Patents by Inventor Omar H. Balcazar

Omar H. Balcazar 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: 9945213
    Abstract: A screen includes a framework of a first material having one or more openings therethrough defining a fluidic filter, and a substance of a second material positioned within the one or more openings in the framework and configured to be removable from the framework during an electrochemical reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventor: Omar H. Balcazar
  • Publication number: 20170175495
    Abstract: A screen includes a framework of a first material having one or more openings therethrough defining a fluidic filter, and a substance of a second material positioned within the one or more openings in the framework and configured to be removable from the framework during an electrochemical reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventor: Omar H. Balcazar
  • Publication number: 20140151287
    Abstract: A screen includes a framework of a first material having one or more openings therethrough defining a fluidic filter, and a substance of a second material positioned within the one or more openings in the framework and configured to be removable from the framework during an electrochemical reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Inventor: Omar H. Balcazar
  • Patent number: 8736267
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for measuring a parameter of an object is disclosed. The object is placed within a vessel configured to contain the object via an opening in the vessel. A cover is placed over the opening. A securing device is used to secure the cover to the vessel. A measurement device is used to measure the parameter of the object at a raised pressure. The parameter can be a nuclear magnetic resonance parameter of the object. A fluid in the vessel can be heated to raise the pressure within the sealed vessel. In various embodiments, the securing device can be a second cover or a clamp, for example. The measured parameter can be used in determining a suitability of the object for use in downhole environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: David Peter Gerrard, Omar H. Balcazar
  • Publication number: 20120326718
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for measuring a parameter of an object is disclosed. The object is placed within a vessel configured to contain the object via an opening in the vessel. A cover is placed over the opening. A securing device is used to secure the cover to the vessel. A measurement device is used to measure the parameter of the object at a raised pressure. The parameter can be a nuclear magnetic resonance parameter of the object. A fluid in the vessel can be heated to raise the pressure within the sealed vessel. In various embodiments, the securing device can be a second cover or a clamp, for example. The measured parameter can be used in determining a suitability of the object for use in downhole environments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: David Peter Gerrard, Omar H. Balcazar
  • Patent number: 8281854
    Abstract: A subterranean screen system features openings in a base pipe and sleeve sections of a porous material that preferably swells in the borehole to span an annular space around the base pipe. Retainers are mounted to the base pipe in a desired location and mechanically fixated using an internal grip system actuated through the wall of the retainer. A wedging action of slip segments is initiated by an angularly advancing assembly through the wall of the retainer. The retainer can have end rings extending past one or both ends over which the screen sleeve extends. Flat or ridges on the exterior of the retainer or end rings make assembly easier with hand tools to allow for rapid field assembly, if needed. Filtration occurs through the sleeves that abut the borehole wall and into the base pipe openings and to the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Sean L. Gaudette, Jason J. Barnard, Gerald D. Lynde, Omar H. Balcazar
  • Publication number: 20110174481
    Abstract: A subterranean screen system features openings in a base pipe and sleeve sections of a porous material that preferably swells in the borehole to span an annular space around the base pipe. Retainers are mounted to the base pipe in a desired location and mechanically fixated using an internal grip system actuated through the wall of the retainer. A wedging action of slip segments is initiated by an angularly advancing assembly through the wall of the retainer. The retainer can have end rings extending past one or both ends over which the screen sleeve extends. Flat or ridges on the exterior of the retainer or end rings make assembly easier with hand tools to allow for rapid field assembly, if needed. Filtration occurs through the sleeves that abut the borehole wall and into the base pipe openings and to the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Sean L. Gaudette, Jason J. Barnard, Gerald D. Lynde, Omar H. Balcazar