Patents by Inventor Quentin Smith

Quentin Smith 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: 12071825
    Abstract: An annular cutter catching device includes a housing having an inner bore therethrough, a cutter configured to cut a coupon, and a coupon catching device configured to grip an outer surface of the coupon. In an embodiment, an annular cutter catching device includes one or more split rings disposed within the inner bore of the housing. In the embodiment, at least one split ring is configured to grip an outer surface of the coupon within the inner bore of the housing. In an embodiment, an annular cutter catching device includes a coupon catcher disposed within the inner bore of the housing. In an embodiment, the coupon catcher includes a set of fingers movable between an open position and a closed position. In an embodiment, the set of fingers are configured to retain the coupon within the inner bore of the housing in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gregory Giem, Benjamin Jean Yvon Durand, Matthew Dresel, Jessica Schulz, Quentin Smith, Joshua Wurtz
  • Publication number: 20240052718
    Abstract: An annular cutter catching device includes a housing having an inner bore therethrough, a cutter configured to cut a coupon, and a coupon catching device configured to grip an outer surface of the coupon. In an embodiment, an annular cutter catching device includes one or more split rings disposed within the inner bore of the housing. In the embodiment, at least one split ring is configured to grip an outer surface of the coupon within the inner bore of the housing. In an embodiment, an annular cutter catching device includes a coupon catcher disposed within the inner bore of the housing. In an embodiment, the coupon catcher includes a set of fingers movable between an open position and a closed position. In an embodiment, the set of fingers are configured to retain the coupon within the inner bore of the housing in the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Gregory Giem, Benjamin Jean Yvon Durand, Matthew Dresel, Jessica Schulz, Quentin Smith, Joshua Wurtz
  • Patent number: 11021920
    Abstract: A downhole tool that has a plurality of arm assemblies. Each of the arm assemblies has an arm configured to expand and retract and an actuator. A hydraulic bus in fluid communication with the plurality of arm assemblies. A plurality of flow control devices. The flow control devices are configured to selectively isolate one or more arm assemblies of the plurality of arm assemblies from the hydraulic bus while maintaining the other arm assemblies of the plurality of arm assemblies in communication with the hydraulic bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Pierre-arnaud Foucher, Todor K. Sheiretov, Gregory J. Giem, Lucas Teurlay, Quentin Smith
  • Publication number: 20190277102
    Abstract: A downhole tool that has a plurality of arm assemblies. Each of the arm assemblies has an arm configured to expand and retract and an actuator. A hydraulic bus in fluid communication with the plurality of arm assemblies. A plurality of flow control devices. The flow control devices are configured to selectively isolate one or more arm assemblies of the plurality of arm assemblies from the hydraulic bus while maintaining the other arm assemblies of the plurality of arm assemblies in communication with the hydraulic bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Pierre-arnaud Foucher, Todor K. Sheiretov, Gregory J. Giem, Lucas Teurlay, Quentin Smith
  • Publication number: 20180100363
    Abstract: A downhole tool that has a plurality of arm assemblies. Each of the arm assemblies has an arm configured to expand and retract and an actuator. A hydraulic bus in fluid communication with the plurality of arm assemblies. A plurality of flow control devices. The flow control devices are configured to selectively isolate one or more arm assemblies of the plurality of arm assemblies from the hydraulic bus while maintaining the other arm assemblies of the plurality of arm assemblies in communication with the hydraulic bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Pierre-arnaud Foucher, Todor K. Sheiretov, Gregory J. Giem, Lucas Teurlay, Quentin Smith
  • Patent number: 9850724
    Abstract: A downhole tool that has a plurality of arm assemblies. Each of the arm assemblies has an arm configured to expand and retract and an actuator. A hydraulic bus in fluid communication with the plurality of arm assemblies. A plurality of flow control devices. The flow control devices are configured to selectively isolate one or more arm assemblies of the plurality of arm assemblies from the hydraulic bus while maintaining the other arm assemblies of the plurality of arm assemblies in communication with the hydraulic bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Pierre-Arnaud Foucher, Todor K. Sheiretov, Gregory J. Giem, Lucas Teurlay, Quentin Smith
  • Publication number: 20160290047
    Abstract: A downhole tool that has a plurality of arm assemblies. Each of the arm assemblies has an arm configured to expand and retract and an actuator. A hydraulic bus in fluid communication with the plurality of arm assemblies. A plurality of flow control devices. The flow control devices are configured to selectively isolate one or more arm assemblies of the plurality of arm assemblies from the hydraulic bus while maintaining the other arm assemblies of the plurality of arm assemblies in communication with the hydraulic bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Pierre-Arnaud Foucher, Todor K. Sheiretov, Gregory J. Giem, Lucas Teurlay, Quentin Smith
  • Patent number: D715361
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Valve Corporation
    Inventors: Louis Barinaga, Gregory Coomer, Claire Gottschalk, Eric Hope, Quentin Smith
  • Patent number: D717874
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Valve Corporation
    Inventors: Louis Barinaga, Gregory Coomer, Claire Gottschalk, Eric Hope, Quentin Smith
  • Patent number: D721138
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Valve Corporation
    Inventors: Louis Barinaga, Gregory Coomer, Claire Gottschalk, Eric Hope, Quentin Smith
  • Patent number: D857692
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Valve Corporation
    Inventors: Carl Samuel Conlee, IV, Ivan A. McCracken, Jeremy Adam Selan, Quentin Smith, Dustin Michael Horn, Clement Gallois
  • Patent number: D885384
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Valve Corporation
    Inventors: Carl Samuel Conlee, IV, Ivan A. McCracken, Jeremy Adam Selan, Quentin Smith, Dustin Michael Horn, Clement Gallois
  • Patent number: D917477
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Valve Corporation
    Inventors: Carl Samuel Conlee, IV, Ivan A. McCracken, Jeremy Adam Selan, Quentin Smith, Dustin Michael Horn, Clement Gallois
  • Patent number: D943575
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Valve Corporation
    Inventors: Carl Samuel Conlee, IV, Ivan A. McCracken, Jeremy Adam Selan, Quentin Smith, Dustin Michael Horn, Clement Gallois
  • Patent number: D955386
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Valve Corporation
    Inventors: Carl Samuel Conlee, IV, Ivan A. McCracken, Jeremy Adam Selan, Quentin Smith, Dustin Michael Horn, Clement Gallois
  • Patent number: D956045
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Valve Corporation
    Inventors: Carl Samuel Conlee, IV, Ivan A. McCracken, Jeremy Adam Selan, Quentin Smith, Dustin Michael Horn, Clement Gallois