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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:
Jun. 21, 1983
Filed:
Apr. 13, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Emrys H Jones, Jr, Morgantown, WV (US);
Pramod C Thakur, Morgantown, WV (US);
Assignee:
Conoco Inc., Ponca City, OK (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
175325 ; 175 76 ;
Abstract
A variable diameter drill rod stabilizer including an inner piston having cam surfaces which bear against wall engaging segments. Movement of the piston axially within a drill rod section by differential pressure of a fluid flowing through a passage in the piston moves the wall engaging segments radially and controls the diameter of the stabilizer.