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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Friede Goldman United, Ltd., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Paul Stephen Tetley, Katy, TX (US);
Daniel B. Holsberg, Cypress, TX (US);
Calvin Vinal Norton, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Friede Goldman United, Ltd., , KY;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41F 17/20 (2006.01); E21B 19/14 (2006.01); B41F 15/08 (2006.01); E21B 19/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 19/14 (2013.01); B41F 15/0872 (2013.01); B41F 17/20 (2013.01); E21B 19/15 (2013.01); Y10S 414/112 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cartridge of tubulars may be removably positioned with a carriage, and the carriage may move the cartridge transversely, vertically, and/or rotationally to roll tubulars on an adjacent tubular receiving member using only gravity from a selected tier of tubulars without human contact. A single trolley disposed with the tubular receiving member both pushes and pulls tubulars toward or away from the drilling deck.