Patents by Inventor Michael Bladon

Michael Bladon 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 INDUCTIVE COMMUNICATION LINK
    Publication number: 20260139582
    Abstract: An inductive communication link for use in a bottom hole assembly includes an outer antenna assembly including an outer antenna deployed and sealed in an outer antenna housing, an inner antenna assembly including an inner antenna deployed and sealed in a pin end of an inner antenna housing, wherein the open axial end of the outer antenna housing is configured to receive the pin end of the inner antenna housing such that the inner antenna is inductively linked with the outer antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2025
    Publication date: May 21, 2026
    Inventors: Michael Bladon, Adam Mewha, Peter Donlon
  • Downhole electromagnetic communications between two wells
    Patent number: 10267142
    Abstract: A method for conducting survey measurements in a ranging operation between a first well and a second well include generating an electromagnetic field in a downhole location in the first well and scanning for the electromagnetic field in a downhole location in the second well. When at least one characteristic of the electromagnetic field is detected, the method includes automatically initiating survey measurements for a ranging operation without receiving a downlink command from surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Huicheng Pan, Asif Khaleel, Erwann Lemenager, Jaroslav Dobos, Sameer Bhoite, Michael Bladon
  • DOWNHOLE ELECTROMAGNETIC COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN TWO WELLS
    Publication number: 20170218750
    Abstract: A method for conducting survey measurements in a ranging operation between a first well and a second well include generating an electromagnetic field in a downhole location in the first well and scanning for the electromagnetic field in a downhole location in the second well. When at least one characteristic of the electromagnetic field is detected, the method includes automatically initiating survey measurements for a ranging operation without receiving a downlink command from surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Huicheng Pan, Asif Khaleel, Erwann Lemenager, Jaroslav Dobos, Sameer Bhoite, Michael Bladon