Patents by Inventor Phil Potter

Phil Potter 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).

  • Subsea casing hanger running tool with anti-rotation feature and method for rotating casing into complex and deviated wellbores
    Patent number: 11555370
    Abstract: A downhole tool for transmitting rotation to a casing string includes a tool body having a bore extending from a first end to a second end. The downhole tool also includes a cam positioned within the tool body, the cam being axially translatable along an axis of the bore. The downhole tool further includes a recess, formed in an outer diameter of the cam. The downhole tool includes a locking mechanism, positioned at least partially within the tool body. The locking mechanism includes a tool key. The locking mechanism also includes a biasing member, the biasing member driving the tool key toward the retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
    Inventors: Noel Monjure, David L. Ford, Steve Peters, Phil Potter, James Sonnier
  • SUBSEA CASING HANGER RUNNING TOOL WITH ANTI-ROTATION FEATURE AND METHOD FOR ROTATING CASING INTO COMPLEX AND DEVIATED WELLBORES
    Publication number: 20210062604
    Abstract: A downhole tool for transmitting rotation to a casing string includes a tool body having a bore extending from a first end to a second end. The downhole tool also includes a cam positioned within the tool body, the cam being axially translatable along an axis of the bore. The downhole tool further includes a recess, formed in an outer diameter of the cam. The downhole tool includes a locking mechanism, positioned at least partially within the tool body. The locking mechanism includes a tool key. The locking mechanism also includes a biasing member, the biasing member driving the tool key toward the retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
    Inventors: Noel Monjure, David L. Ford, Steve Peters, Phil Potter, James Sonnier