Patents by Inventor Philip COURTOIS

Philip COURTOIS 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).

  • MATERIAL REMOVAL SYSTEM FOR USE WITH ARTICLES HAVING VARIATIONS IN FORM
    Publication number: 20130152356
    Abstract: A method of removing unwanted material from an article having a variable form can include scanning the article and determining, based on the scanning, a location of the unwanted material, determining tool paths of a cutting tool which will result in removal of the unwanted material, and displacing the cutting tool along the tool paths, thereby removing the unwanted material. A material removal system for removing unwanted material from an oilfield drill bit can include a rotary indexing device which rotates the drill bit about a longitudinal axis of the drill bit, a scanning device which scans an outer surface of the drill bit, and a controller which determines a geometry of the drill bit, based on at least one scan by the scanning device, determines a location of the unwanted material, and determines tool paths of a cutting tool for removal of the unwanted material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicants: DESIGN & ASSEMBLY CONCEPTS, INC., HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Clayton A. OWNBY, David W. DARLING, Mark E. GANNINGER, Philip COURTOIS