Patents by Inventor Michael Kension

Michael Kension 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).

  • Optical fiber termination apparatus and methods of use, and optical fiber termination process
    Patent number: 7424176
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for terminating and anchoring fiber optic connections are disclosed. One apparatus includes a sealed body enclosing a passage for one or more optical fibers terminating in connections proximate a first end of the sealed body, the sealed body having a diameter less than an internal diameter of an oilfield tubular, the sealed body having a second end adapted to sealingly engage and anchor an end of a fiber optic carrier conduit, the second end connecting the sealed body to the fiber optic carrier conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Kension, Michael G. Gay, Robert Bucher, Mahmuda Afroz