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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2020
Applicant:
Caterpillar Global Mining Equipment Llc, Denison, TX (US);
Inventor:
Carl J. Moberg, Dunlap, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Global Mining Equipment LLC, Denison, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/007 (2012.01); E21B 47/12 (2012.01); E21B 47/06 (2012.01); E21B 44/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/007 (2020.05); E21B 44/00 (2013.01); E21B 47/06 (2013.01); E21B 47/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drilling machine includes a pipe life monitoring system. The drilling machine includes a drill string with at least a rotary drill head assembly and a pipe segment. A sensor is configured to monitor and transmit sensor data, including at least one of a pressure and a torque. A controller, including a processor and being operatively associated with the sensor, is configured to calculate a weight of the pipe segment using the sensor data.