Patents by Inventor Michael Reese
Michael Reese 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).
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Patent number: 11933172Abstract: Directional drilling is an extremely important area of technology for the extraction of oil and gas from earthen formations. The technology of the present application relates to improved non-stabilizer guidance positioning members for directional drilling assemblies and for drill strings. It also relates to an improved method for analyzing the fit and engagement of a directional drilling assembly in curved and straight wellbores in order to produce improved guidance positioning members. It also relates to a method of designing guidance positioning members for directional drilling. It also relates to drilling directional wellbores using the guidance positioning members of the present technology.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2020Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: XR Lateral LLCInventors: Edward Spatz, Michael Reese, David Miess, Gregory Prevost
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Patent number: 11873227Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide an apparatus and process for producing ammonia. The apparatus includes a reactor having (i) an inlet to receive an inlet gas comprising nitrogen and hydrogen, (ii) a catalyst and an absorbent disposed within an internal volume of the reactor, the catalyst configured to convert the nitrogen and hydrogen to a reaction mixture including ammonia, unreacted nitrogen, and unreacted hydrogen, the absorbent configured to selectively absorb a portion of the ammonia in the reactor during formation of the reaction mixture, and (iii) an outlet to discharge the reaction mixture from the reactor.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2020Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTAInventors: Edward Cussler, Alon McCormick, Michael Reese, Deepak Ojha, Matt Kale, Paul Dauenhauer, Prodromos Daoutidis, Mohammadmahdi Malmali
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Publication number: 20230392719Abstract: A cover for a pipe includes a hollow cylinder having an upper opening and a lower opening defining an interior channel. A flange surrounds the lower opening, such that the flange can be secured to the floor or other surface through which a pipe extends via adhesive fasteners, mechanical fasteners, or the like. The interior channel of the hollow cylinder is configured to receive the pipe therethrough, such that the pipe extends through the upper and lower openings of the hollow cylinder. The hollow cylinder may be rigid or flexible and can be utilized to easily cover exposed plumbing or similar pipes to improve their appearance and provide a more finished look.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2022Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventor: Thomas Michael Reese
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Patent number: 11644077Abstract: In a method for coating a brake lining carrier plate with an adhesive composition that is to be dried, the lining carrier plate is inductively heated to the desired drying temperature before the adhesive is applied.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2019Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: TMD Friction Services GmbHInventors: Dominik Maus, Frank Gümpel, Markus Steinhauer, Dieter Wappler, Michael Reese
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Patent number: 11255136Abstract: Directional drilling is an extremely important area of technology for the extraction of oil and gas from earthen formations. The technology of the present application relates to improved positioning elements for directional drilling assemblies. It also relates to drilling directional wellbores using the guidance positioning members of the present technology.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2017Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: XR Lateral LLCInventors: Edward Spatz, Michael Reese, David Miess, Gregory Prevost
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Patent number: 11193330Abstract: A drilling machine for a wellbore is provided. The drilling machine may include a dynamic lateral pad that is movable between an extended and retracted position. In the extended position, the pad moves the drill bit in a direction for drilling. The drilling machine may include a dynamic lateral cutter that is movable between an extended and retracted position. In at least the extended position, the cutter engages the wellbore and removes formation. The drilling machine may include a monolithic or integral drill bit/drive shaft to reduce the distance between a positive displacement motor and a distal end of the monolithic or integral drill bit/drive shaft. The drilling machine may include separate cutting structures that have different rotational speeds and can further utilize the integral drill bit/drift shaft and/or a bent housing that generates an off-axis rotation which helps optimize the formation removal in the center area of the wellbore.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2018Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: XR Lateral LLCInventors: Edward Spatz, Michael Reese, James Dudley
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Patent number: 11132364Abstract: A computing system determines a response to a query. A bin start value and a bin stop value is defined for each bin based on an input bin option. End nodes are split based on the bin start value and the bin stop value of each bin to define a second plurality of end nodes. Each start node of a plurality of start nodes that is connected to each end node of the second plurality of end nodes is identified based on the respective link attributes of a plurality of link attributes. Overlapping start nodes of the plurality of start nodes that overlap at an end node of the second plurality of end nodes are identified based on a predefined overlap query graph that defines a connectivity to identify between a start node and the end node. The identified overlapping start nodes are output as a response to the predefined overlap query graph.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2021Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: SAS Institute Inc.Inventors: Matthew Victor Galati, Brandon Michael Reese
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Patent number: 11093864Abstract: A computing system computes a variable relevance using a trained tree model. (A) A next child node is selected. (B) A number of observations associated with the next child node is computed. (C) A population ratio value is computed. (D) A next leaf node is selected. (E) First observations are identified. (F) A first impurity value is computed for the first observations. (G) Second observations are identified when the first observations are associated with the descending child nodes. (H) A second impurity value is computed for the second observations. (I) A gain contribution is computed. (J) A node gain value is updated. (K) (D) through (J) are repeated. (L) A variable gain value is updated for a variable associated with the split test. (M) (A) through (L) are repeated. (N) A set of relevant variables is selected based on the variable gain value.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2020Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: SAS Institute Inc.Inventor: Brandon Michael Reese
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Publication number: 20210246727Abstract: Directional drilling is an extremely important area of technology for the extraction of oil and gas from earthen formations. The technology of the present application relates to improved non-stabilizer guidance positioning members for directional drilling assemblies and for drill strings. It also relates to an improved method for analyzing the fit and engagement of a directional drilling assembly in curved and straight wellbores in order to produce improved guidance positioning members. It also relates to a method of designing guidance positioning members for directional drilling. It also relates to drilling directional wellbores using the guidance positioning members of the present technology.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2020Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: XR LATERAL LLC.Inventors: Edward Spatz, Michael Reese, David Miess, Gregory Prevost
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Publication number: 20210190160Abstract: In a method for coating a brake lining carrier plate with an adhesive composition that is to be dried, the lining carrier plate is inductively heated to the desired drying temperature before the adhesive is applied.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2019Publication date: June 24, 2021Applicant: TMD Friction Services GmbHInventors: Dominik MAUS, Frank GÜMPEL, Markus STEINHAUER, Dieter WAPPLER, Michael REESE
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Patent number: 10890030Abstract: Directional drilling is an extremely important area of technology for the extraction of oil and gas from earthen formations. The technology of the present application relates to improved non-stabilizer guidance positioning members for directional drilling assemblies and for drill strings. It also relates to an improved method for analyzing the fit and engagement of a directional drilling assembly in curved and straight wellbores in order to produce improved guidance positioning members. It also relates to a method of designing guidance positioning members for directional drilling. It also relates to drilling directional wellbores using the guidance positioning members of the present technology.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2017Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: XR Lateral LLCInventors: Edward Spatz, Michael Reese, David Miess, Gregory Prevost
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Patent number: 10872183Abstract: Examples of techniques for geomechanical risk and hazard assessment and mitigation are disclosed. In one example implementation, a method may include generating, by a processor, a geomechanical model for a location for drilling a borehole; performing a risk assessment to identify at least one risk associated with drilling the borehole; updating, by the processor, the geomechanical model as a pre-drill updated geomechanical model by applying a mitigation solution to mitigate the at least one risk associated with drilling the borehole; generating, by the processor, a drilling plan for drilling the borehole based on the pre-drill geomechanical model; and drilling the borehole based on the drilling plan.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2017Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLCInventors: Michael Reese, Shauna Brown, Malcolm Sim, John David D'Alessandro
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Publication number: 20200325030Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide an apparatus and process for producing ammonia. The apparatus includes a reactor having (i) an inlet to receive an inlet gas comprising nitrogen and hydrogen, (ii) a catalyst and an absorbent disposed within an internal volume of the reactor, the catalyst configured to convert the nitrogen and hydrogen to a reaction mixture including ammonia, unreacted nitrogen, and unreacted hydrogen, the absorbent configured to selectively absorb a portion of the ammonia in the reactor during formation of the reaction mixture, and (iii) an outlet to discharge the reaction mixture from the reactor.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2020Publication date: October 15, 2020Inventors: Edward Cussler, Alon McCormick, Michael Reese, Deepak Ojha, Matt Kale, Paul Dauenhauer, Prodromos Daoutidis
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Patent number: 10662711Abstract: A drill bit mounted on or integral to a mandrel on the distal end of a downhole motor directional assembly is provided. The drill bit is in a fixed circumferential relationship with the activating mechanism of one or more dynamic lateral pads (DLP). The technologies of the present application assist in and optionally control the extent of lateral movement of the drill bit. The technologies include, among other things, the placement and angulation of the cutting structures in the cone areas of the blades on the drill bit.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2018Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: XR Lateral LLCInventors: Michael Reese, Gregory C. Prevost
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Patent number: 10626674Abstract: A drilling machine for a wellbore is provided. The drilling machine may include a dynamic lateral pad that is movable between an extended and retracted position. In the extended position, the pad moves the drill bit in a direction for drilling. The drilling machine may include a dynamic lateral cutter that is movable between an extended and retracted position. In at least the extended position, the cutter engages the wellbore and removes formation. The drilling machine may include a monolithic or integral drill bit/drive shaft to reduce the distance between a positive displacement motor and a distal end of the monolithic or integral drill bit/drive shaft. The drilling machine may include separate cutting structures that have different rotational speeds and can further utilize the integral drill bit/drift shaft and/or a bent housing that generates an off-axis rotation which helps optimize the formation removal in the center area of the wellbore.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2017Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: XR LATERAL LLCInventors: Edward Spatz, Michael Reese, James Dudley
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Publication number: 20190309575Abstract: A downhole assembly for a directional drilling apparatus is provided. The downhole assembly includes at least one positioning element. The positioning element has a first radial extension when the downhole assembly is drilling a wellbore. When the downhole assembly inclination is greater than a predetermined amount, such as when the downhole assembly is horizontal, the positioning element has a second radial extension that is less than the first radial extension.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2018Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: Edward Spatz, Michael Reese, David Miess, Gregory Prevost, William W. King
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Publication number: 20190169935Abstract: A drilling machine for a wellbore is provided. The drilling machine may include one or more dynamic lateral pads (or simply “pads”) that are movable between an extended and retracted position. Generally, the pad(s) are deployed on the bend side of the drilling machine proximal to the drill bit and distal of the bend of the housing. While drilling, the drill bit may experience a deviation force that causes the drill bit to become misaligned with its original course. By extending the pad(s), however, the drilling machine can counteract the deviation force. Deployment of the pad(s) can produce a restorative force in opposition to the deviation force, thereby reducing or eliminating the directional tendency resulting from the deviation force.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2019Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventors: Edward Spatz, Michael Reese, Gregory Prevost, Michael V. Williams, Barry LaCoste, David P. Miess, William W. King
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Patent number: 10229356Abstract: Features are disclosed for error tolerant model compression. Such features could be used to reduce the size of a deep neural network model including several hidden node layers. The size reduction in an error tolerant fashion ensures predictive applications relying on the model do not experience performance degradation due to model compression. Such predictive applications include automatic recognition of speech, image recognition, and recommendation engines. Partially quantized models are re-trained such that any degradation of accuracy is “trained out” of the model providing improved error tolerance with compression.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2014Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Baiyang Liu, Michael Reese Bastian, Bjorn Hoffmeister, Sankaran Panchapagesan, Ariya Rastrow
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Publication number: 20190055785Abstract: A drilling machine for a wellbore is provided. The drilling machine may include a dynamic lateral pad that is movable between an extended and retracted position. In the extended position, the pad moves the drill bit in a direction for drilling. The drilling machine may include a dynamic lateral cutter that is movable between an extended and retracted position. In at least the extended position, the cutter engages the wellbore and removes formation. The drilling machine may include a monolithic or integral drill bit/drive shaft to reduce the distance between a positive displacement motor and a distal end of the monolithic or integral drill bit/drive shaft. The drilling machine may include separate cutting structures that have different rotational speeds and can further utilize the integral drill bit/drift shaft and/or a bent housing that generates an off-axis rotation which helps optimize the formation removal in the center area of the wellbore.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2018Publication date: February 21, 2019Inventors: Edward Spatz, Michael Reese, James Dudley
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Publication number: 20190017328Abstract: A drill bit mounted on or integral to a mandrel on the distal end of a downhole motor directional assembly is provided. The drill bit is in a fixed circumferential relationship with the activating mechanism of one or more dynamic lateral pads (DLP). The technologies of the present application assist in and optionally control the extent of lateral movement of the drill bit. The technologies include, among other things, the placement and angulation of the cutting structures in the cone areas of the blades on the drill bit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2018Publication date: January 17, 2019Inventors: Michael Reese, Gregory C. Prevost