Patents by Inventor Philip E. Fox

Philip E. Fox 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).

  • Circumferential array borehole evaluation tool
    Patent number: 10294772
    Abstract: An example apparatus for downhole cement inspection may include a tool body and an acoustic transmitter coupled to the tool body. An acoustic receiver may be coupled to the tool body at a first distance from the acoustic transmitter. A first array of acoustic receivers may be coupled to and positioned around a circumference of the tool body at a second distance from the acoustic transmitter. The second distance may be greater than the first distance. The acoustic receiver may be one receiver of a second array of acoustic receivers coupled to and positioned around the circumference of the tool body at the first distance. The first distance may be approximately three feet and the second distance may be approximately five feet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jim T. Hill, Philip E. Fox, Arthur Chuen Hon Cheng, Philip William Tracadas
  • CIRCUMFERENTIAL ARRAY BOREHOLE EVALUATION TOOL
    Publication number: 20170107809
    Abstract: An example apparatus for downhole cement inspection may include a tool body and an acoustic transmitter coupled to the tool body. An acoustic receiver may be coupled to the tool body at a first distance from the acoustic transmitter. A first array of acoustic receivers may be coupled to and positioned around a circumference of the tool body at a second distance from the acoustic transmitter. The second distance may be greater than the first distance. The acoustic receiver may be one receiver of a second array of acoustic receivers coupled to and positioned around the circumference of the tool body at the first distance. The first distance may be approximately three feet and the second distance may be approximately five feet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Jim T. Hill, Philip E. Fox, Arthur Chuen Hon Cheng, Philip William Tracadas