least one flapper valve pivotally disposed therein and an actuator. Upon completion of milling operations, the connector may be disengaged from the production housing. The production housing may be repositioned in the well. Activation of the actuator permanently opens the flapper valve to permit the flow of production up the production housing to the well surface. The actuator may be a piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Workover Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Gunther H H von Gynz-Rekowski, Mark Joshua Miller, Kevin James Rudy
  • Patent number: 10829993
    Abstract: A vibration assembly includes a valve above a rotor and stator. The rotor rotates within the stator as fluid flows therethrough. The valve includes a rotating valve segment, which rotates with the rotor, and a non-rotating valve segment each including at least one fluid passage. In an open position, the fluid passages of the valve segments are aligned and a fluid flows through the valve. In a restricted position, the fluid passages of the valve segments are partially or completely unaligned, thereby creating a pressure pulse that is transmitted through the drill string or coiled tubing above the valve. The valve may further include an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve surrounding the non-rotating valve segment. The inner and outer sleeves allow axial sliding but prevent rotation of the non-rotating valve segment. The assembly may further include a lower thrust bearing at a lower end of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: RIVAL DOWNHOLE TOOLS LC
    Inventors: Gunther H H von Gynz-Rekowski, William Christian Herben, Steven Samuel Mitchell, Russell Wayne Koenig, Mark Joshua Miller, Kevin James Rudy
  • Publication number: 20200347676
    Abstract: A vibration assembly includes a valve above a rotor and stator. The rotor rotates within the stator as fluid flows therethrough. The valve includes a rotating valve segment, which rotates with the rotor, and a non-rotating valve segment each including at least one fluid passage. In an open position, the fluid passages of the valve segments are aligned and a fluid flows through the valve. In a restricted position, the fluid passages of the valve segments are partially or completely unaligned, thereby creating a pressure pulse that is transmitted through the drill string or coiled tubing above the valve. The valve may further include an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve surrounding the non-rotating valve segment. The inner and outer sleeves allow axial sliding but prevent rotation of the non-rotating valve segment. The assembly may further include a lower thrust bearing at a lower end of the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Gunther HH von Gynz-Rekowski, William Christian Herben, Steven Samuel Mitchell, Russell Wayne Koenig, Mark Joshua Miller, Kevin James Rudy
  • Publication number: 20200318451
    Abstract: An integrated milling and production device includes a production housing having a central bore, one or more flapper valves pivotally disposed within the central bore, and an actuator disposed within the central bore. The flapper valves are closed in a default position. Activation of the actuator permanently opens the one or more flapper valves. A connector is selectively secured below the production housing, a motor is secured below the connector, and a milling bit is secured below the motor. The motor rotates the milling bit. Activating the connector disconnects the connector from the production housing. The actuator may be a piston disposed above the flapper valves in a milling position and disposed through the flapper valves in a production position to open the flapper valves. In the production position, a fluid may flow from the wellbore through the production housing's central bore and to the surface for collection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: Workover Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Gunther H. H. von Gynz-Rekowski, Mark Joshua Miller, Kevin James Rudy