Patents by Inventor Wayne Gatt

Wayne Gatt 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).

  • Magnetic swarf drum
    Patent number: 10927620
    Abstract: This disclosure may generally relate to drilling operations and, more particularly, to systems and methods for cleaning a drilling fluid as it travels back to the surface from a wellbore. An apparatus may comprise a magnetic body having a longitudinal axis. The magnetic body may comprise a pair of end plates that are spaced along the longitudinal axis and a magnetic unit disposed between the pair of end plates, wherein the magnetic unit is operable to generate a magnetic field. The apparatus may additionally comprise an axle disposed along a longitudinal axis of the magnetic body, wherein the axle is operable to rotate the magnetic body about the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Wayne Gatt
  • Magnetic Swarf Drum
    Publication number: 20200325740
    Abstract: This disclosure may generally relate to drilling operations and, more particularly, to systems and methods for cleaning a drilling fluid as it travels back to the surface from a wellbore. An apparatus may comprise a magnetic body having a longitudinal axis. The magnetic body may comprise a pair of end plates that are spaced along the longitudinal axis and a magnetic unit disposed between the pair of end plates, wherein the magnetic unit is operable to generate a magnetic field. The apparatus may additionally comprise an axle disposed along a longitudinal axis of the magnetic body, wherein the axle is operable to rotate the magnetic body about the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: Halliburton Manufacturing and Services, Limited
    Inventor: Wayne Gatt