Patents
US 7451835 B1: Downhole turbine
- Granted
- 2008-11-18
- Filed
- 2007-11-14 application 11940091
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
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Abstract
In one aspect, a downhole assembly has a downhole tool string component with a bore adapted to accommodate drilling mud. A fluid barrier is disposed within the bore and has a cylindrical portion substantially aligned with the bore. A drive shaft is sealed within and substantially coaxial with the cylindrical portion and has a first magnet disposed on its outer surface. A turbine assembly is disposed around the cylindrical portion of the fluid barrier and has an inner diameter and outer surface. The outer surface of the turbine assembly has a plurality of turbine blades. The inner diameter of the turbine assembly has a second magnet disposed within a region defined by the turbine blades and is in magnetic communication with the first magnet of the drive shaft, wherein when the drilling mud engages the turbine blades the first and second magnets rotate the drive shaft with the turbine assembly.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg081118.xml).
Assignees
No assignee reported: the patent was granted to its inventors.
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David R. Hall | Provo, UT | 859 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Daryl Wise | Provo, UT | 22 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| David Lundgreen | Provo, UT | 26 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Nathan Nelson | Provo, UT | 15 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Scott Dahlgren | Provo, UT | 105 | 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 | E21B41/0085 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-03-10 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | NOVADRILL, INC. signed 2010-01-21 | SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION HOUSTON, TX | 24055/457 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2008-10-20 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HALL, DAVID R. signed 2008-08-06 | NOVADRILL, INC. PROVO, UT | 21701/758 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2007-11-14 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | WISE, DARYL, MR. signed 2007-11-12 DAHLGREN, SCOTT, MR. signed 2007-11-14 LUNDGREEN, DAVID, MR. signed 2007-11-14 NELSON, NATHAN, MR. signed 2007-11-14 | HALL, DAVID R., MR. PROVO, UT | 20113/423 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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