Patents by Inventor Michael E. Pollard

Michael E. Pollard 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).

  • Publication number: 20120173289
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to a system and method for detecting patterns of behavior in reported insurance claims. More particularly, the invention resolves insurance claim data with other demographic, activity and other related data about individuals and entities to detect specific subsets of entities and individuals and their insurance claims behaviors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: THOMSON REUTERS (SIENTIFIC) LLC
    Inventors: Michael E. Pollard, Kevin J. McCurry, Matthew A. Probus, Kirk G. Barben
  • Patent number: 6968903
    Abstract: A whipstock assembly includes a whipstock body 8 having a whipstock center of gravity offset radially from the central axis of the whipstock body, a counterweight to releasably secured to the whipstock body, with a counterweight having an offset counterweight center of gravity, an orientation device 5, and a neutralizer 11. The neutralizer causes the combined whipstock/neutralizer center of gravity to be substantially closer to the central axis of the whipstock body compared to the whipstock center of gravity. An attaching mechanism 6, 12 allows the neutralizer to be returned to the surface after the whipstock body is set in the well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Assignee: TIW Corporation
    Inventor: Michael E. Pollard
  • Patent number: 6167961
    Abstract: A whipstock assembly 10 for setting within a casing C on an anchor A diverts a cutting mill M to cut a window in the casing. The whipstock assembly is passed through a restriction positioned above the location where the whipstock assembly is set, is lowered past the restriction in a run in position, and is set within the casing in a set position. The whipstock assembly includes an upper whipstock body 20 having a ramp surface 22, 26, a middle lower whipstock body 60 having a concave guiding face 72, and a lower whipstock body 110 having a concave whipstock diversion face 112. A lower hinge member 118 is provided for positioning the concave whipstock diversion face for diverting the cutting mill, and at least one whipstock positioning member 80, 100 engages the casing when in the set position for positioning the middle whipstock body guiding face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2001
    Assignee: TIW Corporation
    Inventors: Michael E. Pollard, Britt O. Braddick