Patents by Inventor Norman M. Pokutylowicz

Norman M. Pokutylowicz 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).

  • Compressible objects having partial foam interiors combined with a drilling fluid to form a variable density drilling mud
    Patent number: 8088717
    Abstract: A compressible object is described that may be utilized in drilling mud and with a drilling system to manage the density of the drilling mud. The compressible object includes a shell that encloses an interior region. The interior region of the shell is at least partially filled with a foam. The internal pressure of the compressible object may be greater than about 200 psi (pounds per square inch) at atmospheric pressure, greater than 500 psi at atmospheric pressure, greater than 1500 psi at atmospheric pressure or more preferably greater than 2000 psi at atmospheric pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Richard S. Polizzotti, Dennis George Peiffer, Ramesh Gupta, Norman M. Pokutylowicz, Barbara Carstensen, Michael J. Luton, Paul Matthew Spiecker
  • Compressible objects having a predetermined internal pressure combined with a drilling fluid to form a variable density drilling mud
    Patent number: 8088716
    Abstract: A compressible object is described that may be utilized in drilling mud and with a drilling system to manage the density of the drilling mud. The compressible object includes a shell that encloses an interior region. Also, the compressible object has an internal pressure (i) greater than about 200 pounds per square inch at atmospheric pressure and (ii) selected for a predetermined external pressure, wherein external pressures that exceed the internal pressure reduce the volume of the compressible object and wherein the shell being designed to reduce localized strains of the compressible object during expansion and compression of the compressible object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Richard S. Polizzotti, Dennis George Peiffer, Ramesh Gupta, Norman M. Pokutylowicz, Barbara Carstensen, Michael J. Luton, Paul Matthew Spiecker
  • Compressible objects combined with a drilling fluid to form a variable density drilling mud
    Patent number: 8076269
    Abstract: A compressible object is described that may be utilized in drilling mud and with a drilling system to manage the density of the drilling mud. The compressible object includes a shell that encloses an interior region. The shell experiences less strain when the external pressure is about equal to the internal pressure than when the external pressure is above or below a predetermined compression interval of the compressible object includes a shell that encloses an interior region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Richard S. Polizzotti, Dennis George Peiffer, Ramesh Gupta, Norman M. Pokutylowicz, Barbara Carstensen, Michael J. Luton, Paul Matthew Spiecker
  • Method for fabricating compressible objects for a variable density drilling mud
    Patent number: 7972555
    Abstract: Methods for fabricating compressible object are described. These compressible objects may be utilized in drilling mud and with a drilling system to manage the density of the drilling mud. The method includes selecting an architecture for a compressible object; selecting a wall material for the compressible object; and fabricating the compressible object, wherein the compressible object has a shell that encloses an interior region, and has an internal pressure (i) greater than about 200 pounds per square inch at atmospheric pressure and (ii) selected for a predetermined external pressure, wherein external pressures that exceed the internal pressure reduce the volume of the compressible object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Richard S. Polizzotti, Dennis George Peiffer, Ramesh Gupta, Norman M. Pokutylowicz, Barbara Carstensen, Michael J. Luton, Paul Matthew Spiecker
  • METHOD FOR FABRICATING COMPRESSIBLE OBJECTS FOR A VARIABLE DENSITY DRILLING MUD
    Publication number: 20090091053
    Abstract: Methods for fabricating compressible object are described. These compressible objects may be utilized in drilling mud and with a drilling system to manage the density of the drilling mud. The method includes selecting an architecture for a compressible object; selecting a wall material for the compressible object; and fabricating the compressible object, wherein the compressible object has a shell that encloses an interior region, and has an internal pressure (i) greater than about 200 pounds per square inch at atmospheric pressure and (ii) selected for a predetermined external pressure, wherein external pressures that exceed the internal pressure reduce the volume of the compressible object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventors: Richard S. Polizzotti, Dennis George Peiffer, Ramesh Gupta, Norman M. Pokutylowicz, Barbara Carstensen, Michael J. Luton, Paul Matthew Spiecker
  • COMPRESSIBLE OBJECTS COMBINED WITH A DRILLING FLUID TO FORM A VARIABLE DENSITY DRILLING MUD
    Publication number: 20090090559
    Abstract: A compressible object is described that may be utilized in drilling mud and with a drilling system to manage the density of the drilling mud. The compressible object includes a shell that encloses an interior region. The shell experiences less strain when the external pressure is about equal to the internal pressure than when the external pressure is above or below a predetermined compression interval of the compressible object includes a shell that encloses an interior region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventors: Richard S. Polizzotti, Dennis George Peiffer, Ramesh Gupta, Norman M. Pokutylowicz, Barbara Carstensen, Michael J. Luton, Paul Matthew Spiecker
  • Compressible Objects Having A Predetermined Internal Pressure Combined With A Drilling Fluid To Form A Variable Density Drilling Mud
    Publication number: 20090090558
    Abstract: A compressible object is described that may be utilized in drilling mud and with a drilling system to manage the density of the drilling mud. The compressible object includes a shell that encloses an interior region. Also, the compressible object has an internal pressure (i) greater than about 200 pounds per square inch at atmospheric pressure and (ii) selected for a predetermined external pressure, wherein external pressures that exceed the internal pressure reduce the volume of the compressible object and wherein the shell being designed to reduce localized strains of the compressible object during expansion and compression of the compressible object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventors: Richard S. Polizzotti, Dennis George Peiffer, Ramesh Gupta, Norman M. Pokutylowicz, Barbara Carstensen, Michael J. Luton, Paul Matthew Spiecker
  • COMPRESSIBLE OBJECTS HAVING PARTIAL FOAM INTERIORS COMBINED WITH A DRILLING FLUID TO FORM A VARIABLE DENSITY DRILLING MUD
    Publication number: 20090084604
    Abstract: A compressible object is described that may be utilized in drilling mud and with a drilling system to manage the density of the drilling mud. The compressible object includes a shell that encloses an interior region. The interior region of the shell is at least partially filled with a foam. The internal pressure of the compressible object may be greater than about 200 psi (pounds per square inch) at atmospheric pressure, greater than 500 psi at atmospheric pressure, greater than 1500 psi at atmospheric pressure or more preferably greater than 2000 psi at atmospheric pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Inventors: Richard S. Polizzotti, Dennis George Peiffer, Ramesh Gupta, Norman M. Pokutylowicz, Barbara Carstensen, Michael J. Luton, Paul Matthew Spiecker