Bizarre Patents
An armor with rollers is provided that enables a user to move in all positions by rolling on a hard and smooth surface while constantly varying his bearing points on the ground.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7832974 | Pipe-handling apparatus A pipe-handling apparatus for moving a pipe to and from a drilling floor of a drilling rig includes a main support structure, a ramp extendable between the main support structure and the drilling floor, a pipe carrier mounted on the main support structure for moving... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7431550 | Pipe handling apparatus for pick-up and lay-down machine The present invention generally relates to a method and apparatus for handling a tubular above a wellbore. In one aspect, the present invention provides a pipe handling apparatus operable with a pipe pick-up and lay-down machine. The pipe handling apparatus includes... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7363991 | System and method for relocating extended length objects A system and method for lifting and translating extended length objects includes a power roller assembly attached to an extendable mast. When a roller on the power roller assembly contacts the outer surface of the extended length object, extension or retraction of t... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7225865 | Apparatus for positioning a tong and drilling rig provided with such an apparatus A method and apparatus for positioning a tong comprises a piston and cylinder assembly and a mounting assembly therefor. The mounting assembly is mounted on a support beam in the drilling derrick and the piston and cylinder assembly is pivotally mounted on the mount... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7165634 | Method and apparatus for cementing drill strings in place for one pass drilling and completion of oil and gas wells The steel drill string attached to a drilling bit during typical rotary drilling operations used to drill oil and gas wells is used for a second purpose as the casing that is cemented in place during typical oil and gas well completions. Methods of operation are des... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163367 | Multi-position height adjustment system for a pipe handling apparatus A system for adjusting the height of a boom on a pipe handling apparatus. A cavity is formed in the base between proximal and distal ends. The boom is nestable in said cavity and has a distal end guided along the base. A pivoting member is pivotally coupled to said ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7147068 | Methods and apparatus for cementing drill strings in place for one pass drilling and completion of oil and gas wells The steel drill string attached to a drilling bit during typical rotary drilling operations used to drill oil and gas wells is used for a second purpose as the casing that is cemented in place during typical oil and gas well completions. Methods of operation are des... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7048050 | Method and apparatus for cementing drill strings in place for one pass drilling and completion of oil and gas wells The steel drill string attached to a drilling bit during typical rotary drilling operations used to drill oil and gas wells is used for a second purpose as the casing that is cemented in place during typical oil and gas well completions. Methods of operation are des... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7043814 | Method for aligning tubulars An apparatus is provided with position sensors. When the apparatus has moved one tubular into alignment with another tubular a button on a remote control console is pressed to memorize the position. After the next tubular has been gripped by the apparatus a “recal... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7036610 | Apparatus and method for completing oil and gas wells A method of drilling and completing a wellbore in a geological formation to produce hydrocarbons from a well comprising at least the following four steps: drilling the well with a retrievable drill bit attached to a casing; removing the retrievable drill bit from th... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7013977 | Sealed connectors for automatic gun handling A sealed perforating gun assembly for use with automatic pipe handling equipment on oil and gas drill rigs. An upper sealed connector and a lower sealed connector have sealed threaded connections for mating with ends of a perforating gun. The connectors have externa... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011166 | System and method for assisting with automatically connecting pipe joints with a horizontal boring machine An automatic pipe handling system for automatically transporting pipe sections to and from a horizontal boring machine. The system comprises a pipe handling assembly, a pipe lubrication assembly, a makeup/breakout assembly, and an automatic control system. The pipe ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6997265 | Method and apparatus for offline standbuilding A method and apparatus for moving pipe on a rig floor between a number of different stations including an off-floor rack, a preparation opening, a borehole, and a storage area, such that tubulars can be loaded onto the drill floor, prepared at the preparation openin... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994505 | Pick-up and lay-down system and method A pick-up and lay-down pipe handling system and method provides a telescopingly extendable pipe trough which is telescopingly extendable from a lift frame. The lift frame is preferably pivotally moveable with respect to a support. A tilting mechanism is operable for... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6976540 | Method and apparatus for offline standbuilding A method and apparatus for moving pipe on a rig floor between a number of different stations are provided. Generally the apparatus includes pipehandling equipment arranged to interact with an off-floor rack, a preparation opening, a borehole, and a storage area, suc... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6969223 | Pipe handling apparatus A pipe handling apparatus for transporting pipe between a position adjacent a pipe storage rack and a rig floor elevated above the pipe storage rack is provided. The pipe handling apparatus includes a support frame, substantially horizontally disposed platform suppo... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6966106 | Method and apparatus for transporting and running tubulars The invention is a transporting apparatus for holding lengths of tubulars and transporting tubulars to a drill floor of a drill rig, wherein the transport container for tubulars has a bottom side, a two sides connected to the bottom side, and two ends connected to t... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6926488 | Horizontal drill pipe racker and delivery system Stands (43) of multiple lengths of drill pipe, for oil and gas drilling are individually supported in a storage bin (28, 29) in an array of plural layers of plural numbers of stands. The individual stands are held in cooperating notches (41, 42)... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6877942 | Ramp trailer for oil field tubulars The trailer is operative to carry tubulars (drill collars or drill pipe) to a service rig and raise them to the level of the rig floor so that the rig elevators can latch onto them and stand them up in the derrick. The trailer has a roller-equipped carriage operativ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6854520 | Apparatus and method for handling a tubular An apparatus for inserting or removing a string of tubulars from a borehole includes a makeup/break out mechanism which is capable of adding a tubular to or removing a tubular from the string and handling mechanism which feeds a tubular into, or removes a tubular fr... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6719515 | Pipe handling apparatus A pipe handling apparatus for transporting pipe between a position adjacent a pipe storage rack and a rig floor elevated above the pipe storage rack is provided. The pipe handling apparatus includes a support frame, substantially horizontally disposed platform suppo... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6705414 | Tubular transfer system A method and apparatus for transferring tubular stands between a substantially horizontal position on the catwalk and a substantially vertical position at the rig floor entry. In one embodiment of the invention, this is accomplished by moving bundles of individual t... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6634443 | Drill rod handling device The invention provides a drill rod handling device (14) which is adapted for attachment to a drill rig assembly (10) which includes a standard rotation unit (12) and a rod holder (13) mounted on top of a feed frame (11) and which are used to feed drill ro... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6609573 | Method and apparatus for a horizontal pipe handling system on a self-elevating jack-up drilling unit A pipe handling system is designed for use on an offshore structure, particularly an offshore structure provided with a cantilevered drill floor. The pipe handling system allows to handle significantly longer sections of tubulars, up to 100 feet, if neces... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6550547 | System and method for automatically controlling a pipe handling system for a horizontal boring machine An automatic pipe handling system for automatically transporting pipe sections to and from a horizontal boring machine. The system comprises a pipe handling assembly, a pipe lubrication assembly, a makeup/breakout assembly, and an automatic control system... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6543551 | Pipe handling device An automatic pipe handling device (10) is disclosed which includes a support frame (12) mounted on a boring device (14). Removable pipe racks (16, 80, 130, 140) can be placed in position on the support frame (12) to deliver pipe to the spindle axis or to ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6533519 | Pipe handling apparatus A pipe handling apparatus for transporting a joint of pipe between a position adjacent a pipe storage rack and a rig floor elevated above the pipe storage rack is provided. The pipe handling apparatus includes a support frame, substantially horizontally d... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6179065 | System and method for automatically controlling a pipe handling system for a horizontal boring machine An automatic pipe handling system for automatically transporting pipe sections to and from a horizontal boring machine. The system comprises a pipe handling assembly, a pipe lubrication assembly, a makeup/breakout assembly, and an automatic control system... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6151774 | System of conveying and assembling logging tools A system and method for conveying wireline tools between a wellsite and a logging truck and for assembling the tools at the wellsite is disclosed. The conveying system includes a taut line extending between a wellsite and the logging truck, a mechanism fo... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6085852 | Pipe handling device An automatic pipe handling device (10) is disclosed which includes a support frame (12) mounted on a boring device (14). Removable pipe racks (16, 80, 130, 140) can be placed in position on the support frame (12) to deliver pipe to the spindle axis or to ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5273388 | Lifting device for down hole tubulars A lifting device for down hole tubulars is used with an earth drilling machine of the type having a boom for moving a down hole tubular from a horizontal position at an intermediate level to a raised position aligned with a drilling axis, and a tubular ho... | 12/28/1993 |
| 4832552 | Method and apparatus for rotary power driven swivel drilling The power drive system of the present invention provides a rotary drive swivel unit which can be tilted along its horizontal pivotal axis until its output shaft is substantially horizontal. A drill pipe provided in a substantially horizontal bed adjacent ... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4822230 | Pipe handling apparatus A pipe handling apparatus is disclosed, which is adapted for automated drilling operations. Drill pipes are manipulated between substantially horizontal and vertical positions, and the apparatus is used with a top mounted drilling device which is rotatabl... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4718805 | Pipe handling apparatus Pipe handling systems are generally somewhat bulky, relying on a plurality of hydraulic cylinders and complicated linkages. A relatively simple, compact pipe handling apparatus for use on a derrick of the type which can be rotated between the horizontal a... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4708581 | Method of positioning a transfer arm A drilling apparatus of the type having a drilling mast and a transfer arm mounted at a first axis adjacent the mast to move between a lower position near ground level and an upper position aligned with the mast is provided with a reaction point anchor fi... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4492502 | Technique for picking up and laying down pipe An apparatus for picking up and laying down pipe is arranged so that pipe movement is directed toward the hole axis or rotary table. When the pipe carrier stops movement toward the hole axis, the end of the pipe joint being delivered toward the hole is po... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4456417 | Method and apparatus for aligning, supporting, and transporting hollow cylinders Method and apparatus are provided for loading, in stepwise fashion, hollow cylinders on a recumbent positioned mandrel, for retaining the cylinders on the mandrel during transfer for vertical positioning, and for releasing the cylinders on a seat without ... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4098532 | Quick engage and release sling for tubular members A pipe lay down machine which incorporates a main cable adapted to be rigged from the rig floor to a winch overlying a pipe rack where the winch is bidirectionally operable to slack the main line. Wheeled carriages travel up and down the main line. The ca... | 07/04/1978 |
