Patents by Inventor MARTIN ROMEO SAVOIE

MARTIN ROMEO SAVOIE 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).

  • Braking devices for drilling operations, and systems and methods of using same
    Patent number: 10633943
    Abstract: A brake device for engaging an inner surface of a drill string within a borehole. The brake device has a driving member that defines a plurality of wedge surfaces, a brake retainer that receives at least a portion of the driving member, and a plurality of braking elements positioned in contact with at least a portion of the outer surface of the driving member. The brake retainer has a biasing member that is operatively coupled to the driving member. The biasing member of the brake retainer biases the driving member in a proximal direction relative to the longitudinal axis of the drill string to position the wedge surfaces in contact with corresponding braking elements, and the wedge surfaces drive the braking elements radially outwardly to engage the inner surface of the drill string. The brake device is not coupled to an inner tube assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: LONGYEAR TM, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher L. Drenth, George Iondov, Martin Romeo Savoie
  • BRAKING DEVICES FOR DRILLING OPERATIONS, AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USING SAME
    Publication number: 20180328161
    Abstract: A brake device for engaging an inner surface of a drill string within a borehole. The brake device has a driving member that defines a plurality of wedge surfaces, a brake retainer that receives at least a portion of the driving member, and a plurality of braking elements positioned in contact with at least a portion of the outer surface of the driving member. The brake retainer has a biasing member that is operatively coupled to the driving member. The biasing member of the brake retainer biases the driving member in a proximal direction relative to the longitudinal axis of the drill string to position the wedge surfaces in contact with corresponding braking elements, and the wedge surfaces drive the braking elements radially outwardly to engage the inner surface of the drill string. The brake device is not coupled to an inner tube assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHER L. DRENTH, GEORGE IONDOV, MARTIN ROMEO SAVOIE
  • Braking devices for drilling operations, and systems and methods of using same
    Patent number: 10053973
    Abstract: A brake device for engaging an inner surface of a drill string within a borehole. The brake device has a driving member that defines a plurality of wedge surfaces, a brake retainer that receives at least a portion of the driving member, and a plurality of braking elements positioned in contact with at least a portion of the outer surface of the driving member. The brake retainer has a biasing member that is operatively coupled to the driving member. The biasing member of the brake retainer biases the driving member in a proximal direction relative to the longitudinal axis of the drill string to position the wedge surfaces in contact with corresponding braking elements, and the wedge surfaces drive the braking elements radially outwardly to engage the inner surface of the drill string. The brake device is not coupled to an inner tube assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: LONGYEAR TM, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher L. Drenth, George Iondov, Martin Romeo Savoie
  • BRAKING DEVICES FOR DRILLING OPERATIONS, AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USING SAME
    Publication number: 20170089191
    Abstract: A brake device for engaging an inner surface of a drill string within a borehole. The brake device has a driving member that defines a plurality of wedge surfaces, a brake retainer that receives at least a portion of the driving member, and a plurality of braking elements positioned in contact with at least a portion of the outer surface of the driving member. The brake retainer has a biasing member that is operatively coupled to the driving member. The biasing member of the brake retainer biases the driving member in a proximal direction relative to the longitudinal axis of the drill string to position the wedge surfaces in contact with corresponding braking elements, and the wedge surfaces drive the braking elements radially outwardly to engage the inner surface of the drill string. The brake device is not coupled to an inner tube assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHER L. DRENTH, GEORGE IONDOV, MARTIN ROMEO SAVOIE