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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2019
Applicant:
National Oilwell Varco, L.p., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Graham Alexander Carnegie, Cypress, TX (US);
John Walker, Tomball, TX (US);
Christopher J. Saunders, Conroe, TX (US);
Dominick Mancuso, Tomball, TX (US);
Assignee:
NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 19/14 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01); E21B 3/02 (2006.01); E21B 15/00 (2006.01); E21B 19/06 (2006.01); E21B 19/084 (2006.01); B25J 13/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 19/14 (2013.01); B25J 9/1628 (2013.01); B25J 11/00 (2013.01); E21B 3/022 (2020.05); E21B 15/00 (2013.01); E21B 19/06 (2013.01); E21B 19/084 (2013.01); B25J 13/081 (2013.01); B25J 13/086 (2013.01); B25J 13/087 (2013.01);
Abstract
An end effector () for a robotic arm, the end effector () comprising: two pipe engaging jaws (), each jaw comprising an inner contour configured for engaging a pipe section, wherein at least one jaw () is a fixed jaw; wherein the end effector () is configured to restrict radial movement of the pipe section while permitting axial movement.