Patents by Inventor Thomas Szudajski

Thomas Szudajski 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: 10001446
    Abstract: A method and system for analyzing a core sample from a wellbore, where the analysis takes place in the field and proximate the wellbore. The system includes trailers adjacent one another. One of the trailers can include a unit for scanning the core sample and obtaining information within the sample. Other trailers can include units that further analyze the core, such as by grinding, laser spectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopy. The core sample scanning involves a computerized tomography (CT) scan, where a length of core is analyzed in the scanning unit. The unit includes a manipulator system for moving the core sample through a rotating scan source in the scanning unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: GE Energy Oilfield Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Szudajski, John Boot
  • Patent number: 9970888
    Abstract: A method and system for analyzing a core sample from a wellbore, where the analysis takes place in the field and proximate the wellbore. The system includes trailers adjacent one another and on a drilling pad, so that real time analysis of the core sample can occur after being extracted from the wellbore. One of the trailers can include a scanning unit for scanning the core sample and obtaining information within the core sample. Other trailers can include units that further analyze the core sample, such as by grinding, laser induced breakdown spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and scanning the core material nano-structure. The core sample scanning involves a computed tomography (CT) scan, where a length of core sample is analyzed in the scanning unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: GE ENERGY OILFIELD TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Szudajski, John Boot
  • Patent number: 9880318
    Abstract: A method of analyzing a core sample from a wellbore by creating a visual composite image of the core sample that is based on a scan of the core sample. The scan directs radiation at the core sample, such as a computerized tomography (CT) scan, and obtains scan data by estimating radiation absorbed by material in the core sample. The composite image is made up of an arrangement of voxels, where each voxel represents a designated volume of the core sample, and is are assigned a value that corresponds to a measured value of radiation absorbed in the designated volume of the core sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: GE ENERGY OILFIELD TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: John Boot, Ali Can, Thomas Szudajski
  • Publication number: 20160131793
    Abstract: A method and system for analyzing a core sample from a wellbore, where the analysis takes place in the field and proximate the wellbore. The system includes trailers adjacent one another and on a drilling pad, so that real time analysis of the core sample can occur after being extracted from the wellbore. One of the trailers can include a unit for scanning the core sample and obtaining information within the sample. Other trailers can include units that further analyze the core, such as by grinding, laser spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and scanning the core material nano-structure. The core sample scanning involves a computerized tomography (CT) scan, where a length of core is analyzed in the scanning unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: GE ENERGY OILFIELD TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Szudajski, John Boot
  • Publication number: 20160131602
    Abstract: A method and system for analyzing a core sample from a wellbore, where the analysis takes place in the field and proximate the wellbore. The system includes trailers adjacent one another. One of the trailers can include a unit for scanning the core sample and obtaining information within the sample. Other trailers can include units that further analyze the core, such as by grinding, laser spectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopy. The core sample scanning involves a computerized tomography (CT) scan, where a length of core is analyzed in the scanning unit. The unit includes a manipulator system for moving the core sample through a rotating scan source in the scanning unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: GE Energy Oilfield Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Szudajski, John Boot
  • Publication number: 20140097952
    Abstract: Systems and methods for comprehensive alarm management can be provided. In one embodiment, a system for monitoring subsystems can be provided. The system can include at least one memory configured to store computer-executable instructions; and at least one processor configured to access the at least one memory and execute the computer-executable instructions. The instructions can be configured to receive alarm information or information suitable for use in generating alarms from one or more sensors, devices or computing devices associated with a respective subsystem within the system. The instructions can be further configured to determine one or more alarm events based at least in part upon the alarm information, and generate one or more alarm messages based at least in part on the alarm events. The instructions can further be configured to display a subset of the alarm messages based at least upon a selection of one or more classifying criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Richard William Shaw, Christina Ann Romanik, Thomas Szudajski