Patents by Inventor Tye Schlegelmilch

Tye Schlegelmilch 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: 7225873
    Abstract: A cutting module to sever a tubing in a well includes a piston and shear blade. The piston includes at least two moveable telescoping elements, which are adapted to expand the first piston from a retracted length to an expanded length. The shear blade is connected to the piston to sever the tubing in response to the piston expanding from the retracted length to the expanded length. The cutting module may be located below a safety valve in the well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Tye Schlegelmilch, Gary Rytlewski, Vance Nixon
  • Publication number: 20060254773
    Abstract: The present invention provides a safety shut-in system employed during testing, intervention, or other operations in wells. More specifically, the invention relates to a coiled tubing cutter for use with a safety shut-in system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2006
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tye Schlegelmilch, Gary Rytlewski, Vance Nixon
  • Patent number: 7086467
    Abstract: A subsea production system includes a blowout preventer stack that is adapted to seal and contain pressure in a well. The blowout preventer stack has a passageway through which a tubular string may extend into the well. The subsea production system includes a subsea wellhead and a safety shut-in system that has a valve assembly that is adapted to control flow and adapted to allow tools to be lowered therethrough on tubing. The subsea production system includes a cutting module that is adapted to be run into the passageway to allow tools to be lowered therethrough on tubing. The cutting module is further adapted to activate to shear the tubing that is lowered therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Tye Schlegelmilch, Gary Rytlewski, Vance Nixon
  • Publication number: 20030127231
    Abstract: The present invention provides a safety shut-in system employed during testing, intervention, or other operations in wells. More specifically, the invention relates to a coiled tubing cutter for use with a safety shut-in system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventors: Tye Schlegelmilch, Gary Rytlewski, Vance Nixon