Patents by Inventor Michael Edwin Pollard

Michael Edwin 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).

  • Patent number: 11021931
    Abstract: A sand fallback tool having an outer tubular body with proximal end, a distal end, a chamber therebetween surrounding an axis extending from the proximal end through the distal end, a tubular flow divider supported within the chamber to divide at least a portion of the chamber of the outer tubular body into a central passage along the axis and an annular passage radially intermediate an exterior of the tubular flow divider and an interior of the outer tubular body, and an unobstructed axial settling path from the proximal connector into the central passage. One embodiment further includes a tubular extension coupled to the proximal connector and extending along the axis to terminate at a distal end of the tubular extension received within a proximal end of the tubular flow divider to provide an ā€œSā€-shaped flow pathway intermediate the annular passage and the proximal connector of the outer tubular body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: THE CAVINS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Roy Spence Arterbury, Michael Edwin Pollard
  • Publication number: 20210156225
    Abstract: A sand fallback tool having an outer tubular body with proximal end, a distal end, a chamber therebetween surrounding an axis extending from the proximal end through the distal end, a tubular flow divider supported within the chamber to divide at least a portion of the chamber of the outer tubular body into a central passage along the axis and an annular passage radially intermediate an exterior of the tubular flow divider and an interior of the outer tubular body, and an unobstructed axial settling path from the proximal connector into the central passage. One embodiment further includes a tubular extension coupled to the proximal connector and extending along the axis to terminate at a distal end of the tubular extension received within a proximal end of the tubular flow divider to provide an ā€œSā€-shaped flow pathway intermediate the annular passage and the proximal connector of the outer tubular body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: The Cavins Corporation
    Inventors: Roy Spence Arterbury, Michael Edwin Pollard
  • Patent number: 10352110
    Abstract: An assembly for use in a well, where the assembly includes a casing section, a modular carrier body, at least one securing ring, and at least one at least one port through the modular carrier body for connecting a compression fitting for at least one fiber optic line. The modular carrier body has a shape that can conform to the outer diameter of the casing section, and has a carrier body interior to house at least one fiber optic line, and a fiber optic line splicing assembly. At least one securing ring has a shape conformable to both the outer diameter of the casing section and a portion of a surface of the modular carrier body. The assembly can have two securing rings on either end of the modular carrier body as it is mounted to the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory K. Olin, Michael Edwin Pollard, Brian Vandellyn Park
  • Patent number: 10281671
    Abstract: An assembly can include a barrel housing having an opened end. The barrel housing can also include a barrel port for mounting a first compression fitting. A racetrack tray can be positioned within the barrel housing. The racetrack tray can receive an optical fiber and an electrical cable of a hybrid cable. A cap can be secured to the opened end of the barrel housing. The cap can include a cap port for receiving a second compression fitting. A primary seal can be positioned in a groove on one of the cap or the barrel housing. The primary seal can create a pressure seal between the cap and the barrel housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Vandellyn Park, Michael Edwin Pollard
  • Publication number: 20170363830
    Abstract: An assembly can include a barrel housing having an opened end. The barrel housing can also include a barrel port for mounting a first compression fitting. A racetrack tray can be positioned within the barrel housing. The racetrack tray can receive an optical fiber and an electrical cable of a hybrid cable. A cap can be secured to the opened end of the barrel housing. The cap can include a cap port for receiving a second compression fitting. A primary seal can be positioned in a groove on one of the cap or the barrel housing. The primary seal can create a pressure seal between the cap and the barrel housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Brian Vandellyn PARK, Michael Edwin POLLARD
  • Patent number: 9816326
    Abstract: A connection assembly, system and method for connecting components of a wellsite are provided. The wellsite has a wellbore extending into a subsurface formation, the connection assembly includes a female connector having a cavity extending therein, a floating cartridge having, and a male connector. The female connector or floating cartridge is operatively connectable to a first of the components. The floating cartridge is operatively connectable to the female connector and laterally movable therein. The male connector is receivable in the cavity and is operatively connectable to the second of the components and the floating cartridge such that the male connector and the female connector are movably positionable relative to each other by the floating cartridge whereby a misalignment between the wellsite components is tolerated. The male connector may have a joint pivotally connectable to the floating cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: National Oilwell Varco, L.P.
    Inventors: Travis James Miller, Kent Allen Grebing, Michael Edwin Pollard, Frank Benjamin Springett
  • Publication number: 20160341924
    Abstract: An example device in accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure includes a splice housing body comprising a raceway within which optical fibers and electrical cables can be positioned, at least one port through the splice housing body to which a pressure fitting for optical fiber or electrical cable can be mounted, a base to which the splice housing body may be removably attached, and a port in one of the splice housing body or base for inserting fluid in the splice housing body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Brian Vandellyn Park, Michael Edwin Pollard, Jason Edward Therrien, Mikko Jaaskelainen, Christoffer Naden, Gireesh K. Bhat, Frank Gremillion
  • Publication number: 20160333646
    Abstract: An assembly for use in a well, where the assembly includes a casing section, a modular carrier body, at least one securing ring, and at least one at least one port through the modular carrier body for connecting a compression fitting for at least one fiber optic line. The modular carrier body has a shape that can conform to the outer diameter of the casing section, and has a carrier body interior to house at least one fiber optic line, and a fiber optic line splicing assembly. At least one securing ring has a shape conformable to both the outer diameter of the casing section and a portion of a surface of the modular carrier body. The assembly can have two securing rings on either end of the modular carrier body as it is mounted to the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Gregory K. Olin, Michael Edwin Pollard, Brian Vandellyn Park
  • Publication number: 20160334579
    Abstract: An example device in accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure includes a splice housing body comprising a raceway within which optical fibers can be positioned, at least one port through the splice housing body to which a pressure fitting for optical fiber can be mounted, a base to which the splice housing body may be removably attached, and a port in one of the splice housing body or base for inserting fluid in the splice housing body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Brian Vandellyn Park, Michael Edwin Pollard, Jason Edward Therrien, Mikko Jaaskelainen
  • Publication number: 20130264070
    Abstract: A connection assembly, system and method for connecting components of a wellsite are provided. The wellsite has a wellbore extending into a subsurface formation, the connection assembly includes a female connector having a cavity extending therein, a floating cartridge having, and a male connector. The female connector or floating cartridge is operatively connectable to a first of the components. The floating cartridge is operatively connectable to the female connector and laterally movable therein. The male connector is receivable in the cavity and is operatively connectable to the second of the components and the floating cartridge such that the male connector and the female connector are movably positionable relative to each other by the floating cartridge whereby a misalignment between the wellsite components is tolerated. The male connector may have a joint pivotally connectable to the floating cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO, L.P.
    Inventors: Travis James Miller, Kent Allen Grebing, Michael Edwin Pollard, Frank Benjamin Springett