Free Exhibits - District Court of Colorado - Colorado

Case 1:03-cv-02579-RPM

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CLAIMS

claim
An the release automatic of the drill system of for automatically drilling rig during the

drilling of

borehole

oomprising
pressure

drilling drilling fluid fluid

pressure

regulator said in

coupled drilling drilling

said fluid fluid

drilling
pressure pressure

pressure

sensor

regulator and relay outputting coupled relay to said

changes

representing drilling to the regulator an output

those pressure

changes regulator
of said drill

said

responsive

signal to supply

drilling string drill

fluid

pressure
signal at

control

thereof
said relay

and wherein
relay operates

string

controller in drilling drill string

coupled fluid pressure control

decrease supplying said rate drilling drill string release The further

results signal an

in

string

drill

controller
of said drill string

increase an

in the in

release fluid string

and

increase

pressure control to

results signal effect

in said that

relay

supplyIng said

controller of said

in

rate

automatic

drilling

system

according

to

claim

comprising
bit

sensor
regulator bit outputting

ahit

coupled

said

bit

weight

sensor

said and

regulator signal to to to

measuring

changes

in bit

representing
bit

changes regulator
of said

relay

coupled

said the

weight
signal string

said

relay

responsive regulator output said

output
drill

supply
and

control

signal at

an

thereof
string

controller coupled

to

said

relay

wherein supplying

decrease

in bit weight

relay

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drill string release weight control to

control controller of said in that to

signal effect

that an

operates in

said the

drill

increase and an

rate
in string

drill

string relay

increase

results signal

supplying string of of

said in the

decrease

said drill

string

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the

An automatic release of the drill strin

stem

for automatically drilling

regulating during
the

drilling of
drill drill

borehole

comprisi sens regu sai in those said the tor to ator coupled to said torque and string

torque string torque

torque measuring signal relay

sensor
changes

drill

string

regulator outputting

string

torque

changes
torque signal drill

coupled

string output supply and to

regulator
of

said drill

relay string signal drill

responsive torque at an regu outpu

said

string

thereof
er

string

control in drill drill string of torgu

coupled

said

relay in that

wherein

decrease supplying said rate drill drill string release drill of

string string

torque control

results signal an

operates

troller said drill in that

increase in the increase supplying said
the drill of

and an
relay operates in

string

results signal

cont controller
of said dri

rate

string system for automatically
of

An automatic the releasing of of

drilli drill

regulating during
the

drilling rig

drilling

borehole

compr sing

drill drill

RPM senso
RPM said string regul

coupled to said
ing

drill

string RPM

sensor
in

RPM regulator

measuring changes
signal

RPM

outputting

representing

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those relay

changes
said to to and oupled said results signal an string in signal at crease in the relay and relay string signal RPM regulator of said drill said

coupled

relay

responsive regulator output drill

string RPM
at an

ill string

control

signal

thereof

string

controller in drill drill string

wherein
said

an

increase supplying said rate drill string drill of

RPM
str ng control to

relay

that

operates in the in

cont sai

increase

release RPM

decrease

string

supplying said rate drill

control to

controller

release of

An the

automatic of the

drilling drill

system of

for automatically

releasing

drilling

the

drilling of

borehole
pressure

drilling bit weight
drilling

sensor
fluid pressure fluid of to of connected to in bit those for regulator for responsive to changes in

drilling

pressure

outputting

signal

representative

bit weight

regulator

outputting
first relay

changes
pressure

said relay responsive pressure
control signal to

regulator
signal supply of said

drilling
drill string

regulator at an

to

first

output

thereof
second

relay connected
relay regulator at an to

to

said to

bit

regulator
of string said

said bit

first

the second

weight
signal

control

output thereof
to

relay selector connected
select any of

said

and

second

said first drill

string control

signal

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said second first and the drill string

drill

string string

signal
control signals to

said

of

said

string
to said first in increases string when an drill of said string drill string drill of drill bit the rate release said said said first and control

controller when

relays signal said

wherein represents drill of control

string fluid

pressure
rate of

string drill signal said

release string fluid the wherein

first

drill

increase controller

in drilling increases and signal string drill signal

pressure

when

said

second in the second

drill bit

represents controller string and an

decrease decreases

represents controller

increase

weight

said

drill said

decreases

release

string
The automatic drilling

system

according

to

claim

further comprising
drill drill drill string those drill string RPM string string torque RPM

sensor

sensor responsive outputting
signal to in drill of

torque torque for

representative

RPM

responsive outputting
signal

to

changes

in of

string those third

changes
connected relay to

relay

said
to

string torque
the signal of

said drill string fourth said drill fourth

responsive

said drill

torque
control signal

third

at an

output
RPM signal of

connected
relay

said drill to the supply

responsive regulator

said drill

RPM

polo.

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string said relay relays and said

control

signal further any

at

an

output

thereof
said and

connected of said

fourth

tirst

second

third
of

drill

control

signals
and fourth

combination drill

first

seoond
and

third
all of

control and release said drill relays signal drill said

signals
drill said

said

first
signals

second
to

third
the

control

control

drill string
to said third string

string

controller

fourth

wherein represents string drill

when

said

decrease in drill
increases the

torque

said

controller string and

release of string
drill

when
an

said increase

control

signal

represents

string rate

torque
of said fourth of

drill said drill drill drill

string

and

further signal said

wherein when represents
drill of

string

control

increase controller string and when

string the rate

RPM
of

string

said signal drill

said in

drill

string

control

represents string drill method drill of measuring producing

decrease

string the rate of

RPM

said
of

controller decreases

release

automatically drilling rig
comprising

the

release

the

the

of

drilling signal

fluid in

pressure
to changes in the

response signal

pressure
drilling relaying controlling of represents decrease said signal said

said fluid signal

changes

in

pressure
to

drill string
controller

controller
to increase when fluid the

drill of

rate

said

said to

decrease
rate of

pressure and string

release an

said

drill in

when

represents

increase

drilling

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for

automatica

regulating

the the

of the

drilling drill signal said in

rig dr
torq resp

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comprising

of

measuring producing

nse

to

changes the

in

drill in

torque
string relaying controlling of represents decrease said

signal

presenting

changes

drill

torque
to said drill of drill str ing said

sting controller
to increase when said torque rate signal and to

controller string

drill in

string of said in

rate

of

release ts an

string drill

when

signal

represe

increase

torque method
drill string of or autonati ally regulating comprising release the of

drilling rig
drill

nil
to the

of

measuring producing said relaying controlling of

string_RPM respo
in drill changes in drill

string RPM

signal to said of stri said

RPM

ill controller

controller
to increase when said and when

the rate
signal

represents the rate of

increase release an for

drill said in

string

RPM

to deorease

represents method drill string of

decrees

RPM
the the

drilling
fluid signal

measuring producing fluid changes producing

pressure and
response

bit weight
to changes in the

pressure
in

said

drilling fluid signal
in

pressure
response to the in bit in

second
said

weight
bit selecting

second

signal

representing

changes

weight
any

one

of

first signal

second

signal

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said to and to said drill drill

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string
or

selected which to

signal regulates

signals releasa signal

string

controller in The steps measuring producing string changes producing string changes selecting any drill response method

said to claim

or

signals
comprising

according

M4ttirther

the

torque in

and

drill to signal

RPM
in represents

response third

drill the

torque

wherein

said

in drill fourth signal wherein string

torque
in response to changes in drill

RPM

signal

represents

the

in drill of

RPM
third
second first second
and

first second
of said said

fourth and

signals
fourth fourth

combination and to all

signals
signals and

third and
said

regulate

the

string relaying said

selected which to regulates said

or the

signals release

to
said

drill

controller in response fluid an

string

selected comprising

or

signals

ft

pressure an and an inlet outlet the the

enclosure
enclosure first boot

feeding
feeding into out

cavity

wi9said

from ykdirnvity

covering

inlet

saidya6tyt

second piston

boot

covering

outlet

froy4id cavity
said first

within boots wherein of said said

cyrfCy between

and

second inlet

fluessure

against the

enclosure
first

6st
to

boot

pushes said

boot said

against second within
fluid

pis

force said

piston boot

against

push

second

against the

s9ftemclosure
to

outlet
fluid within said

transferring enclosure

yhsure

compensation

.k4ead
aoao.i

comprising

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an

enclosure and

having cavity inlet

an which

first

inlet

second

inlet

an

outle

piston
to fluid pressure drilling signal against first sensor to receive and said

said

coupled

fluid apply

signal fluid

pressure

ann/of

piston
said second receive apply piston
az-a

inlet fluid

coupled

to

fluid

pressu
wellbe/d

sensor

to and said

representing signal in against

pressure of

fluid positioned said fourth

sena an
to

relation/hip

said

of

third

and

an
to

of

said

piston4ositioned

in

opposed

relationship cavity said exerted produce representing pressure and

exert to of

pressure ayinst fluid
the

within

said

response arm against

flu
pion

signal and of

exerted the fluid

against

said

said

secd

arm outlet

said

piston

to

said
the

enclore

fluid the drilling

signal fluid

differ/nce wellh/ad

between

pressure
fluid level warning

yt
comrising
first

hydraulic

load

cel/

low

system

plate

connectejI load

to

top

said

hydraulic second said an air plate

0/11
to the said

conn/cted
load an

diaphragm

hydrauli/

cell
orifice
first outlet on

valve second

havi/
oi./let

inlet

orifice second

orifice
arm

base positioned
said first

said

plate
said inlet

an

contacting

plate
from an

/rif ice wherein
said

receiving when the

compressed level of above

air

air

suly/
withi/

hydraulic

remains

level
outlet and said contracts to orifice when

the to the

comessed
in7icate of

air exhausts safe l-eel of

said

hydraulic

the safe

lfea
below

hydraulic

fluid within said diaphragm

falls force

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said arm

first and being forced air within from

together said

ydlting
to orifice

in said the said

aij.4ive

divert
to

compressed second of

fsoutlet
t7ieby
said

outlet

orifice

indicatingan

unsafe

hydraulic

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DECLARATION

AND

POWER

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that As inventor hereby certify my address and citizenship as stated residence post office sole next to my name believe am the original for which inventor of the subject matter which is DRILLING on the invention entitled patent is sought of which is attached hereto yflfli the specifioation

-contents

hereby

claims
material Title 37

and understand have reviewed the aboveidentified including specification to disclose information acknowledge duty to the examination of this application accordance Section Regulations claim under and for Title

the is with

hereby

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for also or the

United States section 119 of any foreign or inventors patent identified below foreign any applications inventors certificate date having filing application on which priority is claimed
Prior Foreign

applications
have
patent

that

Title 35 united States hereby claim the benefit under section 120 below applications and any United states insofar as the matter each of claims of this subject is not disclosed in the prior states application application in the manner Title 35 United provided by the first
states

material Regulations
date of

filing

acknowledge defined in Section which prior application and the national of thia ZfQIiI as

section

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declare hereby and knowledge are true belief are believed to made the were like so made are punishable section 1001 Title 18 willful false statements or application patent POWER

made herein of my own all made on information and all statements and these willful statements that and the by fine or imprisonment or both such the United states Code and the the jeopardize validity of may issued thereon

Donald appoint application and office connected Send

OF_ATTORNEY As the belownamed No Comuzzi Reg transact all business the

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or Issued _____________ AUTOMATICDRILLING
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VERIFIED STATEMENT CLAIMING SMALL DECLARATION INDEPENDENT STATUS 37 CFR 1.91 and 1.27b
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have not assigned and am under no granted conveyed or licensed under contract of or obligation assign grant convey who could not be the invention to any person license any rights under 37 CFRl.9c if that classified as an independent inventor would not which or in any concern person had made the invention small business concern under CFR 1.9d or qualify as under 37 CFR 1.9e nonprofit
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patent

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MAY
THE

In

re

application

of

BOBBIE serial

No
April

Filed

19

1993 SYSTEM

For

AUTOMATIC

DRILLING

COMMISSIONER
AND

OF PATENTS TRADEMARKS

Washington

D.C

Attn
PETITION

Licensing

and

Review

FOR

FILE

LICENSE TO APPLICATION

EXPORT

TECHNICAL

AND

U.S.C

Sir
In addition to the above application was on

U.S

Patent and filed

Application
claiming on behalf the of

corresponding invention Bobbie Joe filings occurred
of of an

patent AUTOMATIC

in Canada

April

19 1993
Patent

other Application

foreign have

U.S

Applicant respectfully the
Canadian Patent The system rig

submits

the subject
of

matter no

contained
from

Applications matter of regulates
ensure the

interest

security standpoint automatic string
of drilling

subject which to

invention

covers the drill

drilling

maximum rate
automatic drill release of or drilling

borehole system torque
drill all of the

penetration measures
and drill bit

through weight
RPM to to

formation
fluid

The

pressure
of

string

the any one

string above

in response measurements That between

of

any combination
drill bit on

of
the

maintain the

the

borehole variance selected
value

is

when of

automatic
above the drill

drilling system
and

registers
its the

one it

operator measured Applicant

value

releases equals that

substantially

the the

operator
of

respectfully
to an automatic
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to the

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and/or

public of

safety

and
35

therefore

granting

this

petition

181
respectfully submits license error and without the that

further required

failure to with
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accordance deceptive error

CFR

5.11
in the accompanying to in

intent
arose

stated

Declaration
patent

due

Applicants statutory periods Applicant statutory
system delayed periods

protection and protection

the

public

both

U.S
patent

almost the of

expired

seeking
to

end

determine he was

the not

marketability familiar not be

his the

periods
large sums

the of

Canada money
in his

Applicant system until

wish to

invest
its

ascertained

commercial in Canada and

viability

Furthermore
in that

Applicant

marketed his system provided
the largest In

persons showed licensed

market

greatest system upon to the

commercial Canadian filing of not the Canadian conclude

fact
for

Applicant

his

$17000.00
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conditioned

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test

Unfortunately
negotiate end the

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Canadian public

corporation
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statutory

periods The
March undersigned 1993 attorney was engaged by

Applicant Canadian

in

late

to prepare Both

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corresponding be filed use in on

Patent

Application

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prevent patent

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abrogating

in

order

public rights to of expiration

statutory those

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it
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Accordingly
comply

was

impossible
because

complete limited of could

application
time period

with

CFR

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and

between
time

commencing periods
prospective

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work

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of license

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procure Application

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filed

patent
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rights

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and

Canadian

were

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sante

day
In

in

order

beat Applicant in the late

the respectfully filing decision foreign Patent Applicant he would of to

bars
submits Canadian obtain patent that no deceptive but

addition
was involved

intent

rather

Applicants

protection
attorney

resulted in the had with patent
of filed

proscribed the Canadian

filing

If Applicants

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contemporaneously only his

U.S
rights

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in Canada

the
had no and alternative then seek

agreement
except retroactive

Accordingly
file the

Applicants
Patent license failed to

attorney

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1-11

an subclass

automatic

drilling

system

classified

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175

24
pressure

II
in Class

12 744
drawn

fluid

sensor

classified

73

subclass

III
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13

to

compensation

valve

classified

12
IV
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14

drawn

to

hydraulic

load

cell classified

in

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73

subclass

290R
and
II

Inventions

are

related

as

combination are

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subcombination
it can be shown

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distinct
does

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not for

require the

particulars
and other the

of

subcombination subcombination

claimed

patentability
itself or in

has

utility by
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combinations combination
as

M.P.E.P
claimed as claimed the

806.05c
not require

instant

case
of

particulars system
or

subcombination
does not

the drilling
fluid pressure sensor

invention

require it may

invention The

II

for

instance

electronic utility such

pressure
as

sensor
fluid

subeombination apparatus

has

downhole

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and

Iii

are related
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as

combination are

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subcombination

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relationship

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if

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claimed the

drilling valve

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require

compensation
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III

valve utility such

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surface

pipeline

pressure regulation
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claimed as does not require

case
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because fluid an has level

drilling warning
fluid

invention invent

require

IV
system
fuel

instance

it may

electronic
separate

detecting
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subcombination tank
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utility

automobile

detection

Inventions

II

and

III

and

IV

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related

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subcombinations

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an release of the

automatic
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drilling
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control response the

drilling

combinations drilling

drilling parameters drilling torque
the

including and rate of

weight

pressure

drilling
drill bit string

rpm
release and

Applicant increases with
or

decreasing

fluid and

pressure versa

weight

drilling torque

decreasing

rpm

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In

this the rate are in

apparently

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to

consider

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rate

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bit in

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drilling torque
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system
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interrelated parameter Gatlin

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the

see Petroleum
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as

by Carl

pp 114-131

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