Drilltec Patents & Technologies Company, Inc.

Darrell R Richards

William Thornton

Colin Rush

Henry Campbell King

Vincent Danko Grbic

Edgar Von Rosenberg

Bryan C Baker

Bernard F Casteran

Cavin Foord

A thread protector for protecting threads on the end of a pipe includes a base portion, a threaded portion extending axially from a first end of the base portion and threadably engageable with the pipe and an elongated annular bumper extending axially from a second end of the base portion. The elongated bumper has an average length and width such that the ratio of the length to the width is at least 2. The base and elongated bumper have a total length of at least two inches.

Thread protector

An apparatus for carrying one or more elongated members includes at least two elongated member support members, each support member having ends and at least one elongated member carrier surface disposed between the ends. The apparatus also includes a support member connection assembly including an elongated connector and at least one connector sleeve engageable with the elongated connector and an end of a support member.

Connector assembly

Growing community of inventors

Houston, TX, United States of America

Darrell R Richards