Patents by Inventor Zachary Serpas Leonard

Zachary Serpas Leonard 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).

  • Downhole tools with controlled disintegration
    Patent number: 10724321
    Abstract: A disintegrable downhole article comprises an electrolytically degradable metallic matrix and an energetic material comprising a first metal and a second metal that is in physical contact with the first metal. The first metal and the second metal are selected such that the first metal reacts with the second metal to generate an alloy, an intermetallic compound, heat, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing when electrically actuated. A method of controllably removing a disintegrable downhole article comprises disposing the downhole article in a downhole environment; performing a downhole operation; electrically actuating the energetic material; and disintegrating the downhole article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Zachary Serpas Leonard, John Wakefield
  • DOWNHOLE TOOLS WITH CONTROLLED DISINTEGRATION
    Publication number: 20190106959
    Abstract: A disintegrable downhole article comprises an electrolytically degradable metallic matrix and an energetic material comprising a first metal and a second metal that is in physical contact with the first metal. The first metal and the second metal are selected such that the first metal reacts with the second metal to generate an alloy, an intermetallic compound, heat, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing when electrically actuated. A method of controllably removing a disintegrable downhole article comprises disposing the downhole article in a downhole environment; performing a downhole operation; electrically actuating the energetic material; and disintegrating the downhole article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Applicant: Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC
    Inventors: Zachary Serpas Leonard, John Wakefield