Patents by Inventor Neil Andrew Abecrombie Simpson

Neil Andrew Abecrombie Simpson 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: 6607046
    Abstract: A drill bit suitable to be connected to a drill string for drilling a borehole into an earth formation, the drill string having a central longitudinal axis, the drill bit comprising a bit body connectable to the lower end of the drill string, and a cutting member provided with cutting devices at the outer surface thereof, the cutting member being rotatable relative to the bit body about a longitudinal axis of rotation extending eccentrically relative to the central longitudinal axis of the drill string, between a first rotational position[ and a second rotational position, whereby in said second rotational position the cutting devices arranged at a larger radial distance from the central longitudinal axis of the drill string than in said first rotational position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Michael John Betts, Timothy William Rhys Harris, Neil Andrew Abecrombie Simpson
  • Publication number: 20020112338
    Abstract: A method of forming a profile (10) in a section of tubing (12) comprises; providing an expander device (14) having at least one radially extendable expander member (22), positioning the device (14) at a predetermined location in the tubing (12); and extending the member (22) to deform the tubing (12) to create a profile (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 1999
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Inventors: PAUL DAVID METCALFE, NEIL ANDREW ABECROMBIE SIMPSON