Patents by Inventor Michael J. Fuller

Michael J. Fuller 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: 11975328
    Abstract: The assembly includes a docking console and a manifold. The docking console includes a cartridge support surface having a first end and a second end. The manifold has one or more wells defined therein. The docking console further includes a manifold retention bracket to releasably hold the manifold against a fluid cartridge supported on the cartridge support surface at an interface position such that the one or more wells are in fluid communication with the fluid cartridge and a biased seal bar to press the fluid cartridge against the manifold held by the manifold retention bracket. A hydrophilic porous frit disposed within at least one of the wells and is to permit liquid to flow through the outlet aperture but prevent gas from passing through the outlet aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignees: ILLUMINA, INC., ILLUMINA CAMBRIDGE LIMITED
    Inventors: Bradley Kent Drews, Gudrun Stengel, James Christopher Blake, Mohammed Kafeel Ahamed, Michael Steven Becker, Michael Dangelo, Mark J. Nibbe, Daniel L. Fuller, Oliver Jon Miller
  • Patent number: 11081274
    Abstract: In various examples, a system for wirelessly transmitting power using resonant magnetic field power transfer includes a device including at least one component to be wirelessly powered. The device includes an elongate shaft and a capture element including a capture coil. A source element for wirelessly supplying power to the device includes a source coil disposed around an opening. The opening is sized to allow the elongate shaft of the device to fit therein. The source is located proximate a surgical access point, wherein, with insertion of the elongate shaft within the opening of the source for surgical access, the capture coil is disposed sufficiently proximate the source coil to allow power to be wirelessly transmitted from the source coil to the capture coil to power the at least one component of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Greatbatch Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael J. Fuller, Brian R. Peterson, Jason Hamilton, Leslie I. Halberg, Eric Jankins, Gregory G. Decker
  • Publication number: 20180247759
    Abstract: In various examples, a system for wirelessly transmitting power using resonant magnetic field power transfer includes a device including at least one component to be wirelessly powered. The device includes an elongate shaft and a capture element including a capture coil. A source element for wirelessly supplying power to the device includes a source coil disposed around an opening. The opening is sized to allow the elongate shaft of the device to fit therein. The source is located proximate a surgical access point, wherein, with insertion of the elongate shaft within the opening of the source for surgical access, the capture coil is disposed sufficiently proximate the source coil to allow power to be wirelessly transmitted from the source coil to the capture coil to power the at least one component of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Michael J. Fuller, Brian R. Peterson, Jason Hamilton, Leslie I. Halberg, Eric Jankins, Gregory G. Decker
  • Patent number: 9528351
    Abstract: A technique includes completing a well, including installing a tubing string that includes a screen in the well and installing a fiber-based material outside of the screen. The technique further includes using the well as an injection well, including communicating a fluid into the tubing string to cause an injection flow to be communicated in a fluid flow path from an interior of the tubing string, through the screen and into a formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Konstantin Viktorovich Vidma, Mohan K. R. Panga, Balkrishna Gadiyar, Anatoly Medvedev, Ivan Sergeyevich Glaznev, Raymond J. Tibbles, Michael J. Fuller
  • Patent number: 9388334
    Abstract: A wellbore fluid comprises an aqueous carrier liquid, hydrophobic fibers suspended therein, hydrophobic particulate material also suspended in the carrier liquid, and a gas to wet the surfaces of the particles and fibers and bind them together as agglomerates. The wellbore fluid may be a slickwater fracturing fluid and may be used for fracturing a tight gas reservoir. Using a combination of hydrophobic particulate material, hydrophobic fibers and gas inhibits settling out of the particulate material from an aqueous liquid. Because the gas acts to wet the surfaces of both materials and agglomerates them, the particulate material is made to adhere to the fibers; the fibers form a network which hinders settling of the particulate material adhering to them, and the agglomerates contain gas and so have a bulk density which is less than the specific gravity of the solids contained in the agglomerates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Trevor Lloyd Hughes, Evgeny Borisovich Barmatov, Jill F. Geddes, Michael J. Fuller, Bruno Drochon, Sergey Makarychev-Mikhailov
  • Patent number: 8802601
    Abstract: A method of treating a sandstone-containing formation penetrated by a wellbore is carried out by forming a treatment fluid comprising an aqueous fluid containing a hydrogen fluoride source and an amorphous silica precipitation inhibitor. The treatment fluid is introduced into the formation through the wellbore at a pressure below the fracture pressure of the formation to facilitate dissolution of formation materials, optionally as a single stage. The amorphous silica inhibitor may be a polycarboxylate and/or polycarboxylic acid, an organosilane or a phosphonate compound. The amorphous silica inhibitor may be capable of inhibiting precipitation of amorphous silica so that the treatment fluid contains at least about 500 ppm of silicon after at least about 100 minutes subsequent to the treatment fluid being introduced into the formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Michael J. Fuller, Isabelle Couillet, Ryan Hartman
  • Publication number: 20130244912
    Abstract: A wellbore fluid is an aqueous carrier liquid with first and second hydrophobic particulate materials suspended therein. The first hydrophobic particles have a higher specific gravity than the second hydrophobic particles and the fluid also comprises a gas to wet the surface of the particles and bind them together as agglomerates. The fluid may be a fracturing fluid or gravel packing fluid and the first particulate material may be proppant or gravel. The lighter second particulate material and the gas both reduce the density of the agglomerates which form so that they settle more slowly from the fluid, or are buoyant and do not settle. This facilitates transport and placement in a hydraulic fracture or gravel pack. One application of this is when fracturing a gas-shale with slickwater. The benefit of reduced settling is better placement of proppant so that a greater amount of the fracture is propped open.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Trevor Lloyd Hughes, Evgeny Borisovich Barmatov, Jill F. Geddes, Michael J. Fuller, Bruno Drochon, Sergey Makarychev-Mikhailov
  • Publication number: 20130199782
    Abstract: A technique includes completing a well, including installing a tubing string that includes a screen in the well and installing a fiber-based material outside of the screen. The technique further includes using the well as an injection well, including communicating a fluid into the tubing string to cause an injection flow to be communicated in a fluid flow path from an interior of the tubing string, through the screen and into a formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Inventors: Konstantin Viktorovich Vidma, Mohan K. R. Panga, Balkrishna Gadiyar, Alexander Alexandrovich Burukhin, Ivan Sergeyevich Glaznev, Raymond J. Tibbles, Michael J. Fuller
  • Patent number: 8360149
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for treating a subterranean formation with a fluid, including forming a fluid including a organosilane and a particulate and introducing the fluid into a subterranean formation with exposed surfaces, wherein the organosilane modifies the particulate or surfaces or both. Also, a method and apparatus for treating a subterranean formation with a fluid, including forming a fluid including an organosilane and introducing the fluid into a subterranean formation with exposed surfaces, wherein the organosilane modifies the surfaces with a first functional group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Trevor Lloyd Hughes, Michael J. Fuller, Jill F. Geddes
  • Patent number: 8316941
    Abstract: In a method of treating a sandstone-containing formation penetrated by a wellbore, a treatment fluid comprising an aqueous fluid containing a Bronsted acid, a hydrogen fluoride source and an organic acid or salt thereof that is substantially soluble in the aqueous fluid is formed. The treatment fluid contains less than about 2% of fluoride (F?) by weight of the fluid and from 2% or less of sodium (Na+) by weight of the fluid. The treatment fluid is introduced into the formation through the wellbore as a single-stage without introducing an acid-containing fluid preflush into the formation prior to introducing the treatment fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Wayne W. Frenier, Diankui Fu, Stephen Nigel Davies, Murtaza Ziauddin, Zhijun Xiao, Bruno Lecerf, Helene Bulte, Michael J. Fuller
  • Publication number: 20110220360
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for treating a subterranean formation including forming a first fluid comprising low pH, introducing the first fluid into a subterranean formation, forming a second fluid comprising high pH, and introducing the second fluid into the formation. Apparatus and method for treating a subterranean formation including introducing a acidizing fluid into a subterranean formation, introducing an inert spacer into the formation, introducing an alkaline fluid into the formation, and introducing a brine or a solvent overflush fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: Thomas Lindvig, Murtaza Ziauddin, Michael J. Fuller
  • Publication number: 20110186293
    Abstract: A method and apparatus to treat a subterranean formation including introducing a fluid comprising degradable material into a wellbore, contacting a surface of the wellbore with the fluid, and stimulating a surface of a subterranean formation, wherein the contacting the wellbore surface and stimulating the formation occur over a time period that is tailored by the properties of the degradable material. In some embodiments, the properties of the degradable material include a chemical composition, a surface area, a geometric shape of a particle of the material, a concentration of the material in the fluid, a density of the material, a dimension of a particle of the material, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventors: M. Nihat Gurmen, Daniel Kalinin, Ryan Hellman, Oscar Bustos, J.Ernest Brown, Michael J. Fuller, Ling Kong Teng
  • Patent number: 7947629
    Abstract: An acidizing fluid for sandstone formations is provided, along with methods of acidizing a sandstone formation penetrated by a wellbore. The aqueous acid treatment is a mixture of an aqueous liquid, a fluoride source, and an effective amount of at least one homopolymer or copolymer of a polycarboxylic acid, salt thereof or derivative thereof, which is introduced into the wellbore, and allowed to acidize the formation and concurrently inhibit calcium fluoride formation and impart calcium tolerance to the fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Michael J. Fuller
  • Patent number: 7921911
    Abstract: A method and composition for treating a subterranean formation with a fluid, including forming a fluid including a particulate and an organosilane with the chemical formula RnSiX4-n, wherein n is equal to 1, 2, or 3, R is an organic functional group, and X is a halogen, alkoxy, or acetoxy group, introducing the fluid into a subterranean formation with exposed surfaces, and modifying the wettability of a surface of the particulate or subterranean formation or both. A method and composition for treating a subterranean formation with a fluid including forming a fluid comprising a particulate and an organosilane, introducing the fluid into a subterranean formation with exposed surfaces, and modifying the wettability of the proppant or surfaces or both, wherein the wettability modification degrades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Michael J. Fuller, Trevor Lloyd Hughes, Jill F. Geddes
  • Publication number: 20100323933
    Abstract: Embodiments of this invention relate to a composition and a method for dissolving a filtercake in a subterranean formation comprising forming a mixture comprising a dissolution fluid and a fluid comprising hydrocarbon; introducing the mixture into a subterranean formation containing a filtercake; introducing an aqueous fluid to the mixture; and dissolving the filtercake. Embodiments of this invention also relate to further exposing the mixture to swellable packer. Embodiments of this invention relate to a method for a composition, comprising a fluid comprising hydrocarbon; and a dissolution fluid, wherein the fluid comprising hydrocarbon and dissolution fluid are combined to form a miscible mixture that dissolves a filtercake in a subterranean formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: Michael J. Fuller, Laura Schafer, Bipin Jain
  • Patent number: 7855168
    Abstract: The current disclosure describes a multifunctional fluid that addresses a new concept in the removal of filter cake. A composition is disclosed comprising: a carrier fluid, a surfactant, a fluorine source and an organic stabilizer able to minimize precipitation of fluorine The associated method to remove the filter cake is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Michael J. Fuller, Syed Ali, Laurent Pirolli, John W. Still
  • Patent number: 7841411
    Abstract: A method of treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore is carried out by forming a treatment fluid comprising an aqueous carrier fluid and a solid-form polyimide homopolymer or copolymer capable of hydrolyzing to form polycarboxylates and/or polycarboxylic acids. The treatment fluid is introduced into the formation through the wellbore. In another method, a treatment fluid comprising an aqueous carrier fluid, a solid-form polysuccinimide homopolymer or copolymer and at least one of a viscosifying agent, proppant and an acid capable of dissolving materials of the formation is formed. This is introduced into the formation through the wellbore. A method of treating a sandstone-containing formation penetrated by a wellbore may also be carried out by forming a treatment fluid comprising an aqueous solution containing a hydrogen fluoride source, ammonium hydroxide and at least one of a polyimide and a polycarboxylate, which is introduced into the formation through the wellbore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Michael J. Fuller, John W. Still
  • Patent number: 7753123
    Abstract: Acidizing methods for subterranean formations formed of predominantly siliceous material as well as acidizing compositions. Some methods include injecting into a predominantly siliceous subterranean formation, an aqueous acidic mixture formed by blending an aqueous liquid, a fluoride source, and an effective amount of an alkane sulfonic acid, preferably methane sulfonic acid, to adjust the pH of the fluid where the alkane sulfonic acid where the alkane group may be an unbranched, a branched or a cyclic alkyl residue. Hydrofluoric acid (HF) may not be added to the fluid in some embodiments as the fluoride source, such as the case for an HF free fluid, and, in some instances, hydrochloric acid is not added to the fluid to adjust pH. Also described are compositions containing an aqueous acidic mixture formed by blending an aqueous liquid, a fluoride source, and an effective amount of an alkane sulfonic acid to adjust pH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Michael J. Fuller
  • Publication number: 20100163234
    Abstract: A method and composition for treating a subterranean formation with a fluid, including forming a fluid including a particulate and an organosilane with the chemical formula RnSiX4-n, wherein n is equal to 1, 2, or 3, R is an organic functional group, and X is a halogen, alkoxy, or acetoxy group, introducing the fluid into a subterranean formation with exposed surfaces, and modifying the wettability of a surface of the particulate or subterranean formation or both. A method and composition for treating a subterranean formation with a fluid including forming a fluid comprising a particulate and an organosilane, introducing the fluid into a subterranean formation with exposed surfaces, and modifying the wettability of the proppant or surfaces or both, wherein the wettability modification degrades.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Michael J. Fuller, Trevor Lloyd Hughes, Jill F. Geddes
  • Publication number: 20100160189
    Abstract: The current disclosure describes a multifunctional fluid that addresses a new concept in the removal of filter cake. A composition is disclosed comprising: a carrier fluid, a surfactant, a fluorine source and an organic stabilizer able to minimize precipitation of fluorine The associated method to remove the filter cake is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: Michael J. Fuller, Syed Ali, Laurent Pirolli, John W. Still