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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2014
Frank's International, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Logan Essex Smith, Youngsville, LA (US);
Robert L. Thibodeaux, Lafayette, LA (US);
Jeremy Richard Angelle, Youngsville, LA (US);
Frank's International, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A tubular gripping apparatus includes a main bowl including a bore formed therethrough about an axis, and a movable bowl movably receivable within the main bowl. The movable bowl includes a bore formed therethrough about an axis with a tapered surface extending along the bore of the movable bowl, in which the tubular gripping apparatus further includes a plurality of slip assemblies movably receivable within the movable bowl, the plurality of slip assemblies configured to engage an outer surface of a tubular member.