Patents
US 11536103 B2: Integrated control system for a well drilling platform
- Granted
- 2022-12-27
- Filed
- 2021-06-28 application 17360491
- Type
- Utility · 16 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An integrated control system (ICS) for a well drilling platform is provided, which well drilling platform has a plurality of control systems and devices. The ICS includes an ICS controller is in communication with a master control. The ICS controller includes a memory device coupled to a processor. Instructions executed by the processor cause the ICS controller to: communicate with each of the control systems to determine a status of each of the control systems; cause the master control display to display status information for at least one of the control systems; in response to an operator input perform a well drilling platform function, the function requiring a coordinated state between a first control system and at least a second control system, configure the first control system and the second control system into a coordinated state.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg221227.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 | |
| Richard Todd | Houston, TX | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Scott Charles | Houston, TX | 15 | 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 |
| G05B | Control or regulating systems in general; functional elements of such systems; monitoring or testing arrangements for such systems or elements | G05B15/02 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-09 | 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 |
| 2021-06-29 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | EXPRO AMERICAS, LLC signed 2020-11-13 | ADS SERVICES, LLC MIDLAND, TX | 56704/557 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2021-06-29 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | TODD, RICHARD J. signed 2016-06-29 PARTHASARATHY, ANAND signed 2020-09-02 CHARLES, SCOTT signed 2020-09-10 | EXPRO AMERICAS, LLC HOUSTON, TX | 56704/463 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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