Patents by Inventor Ray R. Sherrill

Ray R. Sherrill 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).

  • Oil-well tubular anchoring system for LWD/MWD tools
    Patent number: 9038739
    Abstract: An anchoring assembly in a downhole tool, the assembly including a first tubular member, a second tubular member coupled to the first tubular member, and an anchoring block disposed between the first tubular member and the second tubular member. The anchoring block includes a body having a central axis defined therethrough and a central bore formed therethrough, a contact crown, in which at least one annular flow channel is formed between the contact crown and the body, and a contact ring configured to engage at least a portion of the first tubular member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Manwill, Jonathan Marshall, Jacques Orban, Ray R. Sherrill
  • Oil-Well Tubular Anchoring System for Lwd/Mwd Tools
    Publication number: 20130307266
    Abstract: An anchoring assembly in a downhole tool, the assembly including a first tubular member, a second tubular member coupled to the first tubular member, and an anchoring block disposed between the first tubular member and the second tubular member. The anchoring block includes a body having a central axis defined therethrough and a central bore formed therethrough, a contact crown, in which at least one annular flow channel is formed between the contact crown and the body, and a contact ring configured to engage at least a portion of the first tubular member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Inventors: Daniel Manwill, Jonathan Marshall, Jacques Orban, Ray R. Sherrill