Inventor

William Banning Vail, III

Inventor

Bothell, WA, US

Overview

1985–2020

Patent span

Fixed constructions

Primary field (CPC E)

Patents· 79 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

E21Bprimary

E21BEarth or rock drilling34%

G01VGeophysics23%

Y02ATechnologies for adaptation to climate change7%

A61KPreparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes4%

A61MDevices for introducing media into, or onto, the body4%

F03CPositive-displacement engines driven by liquids3%

F04CRotary-piston, or oscillating-piston, positive-displacement machines for liquids3%

G01RMeasuring electric variables3%

A61GTransport, personal conveyances, or accommodation specially adapted for patients or disabled persons2%

A61PSpecific therapeutic activity of chemical compounds or medicinal preparations2%

PatentTitleYear

10,689,927Universal drilling and completion system2020 10,563,459Mud motor assembly2020 10,294,723Mud motor assembly2019 10,174,572Universal drilling and completion system2019 9,803,424'Mud motor assembly'2017 9,745,799'Mud motor assembly'2017 9,625,361'Methods and apparatus to prevent failures of fiber-reinforced composite materials under compressive stresses caused by fluids and gases invading microfractures in the materials'2017 9,611,693'Mud motor assembly'2017 9,587,435'Universal drilling and completion system'2017 9,586,699'Methods and apparatus for monitoring and fixing holes in composite aircraft'2017 9,284,780'Drilling apparatus'2016 9,051,781'Mud motor assembly'2015 9,027,673'Universal drilling and completion system'2015 8,651,177'Long-lasting hydraulic seals for smart shuttles, for coiled tubing injectors, and for pipeline pigs'2014 8,515,677'Methods and apparatus to prevent failures of fiber-reinforced composite materials under compressive stresses caused by fluids and gases invading microfractures in the materials'2013 8,353,348'High power umbilicals for subterranean electric drilling machines and remotely operated vehicles'2013 7,836,950'Methods and apparatus to convey electrical pumping systems into wellbores to complete oil and gas wells'2010 7,820,210'Methods and apparatus to prevent, treat, and cure the symptoms of nausea caused by chemotherapy treatments of human cancers'2010 7,344,740'Methods and apparatus to prevent, treat, and cure the symptoms of nausea caused by chemotherapy treatments of human cancers'2008 7,325,606'Methods and apparatus to convey electrical pumping systems into wellbores to complete oil and gas wells'2008 7,311,151'Substantially neutrally buoyant and positively buoyant electrically heated flowlines for production of subsea hydrocarbons'2007 7,234,542'Methods and apparatus for cementing drill strings in place for one pass drilling and completion of oil and gas wells'2007 7,228,901'Method and apparatus for cementing drill strings in place for one pass drilling and completion of oil and gas wells'2007 7,165,634'Method and apparatus for cementing drill strings in place for one pass drilling and completion of oil and gas wells'2007 7,150,888'Methods and apparatus to prevent colds, influenzaes, tuberculosis and opportunistic infections of the human respiratory system'2006 7,147,068'Methods and apparatus for cementing drill strings in place for one pass drilling and completion of oil and gas wells'2006 7,108,084'Methods and apparatus for cementing drill strings in place for one pass drilling and completion of oil and gas wells'2006 7,100,710'Methods and apparatus for cementing drill strings in place for one pass drilling and completion of oil and gas wells'2006 7,048,050'Method and apparatus for cementing drill strings in place for one pass drilling and completion of oil and gas wells'2006 7,048,953'Methods and apparatus to prevent, treat and cure infections of the human respiratory system by pathogens causing severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)'2006 7,040,420'Methods and apparatus for cementing drill strings in place for one pass drilling and completion of oil and gas wells'2006 7,036,610'Apparatus and method for completing oil and gas wells'2006 7,032,658'High power umbilicals for electric flowline immersion heating of produced hydrocarbons'2006 7,013,997'Methods and apparatus for cementing drill strings in place for one pass drilling and completion of oil and gas wells'2006 6,987,386'Determining resistivity of a geological formation using circuitry located within a borehole casing'2006 6,962,217'Rotary drill bit compensating for changes in hardness of geological formations'2005 6,896,653'Personal pelvic viewer'2005 6,868,906'Closed-loop conveyance systems for well servicing'2005 6,857,486'High power umbilicals for subterranean electric drilling machines and remotely operated vehicles'2005 6,577,144'Electrical voltages and resistances measured to inspect metallic cased wells and pipelines'2003 6,547,017'Rotary drill bit compensating for changes in hardness of geological formations'2003 6,450,028'Precision gravity gradiometer optically measuring density variations in gases'2002 6,447,816'Methods and apparatus to prevent colds, flus, and infections of the human respiratory system'2002 6,397,946'Closed-loop system to compete oil and gas wells closed-loop system to complete oil and gas wells c'2002 6,263,987'One pass drilling and completion of extended reach lateral wellbores with drill bit attached to drill string to produce hydrocarbons from offshore platforms'2001 6,249,122'Electrical voltages and resistances measured to inspect metallic cased wells and pipelines'2001 6,246,240'Determining resistivity of a formation adjacent to a borehole having casing with an apparatus having all current conducting electrodes within the cased well'2001 6,189,621'Smart shuttles to complete oil and gas wells'2001 6,158,531'One pass drilling and completion of wellbores with drill bit attached to drill string to make cased wellbores to produce hydrocarbons'2000 6,157,195'Formation resistivity measurements from within a cased well used to quantitatively determine the amount of oil and gas present'2000 6,057,424'Method and apparatus to synthesize DNA and DNA-like molecular structures by applying electric fields to gaseous mixtures of chemical reactants containing template particulate matter'2000 6,031,381'Electrical voltages and resistances measured to inspect metallic cased wells and pipelines'2000 6,025,721'Determining resistivity of a formation adjacent to a borehole having casing by generating constant current flow in portion of casing and using at least two voltage measurement electrodes'2000 5,894,897'Method and apparatus for cementing drill strings in place for one pass drilling and completion of oil and gas wells'1999 5,836,409'Monolithic self sharpening rotary drill bit having tungsten carbide rods cast in steel alloys'1998 5,717,334'Methods and apparatus to produce stick-slip motion of logging tool attached to a wireline drawn upward by a continuously rotating wireline drum'1998 5,636,418'Environmentally degradable urns for burial of human cremation ashes in terrestrial cemeteries'1997 5,637,972'Rotor position encoder having features in decodeable angular positions'1997 5,633,590'Formation resistivity measurements from within a cased well used to quantitatively determine the amount of oil and gas present'1997 5,615,747'Monolithic self sharpening rotary drill bit having tungsten carbide rods cast in steel alloys'1997 5,570,024'Determining resistivity of a formation adjacent to a borehole having casing using multiple electrodes and with resistances being defined between the electrodes'1996 5,551,521'Method and apparatus for cementing drill strings in place for one pass drilling and completion of oil and gas wells'1996 5,260,661'Calibrating and compensating influence of casing thickness variations on measurements of low frequency A.C. magnetic fields within cased boreholes to determine properties of geological formations'1993 5,239,733'Temporally degradable urns for burial of human cremation ashes in cemeteries'1993 5,223,794'Methods of operation of apparatus measuring formation resistivity from within a cased well having one measurement and two compensation steps'1993 5,187,440'Measuring resistivity changes from within a first cased well to monitor fluids injected into oil bearing geological formations from a second cased well while passing electrical current between the two cased wells'1993 5,075,626'Electronic measurement apparatus movable in a cased borehole and compensating for casing resistance differences'1991 5,065,100'Measurement of in-phase and out-of-phase components of low frequency A.C. magnetic fields within cased boreholes to measure geophysical properties of geological formations'1991 5,043,668'Methods and apparatus for measurement of electronic properties of geological formations through borehole casing'1991 5,043,669'Methods and apparatus for measurement of the resistivity of geological formations from within cased wells in presence of acoustic and magnetic energy sources'1991 4,901,023'Methods and apparatus for measurement of low frequency a.c. magnetic fields within cased boreholes to determine properties of geological formations'1990 4,882,542'Methods and apparatus for measurement of electronic properties of geological formations through borehole casing'1989 4,820,989'Methods and apparatus for measurement of the resistivity of geological formations from within cased boreholes'1989 4,804,918'Dual excitation acoustic paramagnetic logging tool'1989 4,792,757'Oil well logging tools measuring paramagnetic logging effect for use in open boreholes and cased well bores'1988 4,748,415'Methods and apparatus for induction logging in cased boreholes'1988 4,724,385'Acoustic paramagnetic logging tool'1988 4,656,422'Oil well logging tools measuring paramagnetic logging effect for use in open boreholes and cased well bores'1987 4,528,508'Nuclear magnetic resonance method and apparatus for remote detection and volumetric measurement of petroleum reserves'1985

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1985–2000Patents assigned to PARAMAGNETIC LOGGING INC (17)· patent assignee history

1985–2020Based in Bothell, WA, US· patent location history

1997Based in Leeds, GB· patent location history

2000–2007Patents assigned to SMART DRILLING AND COMPLETION (9)· patent assignee history

2002–2010Patents assigned to INHALATION INC (5)· patent assignee history

2005–2010Patents assigned to WEATHERFORD LAMB (13)· patent assignee history

2013–2020Patents assigned to SMART DRILLING AND COMPLETION INC (16)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
PARAMAGNETIC LOGGING INC	17	1985–2000
SMART DRILLING AND COMPLETION INC	16	2013–2020
WEATHERFORD LAMB	13	2005–2010
SMART DRILLING AND COMPLETION	9	2000–2007
INHALATION INC	5	2002–2010

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Bothell, Washington, US	78	1985–2020
Leeds, GB	1	1997