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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2006
Applicant:
Jaroslav Belik, Perarland, TX (US);
Inventor:
Jaroslav Belik, Perarland, TX (US);
Assignee:
National Oilwell Varco, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66F 11/00 (2006.01); E21B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A pipe handling system comprises a pipe rack moveably coupled to a stationary frame. The pipe rack is configured to support a plurality of pipes between a loading end and a storage end. The pipe rack is moveable between a loading position where the loading end is positioned at a higher elevation than the storage end and an unloading position wherein the storage end is positioned at a higher elevation than the loading end. An arm is rotatably coupled to the loading end of the rack and is configured to engage a single pipe and move the single pipe onto or off of the pipe rack.