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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2010
Daniel Brent Baxter, Tomball, TX (US);
Terry Jason Smith, Friendswood, TX (US);
My-lan Thi Hiscox, Magnolia, TX (US);
Cees Tempelaars, Houston, TX (US);
Daniel Brent Baxter, Tomball, TX (US);
Terry Jason Smith, Friendswood, TX (US);
My-Lan Thi Hiscox, Magnolia, TX (US);
Cees Tempelaars, Houston, TX (US);
Cameron International Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A system, in certain embodiments, includes a spider configured to support multiple mineral extraction riser segments. The system also includes a gimbal disposed below the spider and configured to support the spider during operation. The system further includes one or more arcuate radio frequency identification (RFID) antennas disposed within the gimbal and/or the spider. The one or more arcuate RFID antennas are configured to communicate with one or more RFID tags coupled to each riser segment.