Patents by Inventor Tanner Welch

Tanner Welch 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).

  • Open tip downhole expansion tool
    Patent number: 11725472
    Abstract: An open tip downhole expansion tool incudes a frustoconical member having a base and a tip, the member having a radially outer zone and a radially inner zone and having an axial length extending from the base to the tip; an outer compliance area in a material of the member along a length of the radially outer zone; and an inner compliance area in a material of the member along a length of the radially inner zone, the outer and inner compliance areas being located at different positions along the axial length of the frustoconical member, the outer and inner compliance areas each causing the frustoconical member to present a first resistance to deformation when the compliance areas are in a first condition and a higher resistance to deformation of the frustoconical member when the compliance areas are in a second condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Larry Urban, Gary Anderson, Tyler Shirk, Tanner Welch
  • Open tip downhole expansion tool
    Patent number: 11525343
    Abstract: An open tip downhole expansion tool including a frustoconical member having a base at a diametrically smaller portion of the frustoconical member and a tip at a diametrically larger portion of the frustoconical member, the member having a radially outer zone and a radially inner zone and having an axial length extending from the base to the tip; an outer void in a material of the member along a length of the radially outer zone; and an inner void in a material of the member along a length of the radially inner zone, the outer and inner voids being located at different positions along the axial length of the frustoconical member, the outer and inner voids each causing the frustoconical member to present a first resistance to deformation when the voids are open and a higher resistance to deformation of the frustoconical member when the voids are collapsed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Larry Urban, Gary Anderson, Tyler Shirk, Tanner Welch
  • OPEN TIP DOWNHOLE EXPANSION TOOL
    Publication number: 20220195829
    Abstract: An open tip downhole expansion tool incudes a frustoconical member having a base and a tip, the member having a radially outer zone and a radially inner zone and having an axial length extending from the base to the tip; an outer compliance area in a material of the member along a length of the radially outer zone; and an inner compliance area in a material of the member along a length of the radially inner zone, the outer and inner compliance areas being located at different positions along the axial length of the frustoconical member, the outer and inner compliance areas each causing the frustoconical member to present a first resistance to deformation when the compliance areas are in a first condition and a higher resistance to deformation of the frustoconical member when the compliance areas are in a second condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
    Inventors: Larry Urban, Gary Anderson, Tyler Shirk, Tanner Welch
  • OPEN TIP DOWNHOLE EXPANSION TOOL
    Publication number: 20220195849
    Abstract: An open tip downhole expansion tool including a frustoconical member having a base at a diametrically smaller portion of the frustoconical member and a tip at a diametrically larger portion of the frustoconical member, the member having a radially outer zone and a radially inner zone and having an axial length extending from the base to the tip; an outer void in a material of the member along a length of the radially outer zone; and an inner void in a material of the member along a length of the radially inner zone, the outer and inner voids being located at different positions along the axial length of the frustoconical member, the outer and inner voids each causing the frustoconical member to present a first resistance to deformation when the voids are open and a higher resistance to deformation of the frustoconical member when the voids are collapsed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
    Inventors: Larry Urban, Gary Anderson, Tyler Shirk, Tanner Welch