Patents by Inventor Thomas McClain Scott

Thomas McClain Scott 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).

  • Communications protocol for downhole data collection
    Patent number: 9644475
    Abstract: A method of managing data obtained in a borehole is provided. The method includes monitoring a characteristic with at least one sensor and obtaining raw data therefrom; indexing the raw data with the at least one sensor; recording the indexed data with the at least one sensor; forming a data packet with the at least one sensor, the data packet including at least a portion of the indexed data and index information; and transmitting the data packet in a predetermined segment of a communication protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Michael A Forsberg, Mike Allen Swatek, James Joseph Freeman, Steve James Coulston, Thomas McClain Scott, Nicholas L Bayard, Henry Chang
  • COMMUNICATIONS PROTOCOL FOR DOWNHOLE DATA COLLECTION
    Publication number: 20160305236
    Abstract: A method of managing data obtained in a borehole is provided. The method includes monitoring a characteristic with at least one sensor and obtaining raw data therefrom; indexing the raw data with the at least one sensor; recording the indexed data with the at least one sensor; forming a data packet with the at least one sensor, the data packet including at least a portion of the indexed data and index information; and transmitting the data packet in a predetermined segment of a communication protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Michael A. Forsberg, Mike Allen Swatek, James Joseph Freeman, Steve James Coulston, Thomas McClain Scott, Nicholas L. Bayard, Henry Chang