Patents by Inventor Megan Laura Buchheit

Megan Laura Buchheit 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).

  • Downhole tool with an isolated actuator
    Patent number: 10208568
    Abstract: A downhole tool in accordance to aspects of the disclosure includes a housing forming a bore to convey a wellbore fluid, an actuating piston moveably disposed in a cylinder located in the housing adjacent to the bore and a barrier fluid isolating the actuating piston from the bore. The downhole tool may include a compensator piston in communication with the barrier fluid and the bore that is moveable to balance the pressure between the barrier fluid and the bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven Nicholas Hill, Geoffrey Pinard, Megan Laura Buchheit
  • DOWNHOLE TOOL WITH AN ISOLATED ACTUATOR
    Publication number: 20180016870
    Abstract: A downhole tool in accordance to aspects of the disclosure includes a housing forming a bore to convey a wellbore fluid, an actuating piston moveably disposed in a cylinder located in the housing adjacent to the bore and a barrier fluid isolating the actuating piston from the bore. The downhole tool may include a compensator piston in communication with the barrier fluid and the bore that is moveable to balance the pressure between the barrier fluid and the bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Steven Nicholas Hill, Geoffrey Pinard, Megan Laura Buchheit