Patents by Inventor Terry Butler

Terry Butler 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: 11913766
    Abstract: A charge canister for a perforation tool has a cylindrical body with an expansion portion extending along a radius of the cylindrical body, the expansion portion having a narrow portion at a first end of the expansion portion and a wide portion at a second end of the expansion portion opposite from the first end. An explosive material is disposed within the expansion portion in direct contact with an interior surface thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Prisbell, Atsushi Nakano, Terry Butler
  • Publication number: 20230324264
    Abstract: An air sampling system and method are provided to collect air samples from a plurality of air sample inlets. Before or after transmitting an air sample originating from one of the sample inlets, a signal gas is transmitted via the sample line in accordance with one of a plurality of predefined burp patterns, each of which uniquely corresponds to a different one of the sample inlets. The sample line is monitored for the signal gas in accordance with the predefined burp patterns. Based on detection of the signal gas in the sample line in accordance with one of the predefined burp patterns, a related action is taken. The related action can be identifying the sample inlet from which the air sample originated, or further transmitting the air sample via the sample line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Dennis PRINCE, Brendan MATKIN, Terry BUTLER
  • Publication number: 20220290960
    Abstract: A charge canister for a perforation tool has a cylindrical body with an expansion portion extending along a radius of the cylindrical body, the expansion portion having a narrow portion at a first end of the expansion portion and a wide portion at a second end of the expansion portion opposite from the first end. An explosive material is disposed within the expansion portion in direct contact with an interior surface thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew Prisbell, Atsushi Nakano, Terry Butler
  • Patent number: 10704280
    Abstract: A wall repair device comprising a thin, flexible disc having an inside portion surface area, an outside portion surface area and an outside perimeter located around the outside edge of the disc and a center portion located in the center of the disc, wherein the center portion is an attachment means; a wand removeably attachable to the center portion of the disc; and wherein the outside perimeter of the disc is collapsible towards and in the direction of the length of the wand when the wand is attached to the center portion of the disc. A method to repair a hole in a wall, wherein the wall is made of drywall plaster or plaster lathe, is also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Inventor: Terry Butler
  • Publication number: 20160208506
    Abstract: A wall repair device comprising a thin, flexible disc having an inside portion surface area, an outside portion surface area and an outside perimeter located around the outside edge of the disc and a center portion located in the center of the disc, wherein the center portion is an attachment means; a wand removeably attachable to the center portion of the disc; and wherein the outside perimeter of the disc is collapsible towards and in the direction of the length of the wand when the wand is attached to the center portion of the disc. A method to repair a hole in a wall, wherein the wall is made of drywall plaster or plaster lathe, is also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventor: Terry Butler