Patents by Inventor Scott P. Christopher

Scott P. Christopher 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).

  • Energy harvester, method and system
    Patent number: 12492615
    Abstract: An energy harvester, including a housing, an impeller supported in the housing, an agitator operably connected to the impeller, and a piezoelectric member supported by the housing, the member deflectable by the agitator due to rotation of the impeller. A method of generating power from a flowing fluid, including rotating an impeller with the flowing fluid, actuating an agitator with the impeller, and deflecting a piezoelectric member with the agitator. A borehole system, including a borehole in a subsurface formation, a string in the borehole, and an energy harvester disposed within or as a part of the string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2025
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Hern, Daniel Ewing, Andrew Duggan, Ronnie Russell, Kamalesh Chatterjee, Scott P. Christopher
  • ENERGY HARVESTER, METHOD AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240376803
    Abstract: An energy harvester, including a housing, an impeller supported in the housing, an agitator operably connected to the impeller, and a piezoelectric member supported by the housing, the member deflectable by the agitator due to rotation of the impeller. A method of generating power from a flowing fluid, including rotating an impeller with the flowing fluid, actuating an agitator with the impeller, and deflecting a piezoelectric member with the agitator. A borehole system, including a borehole in a subsurface formation, a string in the borehole, and an energy harvester disposed within or as a part of the string.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher Hern, Daniel Ewing, Andrew Duggan, Ronnie Russell, Kamalesh Chatterjee, Scott P. Christopher