Patents by Inventor Paul G. Cairns
Paul G. Cairns 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: 10631409Abstract: Methods, systems, devices, and products for manufacturing an electrical assembly, such as a completed downhole circuit board, for use in well logging. Methods include attaching an electrical component to a printed circuit board by mechanically fastening the electrical component to the printed circuit board. Methods may include using a laser to attach a plurality of legs to contact surfaces. Methods may include applying light from the laser to a material of the printed circuit board to produce heat, including mitigating reflection of the light from the material. Methods include forming a connection between a first electrical component of the electrical assembly and a second electrical component of the electrical assembly by causing heating of an additive manufacturing material by applying light from a laser. The connection may be at least one of: i) an electrical connection; ii) a structural connection; iii) an electrical insulation.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2016Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLCInventors: Rocco Difoggio, Otto N. Fanini, Paul G. Cairns, Brian D. Breaux, Benjamin Todd
-
Publication number: 20180042111Abstract: Methods, systems, devices, and products for manufacturing an electrical assembly, such as a completed downhole circuit board, for use in well logging. Methods include attaching an electrical component to a printed circuit board by mechanically fastening the electrical component to the printed circuit board. Methods may include using a laser to attach a plurality of legs to contact surfaces. Methods may include applying light from the laser to a material of the printed circuit board to produce heat, including mitigating reflection of the light from the material. Methods include forming a connection between a first electrical component of the electrical assembly and a second electrical component of the electrical assembly by causing heating of an additive manufacturing material by applying light from a laser. The connection may be at least one of: i) an electrical connection; ii) a structural connection; iii) an electrical insulation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2016Publication date: February 8, 2018Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATEDInventors: Rocco DIFOGGIO, Otto N. FANINI, Paul G. CAIRNS, Brian D. BREAUX, Benjamin TODD
-
Patent number: 9163498Abstract: In one aspect, an apparatus for use in a wellbore is provided that in one embodiment includes a sensor having a plurality of spaced conductive contact elements, a sensing member that moves by gravity and contacts at least two contact elements in the plurality of contact elements to create an electrical short between such at least two contact elements and a circuit coupled to the contact elements configured to generate electrical signals in response to the electrical short between the contact elements.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2011Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: Baker Hughes IncorporatedInventors: Paul G. Cairns, Kurt J. Kuck, Robert A. Estes
-
Patent number: 9052406Abstract: A method of processing azimuthal measurement data includes: receiving a plurality of data values generated by a rotating measurement tool, the measurement tool including at least one measurement sensor and configured to rotate and measure a signal at each of a plurality of azimuthal orientations; associating each received data value with an azimuthal orientation; selecting one or more data values that provide sufficient information regarding a measured signal, each of the selected data values having an associated azimuthal orientation; disregarding azimuthal orientations associated with one or more data values that provide insufficient information regarding a measured signal; and fitting only the selected data values to a sinusoidal curve.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2012Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: Baker Hughes IncorporatedInventors: Sheng Fang, Zhiqiang Zhou, Paul G. Cairns
-
Publication number: 20140000428Abstract: A self-lubricating circular saw blade assembly and method of use. A circular saw blade assembly includes a circular saw blade having a cutting edge and axial sides. A lubricant disc is disposed upon at least one axial side. The lubricant disc provides lubrication to an area being cut during operation and provides debris removal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2012Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: Baker Hughes IncorporatedInventors: Paul G. Cairns, Brian Breaux, Brian Ross
-
Publication number: 20130338924Abstract: A method of processing azimuthal measurement data includes: receiving a plurality of data values generated by a rotating measurement tool, the measurement tool including at least one measurement sensor and configured to rotate and measure a signal at each of a plurality of azimuthal orientations; associating each received data value with an azimuthal orientation; selecting one or more data values that provide sufficient information regarding a measured signal, each of the selected data values having an associated azimuthal orientation; disregarding azimuthal orientations associated with one or more data values that provide insufficient information regarding a measured signal; and fitting only the selected data values to a sinusoidal curve.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2012Publication date: December 19, 2013Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATEDInventors: Sheng Fang, Zhiqiang Zhou, Paul G. Cairns
-
Publication number: 20130153206Abstract: In one aspect, an apparatus for use in a wellbore is provided that in one embodiment includes a sensor having a plurality of spaced conductive contact elements, a sensing member that moves by gravity and contacts at least two contact elements in the plurality of contact elements to create an electrical short between such at least two contact elements and a circuit coupled to the contact elements configured to generate electrical signals in response to the electrical short between the contact elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2011Publication date: June 20, 2013Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATEDInventors: Paul G. Cairns, Kurt J. Kuck, Robert A. Estes
-
Publication number: 20130057411Abstract: The present disclosure includes an apparatus and method for operating a downhole tool in a borehole. The apparatus may include a downhole tool that may include at least one second clock, which may be synchronized to a first clock by way of a modulator/demodulator device. The downhole tool may be configured to estimate a parameter of interest of an underground feature. The underground feature may relate to one or more of: a borehole, a casing, or an earth formation. The downhole tool may comprise two or more sections that are configured to operate synchronously when the one or more second clocks are synchronized with the first clock. The modulator/demodulator may include a modem associated with the first clock, a modem associated with the at least one second clock, and a low frequency conductor between the two modems. The method includes using the apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2012Publication date: March 7, 2013Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATEDInventors: Samuel R. Bell, Paul G. Cairns, John A. Signorelli
-
Patent number: 7195062Abstract: This invention provides a measurement-while-drilling (MWD) downhole assembly for use in drilling boreholes which utilizes directional formation evaluation devices on a rotating assembly in conjunction with toolface orientation sensors. The data from the toolface orientation sensors are analyzed by a processor and toolface angle measurements are determined at defined intervals. Formation evaluation sensors operate substantially independently of the toolface orientation sensors and measurements of the formation evaluation sensors are analyzed in combination with the determined toolface angle to obtain formation parameters.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2005Date of Patent: March 27, 2007Assignee: Baker Hughes IncorporatedInventors: Paul G. Cairns, Sergey V. Efremov, David M. Schneider, Sassan Dehlavi, Robert A. Estes, Samuel R. Bell
-
Patent number: 7000700Abstract: This invention provides a measurement-while-drilling (MWD) downhole assembly for use in drilling boreholes which utilizes directional formation evaluation devices on a rotating assembly in conjunction with toolface orientation sensors. The data from the toolface orientation sensors are analyzed by a processor and toolface angle measurements are determined at defined intervals. Formation evaluation sensors operate substantially independently of the toolface orientation sensors and measurements of the formation evaluation sensors are analyzed in combination with the determined toolface angle to obtain formation parameters.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2003Date of Patent: February 21, 2006Assignee: Baker Hughes IncorporatedInventors: Paul G. Cairns, Sergey V. Efremov, David M. Schneider, Sassan Dehlavi, Robert A. Estes, Samuel R. Bell
-
Publication number: 20040079526Abstract: This invention provides a measurement-while-drilling (MWD) downhole assembly for use in drilling boreholes which utilizes directional formation evaluation devices on a rotating assembly in conjunction with toolface orientation sensors. The data from the toolface orientation sensors are analyzed by a processor and toolface angle measurements are determined at defined intervals. Formation evaluation sensors operate substantially independently of the toolface orientation sensors and measurements of the formation evaluation sensors are analyzed in combination with the determined toolface angle to obtain formation parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2003Publication date: April 29, 2004Applicant: Baker Hughes IncorporatedInventors: Paul G. Cairns, Sergey V. Efremov, David M. Schneider, Sassan Dehlavi, Robert A. Estes, Samuel R. Bell