Patents by Inventor Richard Meehan
Richard Meehan 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: 20240133291Abstract: A system and method that include receiving an initial on-bottom signal that is indicative of an on-bottom state. The system and method also include receiving data indicative of a block position of the block for an in-slips state and a block position for going to an out-of-slips state of a rig. The system and method additionally include receiving data indicative of slips status of slips of the rig that is indicative of in-slips or out-of-slips. The system and method further include utilizing the data indicative of the slips status and the data indicative of the block position to control a drilling operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2024Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Richard Meehan, James Belaskie
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Publication number: 20240109000Abstract: The present invention relates to a spray dried plasma composition having one or more of the following characteristics: when reconstituted, largely amorphous and has no cholesterol crystals; when reconstituted, the number of large particulates is reduced; has low residual moisture; reconstitutes rapidly in under four minutes; highly stable when stored under refrigeration, at room temperature or at elevated temperatures and allows for storage for longer periods of time; when reconstituted, exhibits recovery of the most fragile of proteins, including von Willebrand's factor; when reconstituted with Sterile Water for Injection (SWFI), reconstituted plasma is at a pH that is near normal plasma pH, and does so without treatment or storage in CO2 or other pH adjustment; and when reconstituted, has reduced complement activation (C5A, C3A).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2022Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: Velico Medical, Inc.Inventors: Qiyong Peter Liu, Herman E. Snyder, Kyle D. Erickson, Evan P. Ordway, William J. Merritt, Richard Meehan, Robert R. Andrews, Clair Strohl, Jihae Sohn
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Publication number: 20240091666Abstract: The present invention relates to a spray dried plasma composition having one or more of the following characteristics: when reconstituted, largely amorphous and has no cholesterol crystals; when reconstituted, the number of large particulates is reduced; has low residual moisture; reconstitutes rapidly in under four minutes; highly stable when stored under refrigeration, at room temperature or at elevated temperatures and allows for storage for longer periods of time; when reconstituted, exhibits recovery of the most fragile of proteins, including von Willebrand's factor; when reconstituted with Sterile Water for Injection (SWFI), reconstituted plasma is at a pH that is near normal plasma pH, and does so without treatment or storage in CO2 or other pH adjustment; and when reconstituted, has reduced complement activation (C5A, C3A).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: Velico Medical, Inc.Inventors: Richard Meehan, Robert R. Andrews, Herman E. Snyder, William J. Merritt, Evan P. Ordway, Clair Strohl, Qiyong Peter Liu, Jihae Sohn
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Patent number: 11891890Abstract: A method can include receiving block position data of a rig prior to addition of a length of pipe to a drillstring, where the drillstring is disposed at least in part in a borehole and supported by the rig; receiving block position data of the rig after addition of the length of pipe to the drillstring; and controlling position of the drillstring with respect to time using the rig and at least a portion of the block position data for landing a drill bit of the drillstring on a bottom of the borehole.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2020Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Richard Meehan, James Belaskie
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Publication number: 20240018864Abstract: A system and method that include receiving sensor data during drilling of a portion of a borehole in a geologic environment. The system and method also include selecting a drilling mode from a plurality of drilling modes based at least on a portion of the sensor data. The system and method additionally include simulating drilling of the borehole using the selected drilling mode in a multi-dimensional spatial environment to generate a simulated state of the borehole in the geologic environment. The system and method further include analyzing the simulated state of the borehole and generating a reward using the simulated state of the borehole and a planned borehole trajectory and using the reward to train an agent to provide automated directional drilling with transitions between at least one of: a plurality of drilling modes and a plurality of toolface settings.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: Yingwei Yu, Velizar Vesselinov, Richard Meehan, Qiuhua Liu, Wei Chen, Minh Trang Chau, Yuelin Shen, Sylvain Chambon
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Publication number: 20230419005Abstract: A method can include receiving a location from a process guided by an agent, where the process intends to reach a target; assigning uncertainty to the process; performing multiple simulation runs, guided by agent output, from the location with an intent to reach the target, where the multiple simulation runs account for the uncertainty; and generating output based on the multiple runs that characterizes an ability of the agent to reach the target in view of the uncertainty.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2021Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: Yingwei Yu, Cheolkyun Jeong, John Richard Meehan
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Patent number: 11828155Abstract: A method can include receiving sensor data during drilling of a portion of a borehole in a geologic environment; determining a drilling mode from a plurality of drilling modes using a trained neural network and at least a portion of the sensor data; and issuing a control instruction for drilling an additional portion of the borehole using the determined drilling mode.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2020Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Yingwei Yu, Velizar Vesselinov, Richard Meehan, Qiuhua Liu, Wei Chen, Minh Trang Chau, Yuelin Shen, Sylvain Chambon
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Publication number: 20230376873Abstract: A system and method that include receiving sensor data acquired during execution of a drilling operation workflow and generating state information of a wellsite system and receiving contextual information for a role associated with a workflow that includes one or more tasks of the workflow. The system and method also include generating a natural language report based at least in part on the state information and based at least in part on the contextual information to facilitate planning and execution of the one or more tasks of the workflow. The system and method further include transmitting the natural language report via a network interface based at least in part on an identifier associated with the role and presenting a graphical user interface that renders information as to the planning and execution of the one or more tasks of the workflow to achieve a desired state of the wellsite system.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2023Publication date: November 23, 2023Inventors: Benoit Foubert, Richard Meehan, Jean-Pierre Poyet, Sandra Reyes, Raymond Lin, Sylvain Chambon
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Publication number: 20230325731Abstract: A system and method that may include generating a well plan that includes a plurality of tasks for a well and a level of detail of a component of a wellsite system. The system and method may also include deploying the plurality of tasks of the well plan to be executed by equipment. The system and method may additionally include obtaining state information from the equipment to monitor performance of at least one task of the plurality of tasks. The system and method may further include determining completion of the at least one task based on the achievement of desired states of the wellsite system.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Inventors: Richard Meehan, Benoit Foubert, Jean-Pierre Poyet
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Publication number: 20230313664Abstract: A system and method that include receiving sensor data during drilling of a portion of a borehole in a geologic environment. The system and method also include selecting a drilling mode from a plurality of drilling modes based at least on a portion of the sensor data. The system and method additionally include simulating drilling of the borehole using the selected drilling mode and generating a state of the borehole in the geologic environment based on the simulated drilling of the borehole. The system and method further include generating a reward using the state of the borehole and a planned borehole trajectory and using the reward through deep reinforcement learning to maximize future rewards for drilling actions.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Yingwei Yu, Velizar Vesselinov, Richard Meehan, Qiuhua Liu, Wei Chen, Minh Trang Chau, Yuelin Shen, Sylvain Chambon
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Patent number: 11763232Abstract: A method can include receiving state information for a wellsite system; receiving contextual information for a role associated with a workflow; generating a natural language report based at least in part on the state information and based at least in part on the contextual information; and transmitting the natural language report via a network interface based at least in part on an identifier associated with the role.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Benoit Foubert, Richard Meehan, Jean-Pierre Poyet, Sandra Reyes, Raymond Lin, Sylvain Chambon
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Patent number: 11591894Abstract: A method can include receiving channels of data from equipment responsive to operation of the equipment in an environment where the equipment and environment form a dynamic system; defining a particle filter that localizes a time window with respect to the channels of data; applying the particle filter at least in part by weighting particles of the particle filter using the channels of data, where each of the particles represents a corresponding time window; and selecting one of the particles according to its weight as being the time window of an operational state of the dynamic system.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2018Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Yingwei Yu, Qiuhua Liu, Richard Meehan, Sylvain Chambon, Mohammad Hamzah
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Publication number: 20230012511Abstract: A method can include receiving block position data of a rig prior to addition of a length of pipe to a drillstring, where the drillstring is disposed at least in part in a borehole and supported by the rig; receiving block position data of the rig after addition of the length of pipe to the drillstring; and controlling position of the drillstring with respect to time using the rig and at least a portion of the block position data for landing a drill bit of the drillstring on a bottom of the borehole.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2020Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: Richard Meehan, James Belaskie
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Publication number: 20210302612Abstract: A method can include acquiring data associated with a field operation in a geologic environment; processing the data by partitioning operationally and representing symbolically; formulating a symbolic query for an operating procedure specification; performing a search of the symbolically represented data utilizing the symbolic query and a probabilistic chain model; receiving a search result responsive to the search; assessing compliance with the operation procedure specification utilizing the search result; and issuing a control signal to field equipment utilizing the assessment of compliance.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2018Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Sai Venkatakrishnan, Oney Erge, Sylvain Chambon, Richard Meehan, Mohammad Khairi Hamzah, Darine Mansour, David Conn
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Publication number: 20210166166Abstract: A method can include receiving state information for a wellsite system; receiving contextual information for a role associated with a workflow; generating a natural language report based at least in part on the state information and based at least in part on the contextual information; and transmitting the natural language report via a network interface based at least in part on an identifier associated with the role.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2021Publication date: June 3, 2021Inventors: Benoit Foubert, Richard Meehan, Jean-Pierre Poyet, Sandra Reyes, Raymond Lin, Sylvain Chambon
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Publication number: 20200370409Abstract: A method can include receiving sensor data during drilling of a portion of a borehole in a geologic environment; determining a drilling mode from a plurality of drilling modes using a trained neural network and at least a portion of the sensor data; and issuing a control instruction for drilling an additional portion of the borehole using the determined drilling mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2020Publication date: November 26, 2020Inventors: Yingwei Yu, Velizar Vesselinov, Richard Meehan, Qiuhua Liu, Wei Chen, Minh Trang Chau, Yuelin Shen, Sylvain Chambon
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Patent number: 10626714Abstract: A method can include receiving at least one metric; analyzing options associated with implementation of at least a portion of a well plan with respect to the at least one metric; implementing one of the options; receiving information via a wellsite system during implementation of the one of the options; adjusting the one of the options based at least in part on the information to provide an adjusted option; and implementing the adjusted option.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2016Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Benoit Foubert, Richard Meehan, Jean-Pierre Poyet, Gokturk Tunc
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Publication number: 20190145239Abstract: A method can include receiving channels of data from equipment responsive to operation of the equipment in an environment where the equipment and environment form a dynamic system; defining a particle filter that localizes a time window with respect to the channels of data; applying the particle filter at least in part by weighting particles of the particle filter using the channels of data, where each of the particles represents a corresponding time window; and selecting one of the particles according to its weight as being the time window of an operational state of the dynamic system.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2018Publication date: May 16, 2019Inventors: Yingwei Yu, Qiuhua Liu, Richard Meehan, Sylvain Chambon, Mohammad Hamzah
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Publication number: 20180094517Abstract: A method can include receiving at least one metric; analyzing options associated with implementation of at least a portion of a well plan with respect to the at least one metric; implementing one of the options; receiving information via a wellsite system during implementation of the one of the options; adjusting the one of the options based at least in part on the information to provide an adjusted option; and implementing the adjusted option.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2016Publication date: April 5, 2018Inventors: Benoit Foubert, Richard Meehan, Jean-Pierre Poyet, Gokturk Tunc
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Patent number: 8360314Abstract: Systems and methods of distributing, dispensing and validating game tickets provide for the use of radio frequency identifiers (RFIDS). Game ticket consumables may also be tracked with RFIDS. Ticket data such as game numbers, void if removed numbers, theme descriptions, place styles, price points and player account information can be stored to a memory of a game ticket, where the ticket is capable of transmitting the ticket data as an RF signal. Approaches also provide for the use of RFIDS in game sponsor/ticket printer facilities, ticket warehouse facilities and ticket destruction facilities.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2011Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Gtech Rhode Island CorporationInventors: Richard Meehan, Stephen Carney, Jennifer Seymour, Craig Fitzgerald, Richard Finocchio