Patents
US 10961794 B2: Control system for a well drilling platform with remote access
- Granted
- 2021-03-30
- Filed
- 2019-03-08 application 16296668
- Type
- Utility · 10 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A control system and method for a well drilling platform having a plurality well platform systems is provided. The control system includes at least one remote communication unit (RCU), and a controller. The controller is in communication with the well platform systems, and has at least one processor, and a memory device that is coupled to the processor and that stores the instructions. When executed by the processor, the instructions cause the controller to communicate with the well platform systems to receive information from one or more well platform systems and to send system control commands to the one or more well platform systems. The controller and the at least one RCU are configured to electronically communicate with one another information relating to at least one of the well platform systems.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg210330.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADS Services, LLC 18 patents | US company or organization | Midland, TX | ADS SERVICES, LLC State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anand Parthasarathy | Cypress, TX | 34 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Scott Charles | Houston, TX | 15 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Syed Rasheed | Pearland, TX | 2 | 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 | E21B44/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G06F | Electric digital data processing | G06F3/0482 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | DNB BANK ASA, LONDON BRANCH signed 2025-07-23 | EXPRO AMERICAS, LLC HOUSTON, TX | 72421/327 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2025-09-09 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ADS SERVICES, LLC signed 2025-07-31 | CORTEC, L.L.C. HOUSTON, TX | 72200/236 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2021-10-04 | Security interest Security interest Short-form patent and trademark security agreement | EXPRO AMERICAS, LLC signed 2021-10-01 | DNB BANK ASA, LONDON BRANCH LONDON | 57719/904 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2020-12-15 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | EXPRO AMERICAS, LLC signed 2020-12-01 | ADS SERVICES LLC MIDLAND, TX | 54649/810 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2020-09-02 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | RASHEED, SYED signed 2018-03-09 CHARLES, SCOTT signed 2019-08-12 PARTHASARATHY, ANAND signed 2019-08-12 | EXPRO AMERICAS, LLC HOUSTON, TX | 53672/893 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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