Patents by Inventor Tom Olsen

Tom Olsen 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: 10492644
    Abstract: A barbecue grill cart is disclosed, the cart having a shelf for supporting an LP gas tank in an elevated position. An opening is provided over the LP tank for allowing access thereto. The cart also includes a shallow cabinet for holding grilling tools and one or more wide drawers for storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: LANDMANN USA
    Inventor: Tom Olsen
  • Publication number: 20170202394
    Abstract: A barbecue grill cooking system is disclosed, having vertically oriented walls forming the firebox, vertically oriented fixture for mounting burner tubes, burner shields, and cooking grates, vertically oriented attachment parts on the burners, and seamless cooking grates having vertically oriented ends, all designed to facilitate grease and cooking debris evacuation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventor: Tom Olsen
  • Publication number: 20170143162
    Abstract: A barbecue grill cart is disclosed, the cart having a shelf for supporting an LP gas tank in an elevated position. An opening is provided over the LP tank for allowing access thereto. The cart also includes a shallow cabinet for holding grilling tools and one or more wide drawers for storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventor: Tom Olsen
  • Publication number: 20160221752
    Abstract: A storage receptacle can include a storage bin and a pedal mounted to the receptacle. The pedal can rotate downward when pressure is applied in order to pull on a first cable coupled to the pedal. The first cable is connected to a spring, and the spring is connected to a second cable. The second cable connects the spring to a door via an upper pulley of the receptacle. The second cable causes the door to open when the second cable is pulled based on force applied to the pedal. A bottom pulley can be coupled to the pedal via the first cable and configured to translate an upward pull of the first cable to a downward pull of the spring and second cable. The spring controls the motion of the door such that the door does not open too quickly upon a force being applied to the pedal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Jeff Satwicz, Kevin Menice, David Skocypec, Tom Olsen, Brian Phillips, Michael Feldman
  • Patent number: 7953587
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for generating a wellsite design, comprising: designing a workflow for an Earth Model; building an initial Earth Model based on the workflow adapted for modeling drilling and completions operations in a hydrocarbon reservoir; calibrating the initial Earth Model thereby generating a calibrated Earth Model; and generating the wellsite design using the calibrated Earth Model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corp
    Inventors: Tom Bratton, Randy Koepsell, Tom Olsen, Adam Donald
  • Patent number: 7828063
    Abstract: A technique involves facilitating fracturing operations along a wellbore extending through a subterranean formation. A stress device is deployed in a wellbore and activated to engage a surrounding wall. The stress device can then be manipulated to create a reduced stress region in the formation at a desired location along the wellbore. The reduced stress region facilitates the controlled formation of a fracture in the formation at the desired location. Furthermore, the stress device can be moved and the process repeated at multiple locations along the wellbore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Tom Olsen, Tom R. Bratton
  • Publication number: 20090266548
    Abstract: A technique involves facilitating fracturing operations along a wellbore extending through a subterranean formation. A stress device is deployed in a wellbore and activated to engage a surrounding wall. The stress device can then be manipulated to create a reduced stress region in the formation at a desired location along the wellbore. The reduced stress region facilitates the controlled formation of a fracture in the formation at the desired location. Furthermore, the stress device can be moved and the process repeated at multiple locations along the wellbore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Tom Olsen, Tom R. Bratton