Patents by Inventor Warren Dyer

Warren Dyer 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).

  • Publication number: 20240401414
    Abstract: A drill bit includes a bit body, one or more blades forming part of the bit body, a plurality of cutter pockets defined in the one or more blades, each cutter pocket providing a floor and an orifice defined in the floor, and a plurality of cutters secured to the one or more blades at the plurality of cutter pockets. Each cutter includes a substrate, a diamond table secured to the substrate at an interface, and a retention feature extending from a bottom surface of the substrate and sized to be received within the orifice of a corresponding one of the plurality of cutter pockets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: Taurex Drill Bits, LLC
    Inventors: Samuel BARNETT, Dustin LYLES, Warren DYER, Blake Cameron RICHNOW
  • Publication number: 20230184041
    Abstract: Methods and systems for well tool wear classification system are provided. A wear classifier tool is configured to classify wear of a scanned well tool using a machine learning engine. Computer-readable memory stores a training dataset and a trained ML model. The training data set includes scanned image data and associated labels representative of classification types of failure. The trained ML model has a neural network. The wear classifier tool can output data identifying a failure mode of the scanned well tool based on classification of input by the machine learning engine. A database is configured to stored historical data on scanner type, patterns of scanner cutting elements, sensor type, and age and usage conditions. A scanning system includes a camera and a three-dimensional (3D) scanner configured to scan a drill bit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: Taurex Drill Bits, LLC
    Inventors: Dustin LYLES, Warren DYER, Tyler ABLA
  • Publication number: 20220207689
    Abstract: A method of quantifying wear data on a well tool includes scanning a used well tool with a scanner and thereby generating a scanned file of the used well tool, the scanner being in communication with a computer system, aligning the scanned file with an original solid model file of the used well tool and thereby obtaining and displaying an overlay output, wherein the solid model file is stored on the computer system and identifies individual wear parts of the used well tool, creating and placing a digital feature on one or more of the individual wear parts displayed on the overlay output, and calculating deviation between the solid model file and the scanned file at each digital feature of the one or more individual wear parts and thereby determining material removed from the individual wear parts of the used well tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: Taurex Drill Bits, LLC
    Inventors: Dustin LYLES, Jerry RHOADES, Warren DYER, Matthew MUMMA
  • Patent number: 11301989
    Abstract: A method of quantifying wear data on a well tool includes identifying the well tool based on a solid model file and a data file corresponding to the well tool, wherein the solid model and data files are stored on a computer system and separately identify wear parts of the well tool, scanning the well tool with a scanner and thereby generating a scanned file of the well tool, the scanner being in communication with the computer system, aligning the scanned file with the solid model file to obtain an overlay output, creating digital features on the wear parts of the scanned file, and calculating deviation between the solid model file and the scanned file at the digital features for the wear parts and thereby determining material removed from the wear parts of the well tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Taurex Drill Bits, LLC
    Inventors: Dustin Lyles, Jerry Rhoades, Warren Dyer, Matthew Mumma
  • Publication number: 20210358100
    Abstract: A method of quantifying wear data on a well tool includes identifying the well tool based on a solid model file and a data file corresponding to the well tool, wherein the solid model and data files are stored on a computer system and separately identify wear parts of the well tool, scanning the well tool with a scanner and thereby generating a scanned file of the well tool, the scanner being in communication with the computer system, aligning the scanned file with the solid model file to obtain an overlay output, creating digital features on the wear parts of the scanned file, and calculating deviation between the solid model file and the scanned file at the digital features for the wear parts and thereby determining material removed from the wear parts of the well tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: Taurex Drill Bits, LLC
    Inventors: Dustin Lyles, Jerry Rhoades, Warren Dyer, Matthew Mumma