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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120130537 | PIPE KICKER/INDEXER FOR PIPE HANDLING SYSTEMS A kicker/indexer is provided for a pipe handler for moving pipe to and from the drill floor of a drilling rig. The kicker/indexer includes a frame that is configured to attach to a catwalk, a push block drive assembly for receiving and pushing pipe towards a trough loca... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120039688 | PIPE HANDLING SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD In one aspect the invention provides a tubular handling system for use with a catwalk and a plurality of tubulars arranged in at least one tier and positioned substantially parallel adjacent the catwalk. The system comprises a tiering assembly positioned between said at... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20110200413 | DRILLING APPARATUS A drilling apparatus includes a drill rig which defines a drilling rod axis, a rod magazine for a plurality of rod sections, and a transfer device for transfer of a rod section from the rod magazine and for transfer of the rod section in the drilling rod axis. The trans... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110091304 | Cartridge tubular handling system A cartridge of tubulars may be removably positioned with a carriage, and the carriage may move the cartridge transversely, vertically, and/or rotationally to roll tubulars on an adjacent tubular receiving member using only gravity from a selected tier of tubulars withou... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110030942 | PIPE STAND An active, smartpipe stand (apparatus and method) for feeding and receiving pipe in a horizontal orientation to and from a pipe handling apparatus has a first pipe-lifting mechanism, a second pipe-lifting mechanism, and a pipe-rotating mechanism positioned between the f... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20100319932 | LARGE DIAMETER TUBULAR LIFTING APPARATUSES AND METHODS A method to add a joint of pipe to a conductor string includes securing the conductor string with a spider, grasping an upper end of the joint of pipe with a segmented-ring elevator, engaging a plurality of slips of the elevator with an outer profile of the joint of pip... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100150685 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDLING AND STORING PIPE Modular storage units for handling and storing tubulars in vertical columns, methods for handling and transporting tubulars horizontally in vertical columns, and systems for handling and transporting tubulars horizontally in vertical columns are provided.... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20090252576 | PIPE-HANDLING APPARATUS AND METHODS Apparatus and methods for moving a tubular member to and from an elevated drilling rig floor. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a support structure configured to be positioned adjacent a pipe rack. A carrier is moveably coupled to the support structure, and a c... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090095526 | Method and Apparatus for Managing Rod Changes in Horizontal Directional Drill This disclosure concerns methods and apparatuses for managing drill rods in horizontal direction drilling, among other things. Various embodiments concern a horizontal directional drilling machine comprising a rack frame, a carriage longitudinally movable along the rack... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20080101891 | HORIZONTAL PIPE STORAGE AND HANDLING SYSTEM This application relates to a pipe storage and handling system having a stationary frame, a tilting frame moveably coupled to the stationary frame, a pipe rack moveably coupled to the tilting frame and an arm. The pipe rack includes a storage end configured to support a... | 05/01/2008 |
| 20070031215 | HORIZONTAL PIPE HANDLING SYSTEM A pipe handling system comprises a pipe rack moveably coupled to a stationary frame. The pipe rack is configured to support a plurality of pipes between a loading end and a storage end. The pipe rack is moveable between a loading position where the loading end is positi... | 02/08/2007 |
| 20060078406 | Vertically folding service arm for a movable platform offshore drilling or servicing rig An apparatus and method for maintaining electrical and hydraulic connections between a junction box (or junction boxes) located on or near an offshore platform's floor and a movable drilling rig structure are disclosed. The disclosed invention is a unique vertically fol... | 04/13/2006 |
