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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8016536 | 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... | 09/13/2011 |
| 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 |
| 7258225 | Method and apparatus for diverting material An apparatus for diverting material in a controlled manner comprising a diverter plate attached to a mounting assembly. The diverter plate is shaped for receiving falling material and facilitating the flow of the material onto a conveyance means or into storage. The... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7238543 | Methods for marking a bare semiconductor die including applying a tape having energy-markable properties A method used for marking a semiconductor wafer or device. The method and apparatus have particular application to wafers or devices which have been subjected to a thinning process, including backgrinding in particular. The present method comprises reducing the cros... | 07/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7094618 | Methods for marking a packaged semiconductor die including applying tape and subsequently marking the tape The present invention provides a method and apparatus for marking a semiconductor wafer or device. The method and apparatus have particular application to wafers or devices which have been subjected to a thinning process, including backgrinding in particular. The pr... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7021880 | Pipe handling apparatus for presenting sections of pipe to a derrick work floor having a high-speed carriage assembly A pipe handling apparatus for raising and lowering pipe to and from a raised derrick work floor. The apparatus comprises a longitudinally-extending base, with a longitudinally-extending cavity therein. An elongate, longitudinally-extending boom member is provided, w... | 04/04/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6899510 | Pipe handling system for presenting sections of pipe to a derrick work floor having a pipe ejection assembly A pipe handling apparatus for raising and lowering pipe to and from a raised derrick work floor. The apparatus comprises a longitudinally-extending base, with a longitudinally-extending cavity therein. An elongate, longitudinally-extending boom member is provided, w... | 05/31/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6702043 | Drilling machine with arc-like drill pipe holder A drilling machine 1 with a drill pipe holder 10 to be operated automatically in boring as well as in pulling, disposes over a gripper 20, which is constructed rotatably about an axis 21 and beyond that also axially displaceably, and has a telescoping sup... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6695559 | Apparatus for delivering a tubular to a wellbore An apparatus for delivering a tubular (9) to a well centre, which apparatus comprises means (13, 14) which, in use, inhibit swinging motion of the tubular (9) whilst it is suspended from an elevator.... | 02/24/2004 |
| 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 |
| 5451129 | Pipe transfer system A pipe handling machine for moving well pipes arranged essentially horizontally and essentially parallel to one another on a deck, and including a carriage which may contain an operator's control cabin and is mounted by tracks for movement transversely of... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5122023 | Fully articulating ramp extension for pipe handling apparatus A fully articulating ramp extension provides a quick and efficient means of coupling a drilling module with a pipe shelter.... | 06/16/1992 |
| 4692081 | Riser pipe elevator An elevator for storing and retrieving riser pipe in a semi-submersible unit is disclosed. The riser pipe is stored in a annular caisson below the floor of the semi-submersible unit in surrounding relationship to the drill center of the unit. The annular ... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4643624 | Guide means for stabilizing pipe strings A guide means is removably affixed to the derrick of a workover rig or the like for capturing and stabilizing a medial part of a pipe section as a pipe string is being made up and run into a wellbore. The guide apparatus is pivotally mounted to the derric... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4494899 | Pipe trough for transporting pipe between upper and lower positions A pipe trough for transporting pipe between upper and lower positions. A pipe carrier having a V-shaped cross-section is received within an elongate trough body having a V-shaped cross-section. The pipe carrier is longitudinally slidable along the trough ... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4486137 | Pipe pickup and laydown machine A machine for transferring pipe between the floor of a drilling rig and a pipe rack including a stationary trough positioned below the drilling rig floor and a movable trough aligned with the stationary trough and having one end resting on the drilling ri... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4474520 | Pipe handling machine An apparatus for transferring pipe between pipe racks and the drilling rig floor including a stationary trough located below and extending towards the drilling rig and a movable, inclined trough aligned with the stationary trough having one end supported ... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4470740 | Apron for pipe handling system An elongated trough is slidably located on a vertically pivoted trough to carry pipe from a derrick floor to a pipe rack when there is little or no height differential between the derrick floor and the pipe rack. The slidable trough may be removed when th... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4453872 | Handling apparatus for pipe and other tubulars An apparatus for transferring tubulars between pipe racks and a drilling rig floor including a stationary trough located below and extending towards the drilling rig and a movable trough aligned with the stationary trough having one end supported on the d... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4426182 | Tubular handling apparatus An apparatus for transferring tubulars between the floor of a drilling rig and a pipe rack including an elongated main support frame adapted to be positioned in proximity to the pipe rack, a lift trough positioned longitudinally of the support frame and h... | 01/17/1984 |
| 4386883 | Materials lifting apparatus A materials lifting apparatus for transporting materials, such as pipe between a derrick floor and a pipe rack, which comprises a support frame having a carriage receiving passageway therein, a carriage positionable within the carriage receiving passagewa... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4382738 | Pipe handling system A system for transferring lengths of pipe laterally between a pipe rack and a pipe handling apparatus. the system comprises two spaced apart arms located on one side of the pipe handling apparatus next to the rack. Each arm has one end pivotally coupled t... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4382591 | Clamping means for trough of pipe handling apparatus Clamps are provided for clamping a length of pipe to the trough of a pipe handling apparatus. The clamps comprise two arms pivotally coupled to the trough on opposite sides thereof. The arms are movable to open and closed positions by two piston rods pivo... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4380297 | Pipe storage system A storage system for securely holding lengths of pipe or the like and which comprises a plurality of pairs of rails having ends removably coupled to a pair of stanchions at different levels for holding a plurality of rows of pipe. Means is provided for re... | 04/19/1983 |
| 4379676 | Pipe handling system A system for transferring lengths of pipe laterally between a pipe rack and a pipe handling apparatus. The system comprises two spaced apart arms located on one side of the pipe handling apparatus next to the rack. Each arm has one end pivotally coupled t... | 04/12/1983 |
| 4371302 | Pipe handling apparatus The apparatus is employed for transferring pipe to and from the floor of a drilling rig. It comprises a stationary trough located below the rig floor and a movable trough aligned with the stationary trough. The movable trough has a vertically movable rear... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4347028 | Pipe handling apparatus Pipe handling apparatus for picking up and laying down tubular goods used in land and offshore drilling operations. The apparatus includes a longitudinally extending main support frame; a longitudinally extending movable member including a trough for rece... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4310283 | Method for handling pipe As a preferred embodiment of the invention shown herein, a winch is stationed to one side of an oil field derrick and a cable spooled on the winch extended over a pipe rack and secured at a convenient location above the derrick floor. A pair of spaced pul... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4235566 | Pipe-conveying catwalk A pipe-conveying catwalk has a ramp affixed to the floor of a drilling rig and a main frame ground supported adjacent to a pipe rack so that pipe can be conveyed between the rack and the derrick floor. Pipe is rolled from the rack into a trough which form... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4067453 | Pipe delivery system A pipe delivery system and method in which pipe is fed to the drilling rig floor by carrying the pipe in a single elongated skate along a horizontal and then upwardly inclined ramp so that the end of the pipe can be hoisted upwardly off the skate. Pipe is... | 01/10/1978 |
