Patents by Inventor Michael H. Johnson

Michael H. Johnson 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: 11934212
    Abstract: A handheld computer device is configured to selectively receive a plurality of fluid output values from a paint sprayer and configured to operate in an accessible mode in which the handheld computer device is in a first location where wireless connectivity, via a continuous or near continuous communication path, to at least one of a network server or the paint sprayer is accessible or operate in an inaccessible mode in which the handheld computer device is in a second location out of range of the continuous or near continuous communication path to at least one of the network server or the paint sprayer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: GRACO MINNESOTA INC.
    Inventors: Christopher M. Lange, Nicholas A. Pagano, Benjamin R. Godding, Mark T. Weinberger, Michael J. Mansheim, Nicholas H. Reath, Andrew J. Kopel, Daniel R. Johnson, Kevin C. Robb, Robert J. Gundersen
  • Patent number: 11934210
    Abstract: A handheld computer device is configured to selectively receive a plurality of fluid output values from a paint sprayer and configured to operate in an accessible mode in which the handheld computer device is in a first location where wireless connectivity, via a continuous or near continuous communication path, to at least one of a network server or the paint sprayer is accessible or operate in an inaccessible mode in which the handheld computer device is in a second location out of range of the continuous or near continuous communication path to at least one of the network server or the paint sprayer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: GRACO MINNESOTA INC.
    Inventors: Christopher M. Lange, Nicholas A. Pagano, Benjamin R. Godding, Mark T. Weinberger, Michael J. Mansheim, Nicholas H. Reath, Andrew J. Kopel, Daniel R. Johnson, Kevin C. Robb, Robert J. Gundersen
  • Patent number: 11934211
    Abstract: A handheld computer device is configured to selectively receive a plurality of fluid output values from a paint sprayer and configured to operate in an accessible mode in which the handheld computer device is in a first location where wireless connectivity, via a continuous or near continuous communication path, to at least one of a network server or the paint sprayer is accessible or operate in an inaccessible mode in which the handheld computer device is in a second location out of range of the continuous or near continuous communication path to at least one of the network server or the paint sprayer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: GRACO MINNESOTA INC.
    Inventors: Christopher M. Lange, Nicholas A. Pagano, Benjamin R. Godding, Mark T. Weinberger, Michael J. Mansheim, Nicholas H. Reath, Andrew J. Kopel, Daniel R. Johnson, Kevin C. Robb, Robert J. Gundersen
  • Publication number: 20240026758
    Abstract: A tubular for reservoir fines control includes a body having an outer surface and an inner surface defining a flow path. A plurality of openings is formed in the body connecting the outer surface and the flow path. A pre-formed member including a material mesh is overlaid onto the outer surface. The material mesh is formed from a material swellable upon exposure to a selected fluid introduced into a wellbore. The material mesh has a selected porosity allowing methane to pass into the flow path while preventing passage of fines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: John K. Wakefield, Michael H. Johnson
  • Patent number: 11879313
    Abstract: A tubular for reservoir fines control includes a body having an outer surface and an inner surface defining a flow path. A plurality of openings is formed in the body connecting the outer surface and the flow path. A pre-formed member including a material mesh is overlaid onto the outer surface. The material mesh is formed from a material swellable upon exposure to a selected fluid. The material mesh has a selected porosity allowing methane to pass into the flow path while preventing passage of fines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: John K. Wakefield, Michael H. Johnson
  • Patent number: 11434720
    Abstract: A downhole tool and method of use. The downhole tool includes a stimulation sleeve receptive to a stimulation insert, and a production sleeve receptive to a production insert. A formation parameter of the reservoir is obtained. The tool is assembled to include the stimulation sleeve and the production sleeve, which are configured based on the formation parameter. The tool is run downhole into a wellbore to perform a stimulation operation via the stimulation sleeve and a production operation via the production sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Michael H. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20210348474
    Abstract: A downhole tool and method of use. The downhole tool includes a stimulation sleeve receptive to a stimulation insert, and a production sleeve receptive to a production insert. A formation parameter of the reservoir is obtained. The tool is assembled to include the stimulation sleeve and the production sleeve, which are configured based on the formation parameter. The tool is run downhole into a wellbore to perform a stimulation operation via the stimulation sleeve and a production operation via the production sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
    Inventor: Michael H. Johnson
  • Patent number: 11098545
    Abstract: A method for configuring a wellbore system includes guiding a tractor into a tubular string including an inner surface supporting more or more components to a select one of the plurality of components, deploying an element from the tractor into the tubular string, engaging the selected one of the plurality of components with the tractor, and changing a configuration of the selected one of the plurality of components with the element deployed from the tractor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Otto Fanini, Michael H. Johnson
  • Patent number: 11053774
    Abstract: An operating system for a barrier valve or safety valve is responsive to increments in annulus or tubing pressure. An indexing device controls valves that selectively direct pressure applied to one side of an operating piston or the other for attaining the open and closed positions of the barrier valve. One such indexing device can be a j-slot. Other devices that operate a pair of hydraulic valves in tandem for pressure direction to one side of an actuation piston or another are contemplated. The system needs no electric power and there are no control lines needed to run below the production packer in the case of using annulus pressure to actuate the piston or at all if access to tubing pressure is provided from the vicinity of the barrier valve components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael H. Johnson, Todd C. Jackson
  • Patent number: 10989003
    Abstract: A resource exploration and recovery system includes a first system, a second system including a tubular string having an inner surface, a connector system provided at the inner surface, a screen component, and a cable extending between the connector system and the control system. The connector system includes at least one connector component and at least one frangible link component. A tractor is deployable into the tubular string. The tractor includes a cable reel having an amount of cable deployable in the tubular string. The tractor is connected to a control system and is operable to configure at least one component in the tubular string including at least one of the connector component, the frangible link component and the screen component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Otto Fanini, Michael H. Johnson
  • Patent number: 10940673
    Abstract: A method of forming a structure for a downhole application comprises forming an interfacial material comprising at least one of self-reinforced polyphenylene, polyphenylene sulfide, polysulfone, and polyphenylsulfone between opposing surfaces of a first substrate and a second substrate. A downhole structure and a downhole assembly are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey R. Potts, Sayantan Roy, Michael H. Johnson, Anil K. Sadana
  • Publication number: 20200347704
    Abstract: A tubular for reservoir fines control includes a body having an outer surface and an inner surface defining a flow path. A plurality of openings is formed in the body connecting the outer surface and the flow path. A pre-formed member including a material mesh is overlaid onto the outer surface. The material mesh is formed from a material swellable upon exposure to a selected fluid. The material mesh has a selected porosity allowing methane to pass into the flow path while preventing passage of fines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC
    Inventors: John K. Wakefield, Michael H. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20200291749
    Abstract: An operating system for a barrier valve or safety valve is responsive to increments in annulus or tubing pressure. An indexing device controls valves that selectively direct pressure applied to one side of an operating piston or the other for attaining the open and closed positions of the barrier valve. One such indexing device can be a j-slot. Other devices that operate a pair of hydraulic valves in tandem for pressure direction to one side of an actuation piston or another are contemplated. The system needs no electric power and there are no control lines needed to run below the production packer in the case of using annulus pressure to actuate the piston or at all if access to tubing pressure is provided from the vicinity of the barrier valve components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC
    Inventors: Michael H. Johnson, Todd C. Jackson
  • Publication number: 20200284111
    Abstract: A method for configuring a wellbore system includes guiding a tractor into a tubular string including an inner surface supporting more or more components to a select one of the plurality of components, deploying an element from the tractor into the tubular string, engaging the selected one of the plurality of components with the tractor, and changing a configuration of the selected one of the plurality of components with the element deployed from the tractor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
    Inventors: Otto Fanini, Michael H. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20200284112
    Abstract: A resource exploration and recovery system includes a first system, a second system including a tubular string having an inner surface, a connector system provided at the inner surface, a screen component, and a cable extending between the connector system and the control system. The connector system includes at least one connector component and at least one frangible link component. A tractor is deployable into the tubular string. The tractor includes a cable reel having an amount of cable deployable in the tubular string. The tractor is connected to a control system and is operable to configure at least one component in the tubular string including at least one of the connector component, the frangible link component and the screen component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
    Inventors: Otto Fanini, Michael H. Johnson
  • Patent number: 10767451
    Abstract: A tubular for reservoir fines control includes a body having an outer surface and an inner surface defining a flow path. A plurality of openings are formed in the body connecting the outer surface and the flow path. A material mesh is overlaid onto the outer surface. The material mesh is formed from a material swellable upon exposure to a selected fluid. The material mesh has a selected porosity allowing methane to pass into the flow path while preventing passage of fines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: John K. Wakefield, Michael H. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20200240232
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an article comprising a plurality of domains fused together; wherein the domains comprise a core comprising a first metal; and a first layer disposed upon the core; the first layer comprising a second metal; the first metal being chemically different the second metal. Disclosed herein too is a method comprising rolling a sheet in a roll mill; the sheet comprising a first metal and having disposed upon each opposing face of the sheet a first layer that comprises a second metal; the second metal being chemically different from the first metal; cutting the sheet into a plurality of sheets; stacking the plurality of sheets; and rolling the stacked sheets in the roll mill to form a blank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC
    Inventors: Randall V. Guest, Michael H. Johnson, Zhiyue Xu
  • Patent number: 10704363
    Abstract: An operating system for a barrier valve or safety valve is responsive to increments in annulus or tubing pressure. An indexing device controls valves that selectively direct pressure applied to one side of an operating piston or the other for attaining the open and closed positions of the barrier valve. One such indexing device can be a j-slot. Other devices that operate a pair of hydraulic valves in tandem for pressure direction to one side of an actuation piston or another are contemplated. The system needs no electric power and there are no control lines needed to run below the production packer in the case of using annulus pressure to actuate the piston or at all if access to tubing pressure is provided from the vicinity of the barrier valve components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Michael H. Johnson, Todd C. Jackson
  • Patent number: 10697266
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an article comprising a plurality of domains fused together; wherein the domains comprise a core comprising a first metal; and a first layer disposed upon the core; the first layer comprising a second metal; the first metal being chemically different the second metal. Disclosed herein too is a method comprising rolling a sheet in a roll mill; the sheet comprising a first metal and having disposed upon each opposing face of the sheet a first layer that comprises a second metal; the second metal being chemically different from the first metal; cutting the sheet into a plurality of sheets; stacking the plurality of sheets; and rolling the stacked sheets in the roll mill to form a blank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Randall V. Guest, Michael H. Johnson, Zhiyue Xu
  • Patent number: 10669797
    Abstract: A tool configured to dissolve in a selected subsurface environment includes a coating layer disposed about a particle core. The coating layer is formed from a plurality of substantially contiguous coated particles forming a substantially-continuous, cellular nanomatrix comprising a nanomatrix material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Michael H. Johnson, Zhiyue Xu