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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2024

Filed:

Jun. 17, 2016
Applicant:

Darkvision Technologies Inc., North Vancouver, CA;

Inventors:

Graham T. Manders, Vancouver, CA;

Osman S. Malik, Vancouver, CA;

Stephen E. Robinson, North Vancouver, CA;

Jay Roderick Hope, Vancouver, CA;

Assignee:

DarkVision Technologies Inc., North Vancouver, CA;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/002 (2012.01); B06B 1/06 (2006.01); G01N 29/024 (2006.01); G01N 29/24 (2006.01); G01N 29/26 (2006.01); G01N 29/34 (2006.01); G01V 1/00 (2024.01); G01V 1/46 (2006.01); G01V 1/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/0025 (2020.05); B06B 1/0625 (2013.01); E21B 47/002 (2020.05); G01N 29/024 (2013.01); G01N 29/2437 (2013.01); G01N 29/262 (2013.01); G01N 29/341 (2013.01); G01V 1/006 (2013.01); G01V 1/46 (2013.01); G01V 1/52 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and devices for imaging wells using ultrasound is described. The devices include a modular imaging device having a telemetry module and a radial imaging module and/or forward imaging module. The radial imaging module includes a ring shaped phased array ultrasonic transducer array for generating images on the length of a wellbore. Various lens and housing configurations for the radial imaging module are described. The forward imaging module includes an ultrasonic transducer comprising one or more elements and having an adjustable viewpoint for generating images of obstructions found in a wellbore. Advanced imaging modes for a radial imaging module include multiple aperture and spiral wave imaging mode.


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