Patents by Inventor Stephen McGuire

Stephen McGuire 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).

  • Patent number: 12729597
    Abstract: A closing unit system for a blowout preventer (BOP) stack includes a fluid reservoir that stores a fluid at atmospheric pressure, at least one pump system fluidly coupled to the fluid reservoir, and at least one power source electrically coupled to the at least one pump system. At least one valve of the closing unit system is fluidly coupled to the at least one pump system and to an actuator associated with the BOP stack. The closing unit system also includes one or more processors configured to receive at least one input indicative of an instruction to control the actuator, and instruct the at least one power source to provide power to the at least one pump system to cause the at least one pump system to pump the fluid from the reservoir to the at least one valve in response to the at least one input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2026
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Olson, Stephen McGuire
  • Publication number: 20250052127
    Abstract: A closing unit system for a blowout preventer (BOP) stack includes a fluid reservoir that stores a fluid at atmospheric pressure, at least one pump system fluidly coupled to the fluid reservoir, and at least one power source electrically coupled to the at least one pump system. At least one valve of the closing unit system is fluidly coupled to the at least one pump system and to an actuator associated with the BOP stack. The closing unit system also includes one or more processors configured to receive at least one input indicative of an instruction to control the actuator, and instruct the at least one power source to provide power to the at least one pump system to cause the at least one pump system to pump the fluid from the reservoir to the at least one valve in response to the at least one input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Matthew Olson, Stephen McGuire
  • Patent number: 12129730
    Abstract: A closing unit system for a blowout preventer (BOP) stack includes a first fluid reservoir, a first power source, a first pump system fluidly coupled to the first fluid reservoir and electrically coupled to the first power source, and a valve manifold fluidly coupled to the first pump system via a closing unit hose assembly and configured to couple to the BOP stack. The closing unit system also includes one or more processors that are configured to receive an input indicative of an instruction to adjust an actuator associated with the BOP stack, and instruct the first power source to provide power to the first pump system to cause the first pump system to pump a fluid from the first fluid reservoir to the valve manifold in response to the input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew Olson, Stephen McGuire
  • Patent number: 12129729
    Abstract: A closing unit system for a blowout preventer (BOP) stack includes a first fluid reservoir, a first power source, a first pump system fluidly coupled to the first fluid reservoir and electrically coupled to the first power source, and a valve manifold fluidly coupled to the first pump system via a closing unit hose assembly and configured to couple to the BOP stack. The closing unit system also includes one or more processors that are configured to receive an input indicative of an instruction to adjust an actuator associated with the BOP stack, and instruct the first power source to provide power to the first pump system to cause the first pump system to pump a fluid from the first fluid reservoir to the valve manifold in response to the input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew Olson, Stephen McGuire
  • Patent number: 11795978
    Abstract: An accumulator system includes a chamber configured to receive a first fluid, a piston configured to move within the chamber to pressurize and drive the first fluid out of the chamber, a driving shaft coupled to the piston, a screw adapter coupled to the driving shaft, a plurality of anti-rotation shafts, and an electric actuator configured to couple to the screw adapter and to rotate the screw adapter to axially move the driving shaft. The piston includes a body defining a first aperture and a plurality of counterbores. The driving shaft is coupled to the piston via the first aperture. The piston is configured to slide over the plurality of anti-rotation shafts via the plurality of counterbores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Nault, Matthew David Givens, Vikas Rakhunde, Stephen McGuire
  • Publication number: 20230313630
    Abstract: A closing unit system for a blowout preventer (BOP) stack includes a first fluid reservoir, a first power source, a first pump system fluidly coupled to the first fluid reservoir and electrically coupled to the first power source, and a valve manifold fluidly coupled to the first pump system via a closing unit hose assembly and configured to couple to the BOP stack. The closing unit system also includes one or more processors that are configured to receive an input indicative of an instruction to adjust an actuator associated with the BOP stack, and instruct the first power source to provide power to the first pump system to cause the first pump system to pump a fluid from the first fluid reservoir to the valve manifold in response to the input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew Olson, Stephen McGuire
  • Publication number: 20230258049
    Abstract: A closing unit system for a blowout preventer (BOP) stack includes a first fluid reservoir, a first power source, a first pump system fluidly coupled to the first fluid reservoir and electrically coupled to the first power source, and a valve manifold fluidly coupled to the first pump system via a closing unit hose assembly and configured to couple to the BOP stack. The closing unit system also includes one or more processors that are configured to receive an input indicative of an instruction to adjust an actuator associated with the BOP stack, and instruct the first power source to provide power to the first pump system to cause the first pump system to pump a fluid from the first fluid reservoir to the valve manifold in response to the input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew Olson, Stephen McGuire
  • Patent number: 11708738
    Abstract: A closing unit system for a blowout preventer (BOP) stack includes a first fluid reservoir, a first power source, a first pump system fluidly coupled to the first fluid reservoir and electrically coupled to the first power source, and a valve manifold fluidly coupled to the first pump system via a closing unit hose assembly and configured to couple to the BOP stack. The closing unit system also includes one or more processors that are configured to receive an input indicative of an instruction to adjust an actuator associated with the BOP stack, and instruct the first power source to provide power to the first pump system to cause the first pump system to pump a fluid from the first fluid reservoir to the valve manifold in response to the input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Olson, Stephen McGuire
  • Patent number: 11536116
    Abstract: A drilling rig includes a rig component, an actuator coupled to the rig component, an electric power storage device coupled to the actuator and configured to cause the actuator to actuate. The actuator, by actuating, may perform a safety function in the rig component. The rig also includes a renewable power generator coupled to the electric power storage device and configured to supply at least some of the electric current to the electric power storage device that is supplied to the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Olson, Stephen McGuire
  • Publication number: 20220389941
    Abstract: An accumulator system includes a chamber configured to receive a first fluid, a piston configured to move within the chamber to pressurize and drive the first fluid out of the chamber, a driving shaft coupled to the piston, a screw adapter coupled to the driving shaft, a plurality of anti-rotation shafts, and an electric actuator configured to couple to the screw adapter and to rotate the screw adapter to axially move the driving shaft. The piston includes a body defining a first aperture and a plurality of counterbores. The driving shaft is coupled to the piston via the first aperture. The piston is configured to slide over the plurality of anti-rotation shafts via the plurality of counterbores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher Nault, Matthew David Givens, Vikas Rakhunde, Stephen McGuire
  • Patent number: 11441579
    Abstract: A double acting accumulator system includes a housing including an actuator housing, a first piston housing coupled to the actuator housing, a second piston housing coupled to the actuator housing, a shaft configured to move axially within the first piston housing and the second piston housing, a first piston coupled to a first end of the shaft, a second piston coupled to a second end of the shaft, an electric actuator configured to couple to and drive the shaft to alternatingly compress fluid with the first piston in the first piston housing and the second piston in the second piston housing to drive fluid out of the respective first piston housing and the second piston housing, and a plurality of anti-rotation shafts configured to block rotation of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Nault, Matthew David Givens, Vikas Rakhunde, Stephen McGuire
  • Patent number: 11401771
    Abstract: A rotating control device (RCD) system includes a first RCD comprising a first body and a first sealing element within the first body and a second RCD comprising a second body a second sealing element within the second body. The RCD system also includes a controller that is configured to control a first actuator assembly to adjust the first RCD to a withdrawn configuration in which the first sealing element is not positioned to seal about a tubular and to control a second actuator assembly to maintain the second RCD in a sealing configuration in which the second sealing element is positioned to seal about the tubular while the first RCD is in the withdrawn configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Stephen McGuire
  • Publication number: 20220195848
    Abstract: A drilling rig includes a rig component, an actuator coupled to the rig component, an electric power storage device coupled to the actuator and configured to cause the actuator to actuate. The actuator, by actuating, may perform a safety function in the rig component. The rig also includes a renewable power generator coupled to the electric power storage device and configured to supply at least some of the electric current to the electric power storage device that is supplied to the actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew Olson, Stephen McGuire
  • Publication number: 20220056778
    Abstract: A closing unit system for a blowout preventer (BOP) stack includes a first fluid reservoir, a first power source, a first pump system fluidly coupled to the first fluid reservoir and electrically coupled to the first power source, and a valve manifold fluidly coupled to the first pump system via a closing unit hose assembly and configured to couple to the BOP stack. The closing unit system also includes one or more processors that are configured to receive an input indicative of an instruction to adjust an actuator associated with the BOP stack, and instruct the first power source to provide power to the first pump system to cause the first pump system to pump a fluid from the first fluid reservoir to the valve manifold in response to the input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew Olson, Stephen McGuire
  • Publication number: 20210324700
    Abstract: A rotating control device (RCD) system includes a first RCD comprising a first body and a first sealing element within the first body and a second RCD comprising a second body a second sealing element within the second body. The RCD system also includes a controller that is configured to control a first actuator assembly to adjust the first RCD to a withdrawn configuration in which the first sealing element is not positioned to seal about a tubular and to control a second actuator assembly to maintain the second RCD in a sealing configuration in which the second sealing element is positioned to seal about the tubular while the first RCD is in the withdrawn configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventor: Stephen McGuire
  • Publication number: 20200173465
    Abstract: An accumulator system that includes a housing. The housing defines a function chamber and a balance chamber. A piston moves axially within the housing. The piston separates the function chamber from the balance chamber. An electric actuator couples to and drives the piston within the housing to compress and drive a first fluid out of the function chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher Nault, Matthew David Givens, Vikas Rakhunde, Stephen McGuire