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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2019
Applicant:
Forum Us, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Mithun Singla, Richmond, TX (US);
Assignee:
Forum US, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 19/16 (2006.01); B25B 23/14 (2006.01); F16L 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 19/166 (2013.01); B25B 23/14 (2013.01); F16L 15/00 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49766 (2015.01);
Abstract
A wrench assembly comprises an upper clamp assembly adapted to grip a first tubular, a lower clamp assembly coupled to the upper clamp assembly, the lower clamp assembly adapted to grip a second tubular, wherein the upper clamp assembly includes a plurality of torqueing cylinders coupled thereto, and a torque detection circuit in fluid communication with the torqueing cylinders, wherein the torque detection circuit is configured to apply a rotational force to the upper clamp assembly for a predetermined period of time prior to applying a target torque value to complete a threaded connection.