Patents by Inventor Chris HARSHBARGER

Chris HARSHBARGER 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).

  • TOP DRIVE MONITORING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200408638
    Abstract: A system for monitoring a component part of a top drive in real time comprises a top drive, one or more operating sensors coupled to the top drive, and an onboard processing transceiver coupled to the top drive and in communication with the operating sensors. The operating sensors are configured to measure operational data of the top drive during operation. The onboard processing transceiver is configured to determine a remaining life of the component part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Chris HARSHBARGER, Shane RICHARD
  • Predicting and optimizing drilling equipment operating life using condition based maintenance
    Patent number: 10794150
    Abstract: A system configured to predict and optimize operating life of a piece of drilling equipment includes a plurality of operating sensors coupled to a piece of drilling equipment, wherein each of the operating sensors is configured to measure an operating condition of the piece of drilling equipment. A control system in communication with the operating sensors is configured to calculate an operating life of the piece of equipment based on the operating conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: FORUM US, INC.
    Inventors: Chris Harshbarger, Juan Arbelaez, Shane Richard, Gerardo Guerra, Pinkeshkumar Attarwala
  • REAL-TIME CONSUMABLE PARTS MONITORING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200225132
    Abstract: A system for monitoring a consumable part of a piece of equipment in real time comprises a piece of equipment, one or more operating sensors coupled to the piece of equipment, and an onboard processing transceiver coupled to the piece of equipment and in communication with the operating sensors. The operating sensors are configured to measure operational data of the piece of equipment during operation. The onboard processing transceiver is configured to determine a remaining life of the consumable part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Chris HARSHBARGER, Shane RICHARD, Ryan S. WILLIAMS, Bao Q. TRUONG
  • Rig or wellsite safety intervention
    Patent number: 10591908
    Abstract: A safety intervention system comprising a control system in communication with one or more pieces of equipment on a rig or wellsite via an equipment sensor coupled to each piece of equipment or one or more rig sensors located on the rig or wellsite, and a personnel sensor coupled to a person configured to provide position information of the person to the control system, wherein the control system is configured to determine the person's position relative to each piece of equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: FORUM US, INC.
    Inventor: Chris Harshbarger
  • Oilfield handling tool equipment identification
    Patent number: 10392876
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to elevators and other tools having radio frequency identification (RFID) tags embedded therein to facilitate identification of the elevators. The tools include an RFID tag embedded therein to facilitate identification of the tool. The RFID tag may be disposed in a bore formed in tool, and then optionally covered with a capping material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: FORUM US, INC.
    Inventors: Chris Harshbarger, Lawrence E. Childress, II
  • Methods and systems for tracking drilling equipment
    Patent number: 10208589
    Abstract: A drilling equipment tracking system includes a piece of drilling equipment and a traceability tag coupled to the piece of drilling equipment. The traceability tag has a unique identifier. A mobile device is configured to obtain the unique identifier and access a remote server containing an equipment file corresponding to the piece of drilling equipment based on the unique identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: FORUM US, INC.
    Inventors: Chris Harshbarger, Shane Richard, Juan Arbelaez
  • RIG OR WELLSITE SAFETY INTERVENTION
    Publication number: 20180364693
    Abstract: A safety intervention system comprising a control system in communication with one or more pieces of equipment on a rig or wellsite via an equipment sensor coupled to each piece of equipment or one or more rig sensors located on the rig or wellsite, and a personnel sensor coupled to a person configured to provide position information of the person to the control system, wherein the control system is configured to determine the person's position relative to each piece of equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventor: Chris HARSHBARGER
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRACKING DRILLING EQUIPMENT
    Publication number: 20180363454
    Abstract: A drilling equipment tracking system includes a piece of drilling equipment and a traceability tag coupled to the piece of drilling equipment. The traceability tag has a unique identifier. A mobile device is configured to obtain the unique identifier and access a remote server containing an equipment file corresponding to the piece of drilling equipment based on the unique identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Chris HARSHBARGER, Shane RICHARD, Juan ARBELAEZ
  • PREDICTING AND OPTIMIZING DRILLING EQUIPMENT OPERATING LIFE USING CONDITION BASED MAINTENANCE
    Publication number: 20180363421
    Abstract: A system configured to predict and optimize operating life of a piece of drilling equipment includes a plurality of operating sensors coupled to a piece of drilling equipment, wherein each of the operating sensors is configured to measure an operating condition of the piece of drilling equipment. A control system in communication with the operating sensors is configured to calculate an operating life of the piece of equipment based on the operating conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Chris HARSHBARGER, Juan ARBELAEZ, Shane RICHARD, Gerardo GUERRA, Pinkeshkumar ATTARWALA
  • OILFIELD HANDLING TOOL EQUIPMENT IDENTIFICATION
    Publication number: 20170204686
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to elevators and other tools having radio frequency identification (RFID) tags embedded therein to facilitate identification of the elevators. The tools include an RFID tag embedded therein to facilitate identification of the tool. The RFID tag may be disposed in a bore formed in tool, and then optionally covered with a capping material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Chris HARSHBARGER, Lawrence E. CHILDRESS, II