Patents by Inventor Todd M. Branstetter

Todd M. Branstetter 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).

  • Technique for sensing flow related parameters when using an electric submersible pumping system to produce a desired fluid
    Patent number: 6695052
    Abstract: An electric submersible pumping system having a downhole gauge section. The electric submersible pumping system comprises a submersible motor powered by a submersible pump. The submersible pump may be located below the submersible motor when in operation, while the downhole gauge section is disposed above the submersible motor. A power cable is coupled to the submersible motor through the downhole gauge section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Todd M. Branstetter, Kevin T. Scarsdale, Lee S. Kobylinski, Nolan D. Wanner, John Pursell
  • Technique for sensing flow related parameters when using an electric submersible pumping system to produce a desired fluid
    Publication number: 20030127223
    Abstract: An electric submersible pumping system having a downhole gauge section. The electric submersible pumping system comprises a submersible motor powered by a submersible pump. The submersible pump may be located below the submersible motor when in operation, while the downhole gauge section is disposed above the submersible motor. A power cable is coupled to the submersible motor through the downhole gauge section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventors: Todd M. Branstetter, Kevin T. Scarsdale, Lee S. Kobylinski, Nolan D. Wanner, John Pursell
  • Gas separator having a low rotating mass
    Patent number: 6113675
    Abstract: A gas separator having a reduced rotating mass. The gas separator includes a stationary flow inducer that creates a vortex within an outer housing. The flow inducer includes an accelerator mechanism that increases the velocity of the fluid mixture as it flows through a portion of the gas separator. The resultant liquid and gaseous phases are directed from the gas separator through separate outlets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Camco International, Inc.
    Inventor: Todd M. Branstetter