Patents
US 10677006 B2: Vibration assembly and method
- Granted
- 2020-06-09
- Filed
- 2017-11-17 application 15816281
- Type
- Utility · 16 claims
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Abstract
A downhole vibration assembly includes a valve positioned above a rotor that is disposed at least partially within a stator. The rotor is operatively suspended within an inner bore of a housing and configured to rotate within the stator as a fluid flows through the vibration assembly. The valve includes a rotating valve segment and a stationary valve segment each including at least one fluid passage. The rotating valve segment rotates with a rotation of the rotor. In an open position, the fluid passages of the valve segments are aligned and a fluid flows through the valve. In a restricted position, the fluid passages of the valve segments are partially or completely unaligned, thereby temporarily restricting the fluid flow through the valve to create a pressure pulse. The unobstructed pressure pulse is transmitted through the drill string or coiled tubing above the valve.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg200609.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rival Downhole Tools LC 11 patents | US company or organization | Houston, TX | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunther HH von Gynz-Rekowski | Conroe, TX | 42 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Steven Samuel Mitchell | Scottsdale, AZ | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Curtis E. Leitko, Jr. | Round Top, TX | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Russell Wayne Koenig | Conroe, TX | 16 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| William Christian Herben | Magnolia, TX | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| E21B | Earth or rock drilling; obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells | E21B28/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-28 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | RIVAL DOWNHOLE TOOLS LLC signed 2022-10-13 | PACIFIC WESTERN BANK D/B/A PACIFIC WESTERN BUSINESS FINANCE PHOENIX, AZ | 61586/149 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2019-05-06 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ASHMIN HOLDING LLC signed 2019-04-26 | RIVAL DOWNHOLE TOOLS LC HOUSTON, TX | 49094/110 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-11-17 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HERBEN, WILLIAM signed 2017-11-16 KOENIG, RUSSELL signed 2017-11-16 LEITKO, CURTIS signed 2017-11-16 MITCHELL, STEVEN signed 2017-11-16 VON GYNZ-REKOWSKI, GUNTHER signed 2017-11-17 | ASHMIN HOLDING LLC CONROE, TX | 44162/259 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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