Patents by Inventor Phillip Phelps
Phillip Phelps 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).
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Publication number: 20230340862Abstract: A switch assembly, which is part of a chain of switch assemblies, includes a communication unit (CU) configured to receive, from an external controller, a fire command to activate a detonator and a computing core (CC) configured to locally make a decision whether or not to activate the detonator, after receiving the fire command to activate the detonator.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicant: GEODYNAMICS, INC.Inventors: Phillip Phelps, Brad Perry, Rick Wallace
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Patent number: 11725488Abstract: A switch assembly, which is part of a chain of switch assemblies, includes a communication unit (CU) configured to receive, from an external controller, a fire command to activate a detonator, a voltage measuring unit configured to locally measure a voltage (V) at the switch assembly after receiving the fire command to activate the detonator, a computing core (CC) configured to locally make a decision whether or not to activate the detonator, after receiving the fire command to activate the detonator and after measuring the voltage (V), based on whether or not the measured voltage (V) at the switch assembly is larger than a threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2022Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: GEODYNAMICS. INC.Inventors: Phillip Phelps, Brad Perry, Rick Wallace
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Publication number: 20220162926Abstract: A switch assembly, which is part of a chain of switch assemblies, includes a communication unit (CU) configured to receive, from an external controller, a fire command to activate a detonator, a voltage measuring unit configured to locally measure a voltage (V) at the switch assembly after receiving the fire command to activate the detonator, a computing core (CC) configured to locally make a decision whether or not to activate the detonator, after receiving the fire command to activate the detonator and after measuring the voltage (V), based on whether or not the measured voltage (V) at the switch assembly is larger than a threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2022Publication date: May 26, 2022Inventors: Phillip PHELPS, Brad PERRY, Rick WALLACE
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Patent number: 11280166Abstract: A method for controlling a target switch assembly in a chain of switch assemblies includes distributing the chain of switch assemblies in a wellbore; placing a controller at a head of the wellbore; making a first decision, at the controller, to actuate a corresponding detonator of the target switch assembly; transmitting, from the controller to the target switch assembly, a fire command to activate the corresponding detonator; and making a second decision, locally, at the target switch assembly, to activate the detonator, after the fire command from the controller is received.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2018Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: GEODYNAMICS, INC.Inventors: Phillip Phelps, Brad Perry, Rick Wallace
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Publication number: 20210396102Abstract: A downhole system including a gun string configured to be deployed into a wellbore, the gun string including plural gun assemblies. A detonator block attached to a given gun assembly of the plural gun assemblies. The detonator block includes a switch assembly. The switch assembly includes a communication unit (CU) configured to receive, from an external controller, a fire command to activate a detonator associated with the detonator block, a measuring unit configured to measure a parameter (V) at the switch assembly, and a computing core (CC) configured to locally make a decision whether to activate or not the detonator, after the fire command is received from the external controller, based on whether a voltage measured by the measuring unit at the switch assembly is larger or not than a threshold voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2021Publication date: December 23, 2021Inventors: Phillip PHELPS, Brad PERRY, Rick WALLACE
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Patent number: 11162334Abstract: A method for controlling a target switch assembly in a chain of switch assemblies includes distributing the chain of switch assemblies in a wellbore; placing a controller at a head of the wellbore; making a first decision, at the controller, to actuate a corresponding detonator of the target switch assembly; transmitting, from the controller to the target switch assembly, a fire command to activate the corresponding detonator; and making a second decision, locally, at the target switch assembly, to activate the detonator, after the fire command from the controller is received.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2019Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: GEODYNAMICS, INC.Inventors: Phillip Phelps, Brad Perry, Rick Wallace
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Patent number: 10988992Abstract: A sheave wheel includes a housing; a wheel attached to the housing and configured to rotate relative to the housing; a depth and tension measurement system attached to the housing and configured to measure a parameter associated with the wheel; and a local control system attached to the housing and configured to exchange information associated with the measured parameter in a wireless manner with a ground control system.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2019Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: GEODYNAMICS, INC.Inventors: Phillip Phelps, Rick Wallace
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Patent number: 10988993Abstract: A sheave wheel assembly includes a housing; a wheel attached to the housing and configured to rotate relative to the housing; an imaging system attached to the housing and configured to obtain images of a surrounding of the sheave wheel assembly; and a transceiver attached to the housing and configured to send the images in a wireless manner to a ground control system.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2019Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: GEODYNAMICS, INC.Inventors: Phillip Phelps, Rick Wallace, Cameron Kirkpatrick
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Publication number: 20200378222Abstract: A method for controlling a target switch assembly in a chain of switch assemblies includes distributing the chain of switch assemblies in a wellbore; placing a controller at a head of the wellbore; making a first decision, at the controller, to actuate a corresponding detonator of the target switch assembly; transmitting, from the controller to the target switch assembly, a fire command to activate the corresponding detonator; and making a second decision, locally, at the target switch assembly, to activate the detonator, after the fire command from the controller is received.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2018Publication date: December 3, 2020Inventors: Phillip PHELPS, Brad PERRY, Rick WALLACE
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Patent number: 10767453Abstract: A downhole system includes a controller located at the surface, a gun string located in a wellbore, the gun string including plural gun assemblies, a thru-line connecting the controller to the gun string, and a detonator block attached to a given gun assembly. The detonator block includes an addressable switch assembly. The gun assembly includes an end plate mechanism that electrically connects to the detonator block. The detonator block has at least one spring-loaded contact connected to the thru-line and the end plate mechanism includes a round electrical contact made as a printed circuit board, and the spring-loaded contact touches the printed circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2019Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: GEODYNAMICS, INC.Inventors: Phillip Phelps, Brad Perry, Rick Wallace
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Publication number: 20200131863Abstract: A sheave wheel assembly includes a housing; a wheel attached to the housing and configured to rotate relative to the housing; an imaging system attached to the housing and configured to obtain images of a surrounding of the sheave wheel assembly; and a transceiver attached to the housing and configured to send the images in a wireless manner to a ground control system.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2019Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventors: Phillip PHELPS, Rick WALLACE, Cameron KIRKPATRICK
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Publication number: 20200131862Abstract: A sheave wheel includes a housing; a wheel attached to the housing and configured to rotate relative to the housing; a depth and tension measurement system attached to the housing and configured to measure a parameter associated with the wheel; and a local control system attached to the housing and configured to exchange information associated with the measured parameter in a wireless manner with a ground control system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2019Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventors: Phillip PHELPS, Rick WALLACE
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Publication number: 20200018584Abstract: A method for controlling a target switch assembly in a chain of switch assemblies includes distributing the chain of switch assemblies in a wellbore; placing a controller at a head of the wellbore; making a first decision, at the controller, to actuate a corresponding detonator of the target switch assembly; transmitting, from the controller to the target switch assembly, a fire command to activate the corresponding detonator; and making a second decision, locally, at the target switch assembly, to activate the detonator, after the fire command from the controller is received.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2019Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventors: Phillip PHELPS, Brad PERRY, Rick WALLACE
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Publication number: 20190309608Abstract: A method for controlling a target switch assembly in a chain of switch assemblies includes distributing the chain of switch assemblies in a wellbore; placing a controller at a head of the wellbore; making a first decision, at the controller, to actuate a corresponding detonator of the target switch assembly; transmitting, from the controller to the target switch assembly, a fire command to activate the corresponding detonator; and making a second decision, locally, at the target switch assembly, to activate the detonator, after the fire command from the controller is received.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Applicants: GEODYNAMICS, INC., GEODYNAMICS, INC.Inventors: Phillip PHELPS, Brad PERRY, Rick WALLACE
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Patent number: 10082015Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a profile of a tubular string and the components thereof as the tubular string is made up and run into a borehole. The apparatus includes a rotating assembly disposed within a housing, the rotating assembly including a plurality of upper legs, and plurality of lower legs and a plurality of rolling elements, each upper leg having a proximal end and a distal end coupled to an upper ring, each lower leg having a proximal end coupled to a lower ring and a distal end, and each rolling element rotatably coupled to the proximal end of an upper leg and a distal end of a lower leg. The apparatus further includes a sensor for detecting a position of the rolling elements as they engage an exterior surface of a tubular string being made up and run into a borehole from a rig. The apparatus receives the tubular string through aligned central passages in the upper ring, lower ring and the rotating assembly.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2016Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: ACCU-TALLY, LLCInventors: Charles M. Williams, Lance C. Jordan, Kevin J. Smith, Patrick A. Burns, Jr., David Maxfield, Phillip Phelps, Dale Benditz
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Publication number: 20180058194Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a profile of a tubular string and the components thereof as the tubular string is made up and run into a borehole. The apparatus includes a rotating assembly disposed within a housing, the rotating assembly including a plurality of upper legs, and plurality of lower legs and a plurality of rolling elements, each upper leg having a proximal end and a distal end coupled to an upper ring, each lower leg having a proximal end coupled to a lower ring and a distal end, and each rolling element rotatably coupled to the proximal end of an upper leg and a distal end of a lower leg. The apparatus further includes a sensor for detecting a position of the rolling elements as they engage an exterior surface of a tubular string being made up and run into a borehole from a rig. The apparatus receives the tubular string through aligned central passages in the upper ring, lower ring and the rotating assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2016Publication date: March 1, 2018Inventors: Charles M. Williams, Lance C. Jordan, Kevin J. Smith, Patrick A. Burns, JR., David Maxfield, Phillip Phelps, Dale Benditz