Patents by Inventor Thilo RAHN

Thilo RAHN 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).

  • DOWNHOLE CLEANING TOOL AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20240418058
    Abstract: A downhole cleaning tool (120) for use in a drilled bore, such as an oil and gas well (100). The tool (120) comprises a tubular body (130) defining an internal bore (136) and at least one radially extending blade (148) defining a pocket (152) having sides and a base. A cam-activated radially extendable cleaning element (154) is mounted in the pocket (152) and is movable between a retracted position and an extended position. Multiple pockets (152) and cleaning elements (154) may be provided. The activating cam may be in the form of a pipe, which may be a single unitary part or may be in multiple parts. The parts of the multiple-part pipe may be axially spaced and may activate the cleaning elements in a staggered or sequential manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Thilo RAHN, Scott BENZIE, Ryan LOW, Rafael VILLA DE SANTANA, Andrew CHURCHILL
  • Downhole cleaning tool and method
    Patent number: 12110766
    Abstract: A downhole cleaning tool (120) for use in a drilled bore, such as an oil and gas well (100). The tool (120) comprises a tubular body (130) defining an internal bore (136) and at least one radially extending blade (148) defining a pocket (152) having sides and a base. A cam-activated radially extendable cleaning element (154) is mounted in the pocket (152) and is movable between a retracted position and an extended position. Multiple pockets (152) and cleaning elements (154) may be provided. The activating cam may be in the form of a pipe, which may be a single unitary part or may be in multiple parts. The parts of the multiple-part pipe may be axially spaced and may activate the cleaning elements in a staggered or sequential manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: CORETRAX GLOBL LIMITED
    Inventors: Thilo Rahn, Scott Benzie, Ryan Low, Rafael Villa De Santana, Andrew Churchill
  • DOWNHOLE CLEANING TOOL AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20230366295
    Abstract: A downhole cleaning tool (120) for use in a drilled bore, such as an oil and gas well (100). The tool (120) comprises a tubular body (130) defining an internal bore (136) and at least one radially extending blade (148) defining a pocket (152) having sides and a base. A cam-activated radially extendable cleaning element (154) is mounted in the pocket (152) and is movable between a retracted position and an extended position. Multiple pockets (152) and cleaning elements (154) may be provided. The activating cam may be in the form of a pipe, which may be a single unitary part or may be in multiple parts. The parts of the multiple-part pipe may be axially spaced and may activate the cleaning elements in a staggered or sequential manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Thilo RAHN, Scott BENZIE, Ryan LOW, Rafael VILLA DE SANTANA, Andrew CHURCHILL