Patents by Inventor Ron Alers

Ron Alers 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).

  • Use of Lamb waves in cement bond logging
    Patent number: 7663969
    Abstract: A method and apparatus useful to determine the integrity of a cement bond log disposed in the annular space between a casing and a wellbore. The method and apparatus induce a Lamb wave in the casing and into the wellbore. The Lamb wave attenuates upon passage through the cement bond log. The integrity of the cement bond log can be determined through an analysis and evaluation of the attenuation results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Xiao-Ming Tang, Alexei Bolshakov, Joseph Barolak, Douglas Patterson, Vladimir Dubinsky, Ron Alers, George Alers
  • Use of lamb waves in cement bond logging
    Publication number: 20060198243
    Abstract: A method and apparatus useful to determine the integrity of a cement bond log disposed in the annular space between a casing and a wellbore. The method and apparatus induce a Lamb wave in the casing and into the wellbore. The Lamb wave attenuates upon passage through the cement bond log. The integrity of the cement bond log can be determined through an analysis and evaluation of the attenuation results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2005
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Inventors: Xiao-Ming Tang, Alexei Bolshakov, Joseph Barolak, Douglas Patterson, Vladimir Dubinsky, Ron Alers, George Alers