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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8128332 | Header structure for a pipe handling apparatus A system has a pipe handling apparatus with an arm moving between a first position and a second position, a derrick having a window through which the pipe handling system delivers a pipe to a well head, and a header mounted in the window of the derrick. The header r... | 03/06/2012 |
| 7537424 | Apparatus and method for handling pipe sections An apparatus and method for handling pipe sections, preferably for use with a drilling head. The apparatus includes a storage bin defining a substantially fixed bin dispensing position, a transfer device for individually transferring a pipe section between the bin d... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7322406 | Elevation sensor for a service hose and an apparatus for positioning and stabbing well tubulars An operational system and method and improved apparatus for positioning and stabbing well tubulars wherein: the grasping members of the apparatus can be folded and unfolded; the boom assembly can be pivoted to a downward clearance position; a plurality of stabbing a... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7240742 | Pipe handling system with a movable magazine An pipe handling assembly for transporting pipe sections to and from a horizontal boring machine. The system comprises a movable magazine, a support member, a drive system, and a transfer assembly. The drive system may move the magazine laterally on the support memb... | 07/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6925775 | Apparatus for filling marine mattresses An elongated, mobile apparatus for filling and depositing marine mattresses for use in erosion control. The apparatus comprises a frame system for supporting the apparatus on the ground and positioning for depositing an aggregate filled marine mattress at a desired ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6860694 | Horizontal pipe handling device A device for handling pipes or stands including a transportation carriage for transport of pipes or stands between a pipe storage and a place for use. The carriage includes picking columns, each having a first picking arm arranged to move substantially vertically. T... | 03/01/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6814164 | Pipe loading device for a directional drilling apparatus A drilling apparatus including a magazine for holding a plurality of pipes, and a drive head is disclosed herein. The drive head includes a drive member adapted to be coupled to a pipe. The drive member is aligned along a drive axis. The drilling apparatus includes ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6533046 | Pipe loading device for a directional drilling apparatus A drilling apparatus including a magazine for holding a plurality of pipes, and a drive head is disclosed herein. The drive head includes a drive member adapted to be coupled to a pipe. The drive member is aligned along a drive axis. The drilling apparatu... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6419029 | Drilling tool magazine A drilling tool magazine and a horizontal boring machine having a drilling tool magazine in which automatic and reliable handling and access to any of the drilling tools to be handled is ensured, the drilling tool magazine (10) which is particularly suita... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6408954 | Gripping mechanism for a directional drilling machine A horizontal directional drilling machine including a rod transfer member having a rod retainer that is movable between a first position and a second position. When the rod retainer is in the first position, the rod retainer is adapted to retain a pipe on... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6374928 | Method of blocking a pocket of a multi-pocket feed member for a directional drilling machine A method for blocking a pocket of a multi-pocket feed structure used to feed rods to and from a magazine of a directional drilling machine. The method includes providing a blocker at a non-blocking position, engaging the blocker with the feed structure, a... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6364011 | System and method for handling tubular members An apparatus for handling a plurality of tubular members. The apparatus comprises A tong member for coupling a first tubular with a second tubular. A first axial roller is positioned on the first side of the tong member and a second axial roller is positi... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6361262 | Drilling vessel provided with auxiliary tower or auxiliary mast The present invention relates to a drilling vessel with drilling tower or drilling mast for drilling in the earth's surface from said vessel, for example for oil or gas. The drilling vessel according to the present invention is characterized by an auxilia... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6332502 | Pipe loading device for a directional drilling apparatus A magazine for holding a plurality of pipes, and a drive head including a drive member adapted to be coupled to a pipe. The drive member is aligned along a drive axis. The drilling apparatus includes a first drive mechanism for rotating the drive member a... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6311788 | Magazine and manipulating apparatus for drilling rod parts The invention relates to a magazine and manipulation apparatus for drilling rod parts for a drill, having a rod magazine in which the drilling rod parts are received in a multi-layered arrangement in a store, and having a removal device for transferring t... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6220807 | Tubular handling system Pipe handling apparatus to move tubulars from a horizontal position on a piperack adjacent a well bore to a vertical position over the wall center or mousehole. A bicep arm assembly is pivotally connected to a base plate. A forearm assembly is pivotally a... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6202863 | Sucker rod cradle apparatus A sucker rod cradle for storage, handling and transportation of sucker rods comprises in combination a base frame having forklift pockets, a plurality of upright cradle arms spaced along the base frame and extending perpendicular to the base frame. The cr... | 03/20/2001 |
| 5931238 | Apparatus for storing and handling drill pipe A blast hole drill with a drill head mounted on a mast has a pipe carousel on the drill deck which holds drill pipe along the length of the deck. A pipe handling arm mechanism has a lower arm portion pivotally mounted on the deck and an upper arm portion ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5607280 | Apparatus for loading pipe onto a machine An underground boring machine including an automatic pipe loading apparatus. A plurality of pipes are gravity fed through a discharge opening at a lower end of a magazine combining several columns of pipe. A selection member has a plurality of pipe receiv... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5458454 | Tubular handling method A pipe handling method to move the tubulars used from a horizontal position on a piperack adjacent the well bore to a vertical position over the wall centre or a mousehole which utilizes bicep and forearm assemblies and a gripper head for attachment to a ... | 10/17/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5294228 | Automatic sequencing system for earth drilling machine An earth drilling machine of the type having a boom mounted adjacent a mast to move a tubular between a lower, horizontal boom position and an upper, vertical boom position also includes a lifter configured to move a length of downhole tubular between a l... | 03/15/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5188503 | Magazine for storing and transferring metal rods In the steel industry metal rods (18) are transported from a steel mill (1) to a consumer (7). During transport the rods (18) are subjected to rough treatment so that they are usually no longer straight upon arrival and must therefore be straightened. Acc... | 02/23/1993 |
| 4834195 | Drill magazine An improved drill rod magazine for storing and moving them sequentially into a dispensing position is comprised of a pair of spaced arms each with an open jaw in which the drill rods are positioned in parellel, side by side relationship. The arms are move... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4632618 | Feed storage for drill rods for a long-hole drilling apparatus A feed storage for drill rods for a long-hole drilling apparatus, said feed storage comprising a magazine provided with fixed guides (11) for storing drill rods (13) in parallel with each other, a delivery opening (14) defined by the guides for transferri... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4533055 | Storage rack for drilling tubulars A rack for supporting drilling tubulars such as drill pipe, collars and the like includes a base and a rail. The rail is coupled to the base by means of two columns, each of which is provided with threads such that the tilt angle of the rail with respect ... | 08/06/1985 |
| 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 |
| 4051956 | Horizontal pipe handling apparatus A pair of open framework type pipe supporting stands are arranged in side by side spaced-apart relation transversely of a work path along which sections of pipe are moved. Each stand includes a top rail pivotally connected longitudinally with the respecti... | 10/04/1977 |
| 3978994 | Pipe rack with pivoted fingers A plurality of vertically spaced rows of substantially horizontal laterally spaced fingers are pivotally supported at one common end on transverse horizontal axes by means mounted on a carriage beneath the fingers. The carriage is movable from a starting ... | 09/07/1976 |
