Patents by Inventor Schuyler R. AYERS

Schuyler R. AYERS 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).

  • RF antenna assembly with feed structure having dielectric tube and related methods
    Patent number: 9376897
    Abstract: An RF antenna assembly may be positioned within a wellbore in a subterranean formation for hydrocarbon resource recovery. The RF antenna assembly includes first and second tubular conductors and a feed structure therebetween defining a dipole antenna to be positioned within the wellbore, and an RF transmission line extending within one of the tubular conductors. The feed structure includes a dielectric tube, a first connector coupling the RF transmission line to the first tubular conductor, and a second connector coupling the RF transmission line to the second tubular conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: HARRIS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Schuyler R. Ayers, Tim W. Dittmer, Murray Hann, Verlin A. Hibner, Brian Wright
  • RF ANTENNA ASSEMBLY WITH FEED STRUCTURE HAVING DIELECTRIC TUBE AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20140262224
    Abstract: An RF antenna assembly may be positioned within a wellbore in a subterranean formation for hydrocarbon resource recovery. The RF antenna assembly includes first and second tubular conductors and a feed structure therebetween defining a dipole antenna to be positioned within the wellbore, and an RF transmission line extending within one of the tubular conductors. The feed structure includes a dielectric tube, a first connector coupling the RF transmission line to the first tubular conductor, and a second connector coupling the RF transmission line to the second tubular conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Schuyler R. AYERS, Tim W. DITTMER, Murray HANN, Verlin A. HIBNER, Brian WRIGHT