Patents by Inventor Steven K. Gray

Steven K. Gray 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).

  • Methods and systems for downhole inductive coupling
    Patent number: 10801320
    Abstract: A downhole inductive coupling system, a method of deploying an electrically connected system downhole, and a method of transmitting electrical signals between downhole components. The downhole inductive coupling system comprises a cable, a cable inductive coupler, a downhole electrical device, and a device inductive coupler. The cable inductive coupler is electrically and mechanically coupled to an end of the cable and pressure sealed to the cable. The device inductive coupler is electrically and mechanically coupled to the electrical device and pressure sealed to the downhole device. The cable inductive coupler and the device inductive coupler are inductively coupleable with each other, such that the cable is in wireless communication with the downhole electrical device via the cable inductive coupler and the device inductive coupler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven K. Gray
  • Methods and Systems for Downhole Inductive Coupling
    Publication number: 20190136687
    Abstract: A downhole inductive coupling system, a method of deploying an electrically connected system downhole, and a method of transmitting electrical signals between downhole components. The downhole inductive coupling system comprises a cable, a cable inductive coupler, a downhole electrical device, and a device inductive coupler. The cable inductive coupler is electrically and mechanically coupled to an end of the cable and pressure sealed to the cable. The device inductive coupler is electrically and mechanically coupled to the electrical device and pressure sealed to the downhole device. The cable inductive coupler and the device inductive coupler are inductively coupleable with each other, such that the cable is in wireless communication with the downhole electrical device via the cable inductive coupler and the device inductive coupler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven K. Gray