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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2015
Applicant:
Frank's International, Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Jeremy Richard Angelle, Youngsville, LA (US);
Robert Thibodeaux, Jr., Lafayette, LA (US);
John Erick Stelly, Breaux Bridge, LA (US);
Assignee:
Frank's International, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 19/00 (2006.01); E21B 19/06 (2006.01); E21B 19/07 (2006.01); E21B 19/24 (2006.01); E21B 19/10 (2006.01); E21B 33/04 (2006.01); E05D 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 19/24 (2013.01); E05D 3/02 (2013.01); E21B 19/07 (2013.01); E21B 19/10 (2013.01); E21B 33/0422 (2013.01); Y10T 29/24 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a system and a method to grip a tubular member and sense wear for a pipe handling apparatus. The system includes a pipe handling apparatus having a bore formed therein with an axis defined therethrough, a pipe guide disposed adjacent to an opening of the bore of the pipe handling apparatus, and a wear sensor coupled to the pipe guide.