Patents by Inventor Namic Klioua

Namic Klioua 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).

  • Online measuring assembly of the rheological properties of a drilling fluid and associated measuring method
    Patent number: 9638618
    Abstract: This assembly includes a measuring device (50) including a container (60) and an insert (62) arranged in the container (60). The measuring device (50) includes a means (68) for driving the container (60) in rotation around a central axis, the container (60) and the insert (62) defining an intermediate space (64) between them for measuring the drilling fluid. The assembly includes a control and measurement unit (58), capable of recording information representative of the force applied by the drilling fluid on the insert (62) during the rotation of the container (60). The assembly includes an intake pipe (84) for bringing drilling fluid to be measured into the intermediate space (94) and a pump (82), comprising an inlet connected to a sampling head (80) and an outlet connected to the intake pipe (84) to pump the drilling fluid towards the intermediate space (64).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: GEOSERVICES EQUIPMENTS
    Inventors: Eric Villard, Namic Klioua
  • Online Measuring Assembly of the Rheological Properties of a Drilling Fluid and Associated Measuring Method
    Publication number: 20130009784
    Abstract: This assembly includes a measuring device (50) including a container (60) and an insert (62) arranged in the container (60). The measuring device (50) includes a means (68) for driving the container (60) in rotation around a central axis, the container (60) and the insert (62) defining an intermediate space (64) between them for measuring the drilling fluid. The assembly includes a control and measurement unit (58), capable of recording information representative of the force applied by the drilling fluid on the insert (62) during the rotation of the container (60). The assembly includes an intake pipe (84) for bringing drilling fluid to be measured into the intermediate space (94) and a pump (82), comprising an inlet connected to a sampling head (80) and an outlet connected to the intake pipe (84) to pump the drilling fluid towards the intermediate space (64).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventors: Eric Villard, Namic Klioua