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Title: Systems and assemblies for transferring high power laser energy through a rotating junction

Abstract

There are provided high power laser devices and systems for transmitting a high power laser beam across a rotating assembly, including optical slip rings and optical rotational coupling assemblies. These devices can transmit the laser beam through the rotation zone in free space or within a fiber.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
FORO ENERGY, INC., Houston, TX (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1236468
Patent Number(s):
9244235
Application Number:
13/782,942
Assignee:
FORO ENERGY, INC.
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G02 - OPTICS G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01S - DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT
DOE Contract Number:  
AR0000044
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2013 Mar 01
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION

Citation Formats

Norton, Ryan J., McKay, Ryan P., Fraze, Jason D., Rinzler, Charles C., Grubb, Daryl L., Faircloth, Brian O., and Zediker, Mark S. Systems and assemblies for transferring high power laser energy through a rotating junction. United States: N. p., 2016. Web.
Norton, Ryan J., McKay, Ryan P., Fraze, Jason D., Rinzler, Charles C., Grubb, Daryl L., Faircloth, Brian O., & Zediker, Mark S. Systems and assemblies for transferring high power laser energy through a rotating junction. United States.
Norton, Ryan J., McKay, Ryan P., Fraze, Jason D., Rinzler, Charles C., Grubb, Daryl L., Faircloth, Brian O., and Zediker, Mark S. Tue . "Systems and assemblies for transferring high power laser energy through a rotating junction". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1236468.
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Method of manufacturing an optical fiber
patent, February 1981


Wellbore pressure testing method and apparatus
patent, February 1981


Flexible composite tube
patent, March 1981


Method of extracting liquid and gaseous fuel from oil shale and tar sand
patent, May 1981


Apparatus for perforating oil and gas wells
patent, August 1981


Insulated casing assembly
patent, June 1982


Flexible production tubing
patent, June 1982


In situ measurement of gas content in formation fluid
patent, February 1983


Flexible production tubing
patent, February 1983


Formation tester
patent, March 1983


High temperature insulated casing
patent, November 1983


Insulating tubular conduit apparatus
patent, April 1984


Concentric insulated tubing string
patent, July 1984


Concentric insulated tubing string
patent, October 1984


Hermetically sealed optical fiber
patent, March 1985


Armored cable containing a hermetically sealed tube incorporating an optical fiber
patent, June 1985


Concentric insulating conduit
patent, July 1985


Method for installing cable using an inner duct
patent, January 1986


Conduit
patent, September 1987


Multiple pass optical rotary joint
patent, February 1988


Wellbore cleanout apparatus and method
patent, May 1988


Heat and radiation resistant optical fiber
patent, September 1988


Heat insulating tube
patent, December 1988


Well pumping method and apparatus
patent, May 1989


Implosion shaped charge perforator
patent, August 1989


Implosion shaped charge perforator
patent, August 1989


Fiber optic sensors
patent, May 1990


Microwave assisted hard rock cutting
patent, March 1991


Laser-enhanced oil correlation system
patent, September 1991


Multi-fiber optical coupler for a high power laser beam
patent, October 1991


Optical fiber cable coated with conductive metal coating and process therefor
patent, March 1992


Rock melting excavation process
patent, April 1992


Undersea telecommunications cable having optical fibers in a tube
patent, June 1992


Lightweight optical fiber cable
patent, June 1992


Device for measuring reflectance and fluorescence of in-situ soil
patent, July 1992


Coupler for a laser delivery system
patent, August 1992


Subsea well pressure monitor
patent, December 1992


High-flex optical fiber coil cable
patent, January 1993


Armored fiber optic cables
patent, May 1993


Apparatus and method of using fiber-optic light guide for heating enclosed test articles
patent, July 1993


Coil tubing string and downhole generator
patent, February 1994


Flexible light conduit
patent, May 1994


High power light source
patent, June 1994


Coiled tubing system used for the evaluation of stimulation candidate wells
patent, October 1994


Methods of perforating and testing wells using coiled tubing
patent, October 1994


Underbalance jet pump drilling method
patent, October 1994


Spoolable coiled tubing completion system
patent, May 1995


Detonation system
patent, May 1995


Reeled tubing support for downhole equipment module
patent, May 1995


High power light source
patent, October 1995


Spoolable flexible sliding sleeve
patent, February 1996


Laser diode/lens assembly
patent, March 1996


Method and apparatus for the injection of cable into coiled tubing
patent, April 1996


Measuring device and method in a hydrocarbon production well
patent, April 1996


Casingless down-hole for sealing an ablation volume and obtaining a sample for analysis
patent, October 1996


Improved coil tubing injector unit
patent, October 1996


Means for placing cable within coiled tubing
patent, November 1996


Fluid-actuated wellbore tool system
patent, November 1996


Apparatus for the injection of cable into coiled tubing
patent, February 1997


Laser diode/lens assembly
patent, March 1997


Optical fiber with low OH impurity and communication system using the optical fiber
patent, November 1997


Fiber optic laser system and associated lasing method
patent, December 1997


Fibre coiling
patent, December 1997


Method for placing cable within coiled tubing
patent, December 1997


Silicone oil-based drilling fluids
patent, January 1998


Standoff laser induced-breakdown spectroscopy penetrometer system
patent, May 1998


Water laser machine tool
patent, June 1998


Wellbore tractor and method of moving an item through a wellbore
patent, August 1998


Composite coiled tubing apparatus and methods
patent, October 1998


Phased array Raman laser amplifier and operating method therefor
patent, November 1998


Fiber optic probe with integral optical filtering
patent, January 1999


Optical fiber cable for underwater use using terrestrial optical fiber cable
patent, April 1999


Portable electrohydraulic mining drill
patent, April 1999


Spoolable composite tubular member with energy conductors
patent, June 1999


Synchronous spectral line imaging methods and apparatus
patent, July 1999


Composite coiled tubing apparatus and methods
patent, August 1999


Submerged laser beam irradiation equipment
patent, August 1999


Method for inserting a cable-like element into a tube coiled in or on a holder
patent, September 1999


Fiber optic gyroscope coil lead dressing and method for forming the same
patent, October 1999


Spectroscopic probe with leak detection
patent, November 1999


Insulated and/or concentric coiled tubing
patent, January 2000


Fiber-optic spectroscopic probe with reduced background luminescence
patent, March 2000


Apparatus for completing a subterranean well and associated methods of using same
patent, May 2000


Fiber optic well logging cable
patent, May 2000


Composite coiled tubing apparatus and methods
patent, May 2000


Spoolable coiled tubing completion system
patent, June 2000


Apparatus for completing a subterranean well and associated methods of using same
patent, June 2000


Apparatus for completing a subterranean well and associated methods of using same
patent, July 2000


Linear aperture pseudospark switch
patent, August 2000


Apparatus for completing a subterranean well and associated methods of using same
patent, September 2000


Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy soil contamination probe
patent, November 2000


Modified formation testing apparatus and method
patent, December 2000


Method for determining the relative clay content of well core
patent, December 2000

  • Scheihing, Mark H.; White, Gary L.; Klein, James D.
  • US Patent Document 6,166,546
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