The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
May. 12, 2016
Weatherford Technology Holdings, Llc, Houston, TX (US);
John Fielding Ownby, Houston, TX (US);
Jobby T. Jacob, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Richard Lee Giroux, Cypress, TX (US);
Matthew David Knight, Aberdeenshire, GB;
Richard Alastair Howard Dalzell, Kirriemuir, GB;
Jake M. Boudreaux, Raceland, LA (US);
Robert B. Marcel, Jr., Houma, LA (US);
Rupa Sharma, Cypress, TX (US);
Larry A. Kendziora, Needville, TX (US);
Eric R. Evans, Magnolia, TX (US);
Rajesh D. Patel, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A system for operating a downhole tool includes a tag carrier; a RFID tag coupled with the tag carrier; and a control sub having a bore extending therethrough, the control sub comprising: an antenna located adjacent to the bore; and a stop for catching the tag carrier, wherein: the radio frequency identification tag is coupled with the tag carrier in relation to the stop and the antenna such that the radio frequency identification tag is aligned with the antenna when the tag carrier is caught in the stop, and the stop is operable to allow passage of the tag carrier through the stop after the tag carrier is caught by the stop.