Patents by Inventor Achim NORDBECK

Achim NORDBECK has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Onshore drilling rig and method for moving a top drive in a drill mast of an onshore drilling rig
    Patent number: 11814906
    Abstract: The invention is a land drilling rig (10) having a drilling mast (12), a top drive (14) movable in the drilling mast (12) along the vertical axis of the drilling mast (12), and a crown bearing (18) at an upper end (16) of the drilling mast (12), the crown bearing (18) being movable by means of a positioning device (24), and a method of operating such a drilling rig (10) and a method of operating a top drive (14) in the drilling mast (12) of such a drilling rig (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Bentec GmbH Drilling and Oilfield Systems
    Inventors: Achim Nordbeck, Arend Lödden
  • UNDERGROUND DRILLING RIG AND METHOD FOR ERECTING SAME
    Publication number: 20220307373
    Abstract: The Invention relates to an underground drilling rig (10) and a method for its erection, wherein the method, in a special embodiment, comprises erecting a mast structure (20) of the drilling rig (10) extending from a horizontal tunnel (production tunnel) into a vertical mast shaft (14) and by means of an erecting structure (50), wherein the mast structure (20) comprises a plurality of mast segments (60) connected to one another or connectable to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Jürgen VOLKERS, Arend LÖDDEN, Achim NORDBECK
  • ONSHORE DRILLING RIG AND METHOD FOR MOVING A TOP DRIVE IN A DRILL MAST OF AN ONSHORE DRILLING RIG
    Publication number: 20220235614
    Abstract: The invention is a land drilling rig (10) having a drilling mast (12), a top drive (14) movable in the drilling mast (12) along the vertical axis of the drilling mast (12), and a crown bearing (18) at an upper end (16) of the drilling mast (12), the crown bearing (18) being movable by means of a positioning device (24), and a method of operating such a drilling rig (10) and a method of operating a top drive (14) in the drilling mast (12) of such a drilling rig (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Achim NORDBECK, Arend LÖDDEN