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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:
Feb. 23, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2007
Applicants:
Fergus Hopwood, Houston, TX (US);
Richard Lewis, Tomball, TX (US);
Phil Martin, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Omron Oilfield & Marine, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 19/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system to control a threading operation includes a first tubular and a second tubular, wherein the first tubular and the second tubular include corresponding thread profiles. The system further includes a drive assembly configured to rotate the second tubular with respect to the first tubular, wherein vertical and rotation movements of the drive assembly are controllable through a drive assembly controller, and wherein the drive assembly controller is configured to operate in a threading mode when the second tubular is threaded with the first tubular.