Patents by Inventor Tyler E. Kolste

Tyler E. Kolste 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).

  • Bearing assemblies, bearing apparatuses, and related methods
    Patent number: 12460674
    Abstract: Bearing assemblies that include a plurality of polycrystalline diamond (“PCD”) bearing elements, bearing apparatuses including such bearing assemblies, and methods of operating and fabricating such bearing assemblies and apparatuses are disclosed. In an embodiment, the plurality of PCD bearing elements of one or more of the bearing assemblies disclosed herein include at least one first PCD bearing element. At least a portion of the first PCD bearing element exhibits a coercivity of about 125 Oersteds or more and a specific magnetic saturation of about 14 Gauss cm3/gram or less. The first PCD bearing element includes a bearing surface with at least one groove formed therein. In an embodiment, the plurality of PCD bearing elements also include at least one second PCD bearing element. The second PCD bearing element exhibits a coercivity that is less than and a specific magnetic saturation that is greater than the first PCD bearing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2025
    Assignee: US SYNTHETIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tyler E. Kolste, S. Barrett Peterson, Jair J. Gonzalez, Trond Pedersen
  • BEARING ASSEMBLIES, BEARING APPARATUSES, AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20230112084
    Abstract: Bearing assemblies that include a plurality of polycrystalline diamond (“PCD”) bearing elements, bearing apparatuses including such bearing assemblies, and methods of operating and fabricating such bearing assemblies and apparatuses are disclosed. In an embodiment, the plurality of PCD bearing elements of one or more of the bearing assemblies disclosed herein include at least one first PCD bearing element. At least a portion of the first PCD bearing element exhibits a coercivity of about 125 Oersteds or more and a specific magnetic saturation of about 14 Gauss cm3/gram or less. The first PCD bearing element includes a bearing surface with at least one groove formed therein. In an embodiment, the plurality of PCD bearing elements also include at least one second PCD bearing element. The second PCD bearing element exhibits a coercivity that is less than and a specific magnetic saturation that is greater than the first PCD bearing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Tyler E. Kolste, S. Barrett Peterson, Jair J. Gonzalez, Trond Pedersen