Patents by Inventor William B GRICE

William B GRICE 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).

  • Wireline connector including an electromagnet and a metal
    Patent number: 9695646
    Abstract: A wireline coupler that connects a first data wireline to a second data wireline comprises: a first housing that is attached to the first data wireline, wherein the first housing comprises an electromagnet; a second housing that is attached to the second data wireline, wherein the second housing comprises a metal; wherein the electromagnet forms a magnetic field when electrical data flows in the first wireline, and wherein the magnetic field attracts the metal of the second housing and causes the first housing to connect with the second housing, such that first data wireline is operationally connected with the second data wireline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: William B Grice
  • A WIRELINE CONNECTOR INCLUDING AN ELECTROMAGNET AND A METAL
    Publication number: 20160002984
    Abstract: A wireline coupler that connects a first data wireline to a second data wireline comprises: a first housing that is attached to the first data wireline, wherein the first housing comprises an electromagnet; a second housing that is attached to the second data wireline, wherein the second housing comprises a metal; wherein the electromagnet forms a magnetic field when electrical data flows in the first wireline, and wherein the magnetic field attracts the metal of the second housing and causes the first housing to connect with the second housing, such that first data wireline is operationally connected with the second data wireline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventor: William B GRICE