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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2024
Applicant:
Grant Prideco, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Ankur Makkar, Austin, TX (US);
Jaideva C. Goswami, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Assignee:
Grant Prideco, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/09 (2012.01); E21B 17/00 (2006.01); E21B 47/0228 (2012.01); E21B 47/13 (2012.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/09 (2013.01); E21B 47/0228 (2020.05); E21B 47/13 (2020.05); E21B 17/006 (2013.01); G06K 7/10356 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for tracking drilling tubulars may include a tag arranged on a drilling tubular and an antenna array comprising a plurality of antennas configured for capturing data from the tag. The plurality of antennas may be arranged in a radial pattern, and facing inward toward a longitudinal axis. The antenna array may be arranged below a drill floor of a drill rig, within a mud containment system, and above a drilling mud fluid level.
Makkar, Ankur. (2026). Antenna array for tracking an object (U.S. Patent No. 12692780). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12692780
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