Patents by Inventor Edward A. Szep

Edward A. Szep 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).

  • Drill pipe handling tool
    Patent number: 5277463
    Abstract: A tool for handling an elongated, tubular drill pipe has an elongated body between a first and second end for engaging and holding a first and second end of the drill pipe. The engagement ends of the tool are spaced apart a distance slightly less than the length of the drill pipe. The engagement ends are capable of being elastically spread apart when the drill pipe is being engaged, and thereafter the elastic spreading is released to cause the tool to remain in engagement with the drill pipe during the handling thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 11, 1994
    Assignee: Ingersoll-Rand Company
    Inventors: Mohinder Singh, Edward A. Szep