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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2012
Applicant:
Tesco Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Kevin James Nikiforuk, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
TESCO CORPORATION, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 17/12 (2006.01); B30B 5/02 (2006.01); E21B 17/10 (2006.01); B21D 39/04 (2006.01); F16L 13/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 17/1078 (2013.01); B21D 39/048 (2013.01); B30B 5/02 (2013.01); E21B 17/1014 (2013.01); E21B 17/12 (2013.01); F16L 13/141 (2013.01); F16L 2013/145 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward a bladder-type crimper. The crimper includes a cylindrical body comprising a cavity and a bladder assembly disposed within the cavity, wherein the bladder assembly comprises an elastic bladder and a plurality of fingers arrayed about opposite ends of the elastic bladder, wherein the cylindrical body and the bladder assembly are configured to be disposed about a tubular.