Patents by Inventor Tommy Kirkpatrick

Tommy Kirkpatrick 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).

  • Wellbore completion assembly with real-time data communication apparatus
    Patent number: 9957793
    Abstract: In one aspect an apparatus for use in a wellbore is disclosed that in one non-limiting embodiment includes a completion assembly that contains a filter section having a tubular with a plurality of through holes filled with a filter material for restricting flow of solid particles through the holes for placement of the filter section across from a zone along the wellbore, a sensor inside the tubular for providing information about a parameter of interest during treatment of and/or production from the zone into the tubular, and a first circuit coupled to the sensor that transmits wireless signals corresponding to measurements made by the sensor to a second circuit that transmits the received signals to the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Allen, Kelly Ireland, Colin Andrew, Philippe Legrand, Tommy Kirkpatrick, Jason Barnard
  • Wellbore Completion Assembly with Real-Time Data Communication Apparatus
    Publication number: 20160145972
    Abstract: In one aspect an apparatus for use in a wellbore is disclosed that in one non-limiting embodiment includes a completion assembly that contains a filter section having a tubular with a plurality of through holes filled with a filter material for restricting flow of solid particles through the holes for placement of the filter section across from a zone along the wellbore, a sensor inside the tubular for providing information about a parameter of interest during treatment of and/or production from the zone into the tubular, and a first circuit coupled to the sensor that transmits wireless signals corresponding to measurements made by the sensor to a second circuit that transmits the received signals to the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Jason Allen, Kelly Ireland, Colin Andrew, Philippe Legrand, Tommy Kirkpatrick, Jason Barnard