Patents by Inventor Shawn Rodney Van Drecht

Shawn Rodney Van Drecht 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).

  • Publication number: 20130104644
    Abstract: A coiled member measuring device includes a main frame fixedly anchored in relation to the outer casing or the coiled member handling device of a well and an inner housing supported by the main frame for unrestricted lateral movement in at least two different directions transverse to one another and in a common plane oriented perpendicularly to an axial direction of the outer casing. Followers in the inner housing surround an axial passage receiving a coiled member such as coiled tubing or continuous rod therethrough. Two adjacent followers are supported in a V-shaped pattern for sliding movement diametrically opposite a third remaining follower. Sensors associated with the followers permit determination of overall circumference and length of the coiled member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Inventor: Shawn Rodney Van Drecht
  • Patent number: 7377051
    Abstract: A tubing counter for counting coiled tubing inserted into a well includes an outer housing having a through passage for receiving the coiled tubing therethrough. In some embodiments, pressure rated connectors at both of the ends of the outer housing sealably connect the outer housing in series between the coiled tubing injector head and the outer casing of the well. A plurality of counting wheels are rotatably supported within the outer housing for rolling engagement along coiled tubing inserted through the outer housing while a counting mechanism records a number of rotations of each counting wheel independently of the other wheels to minimize counting errors. Locating the counter below the injector head and below the tubing stripper ensures that the tubing is cleaner and less likely to slip in contact with the counting wheels while also accounting for stretching of the tubing for more accurate measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: Count-Rite Oilfield Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Collin Rickey Morris, Joseph Henry Reck, Douglas Glen Boyd, Shawn Rodney Van Drecht