Patents by Inventor Frank W. Gault

Frank W. Gault 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).

  • Tong assembly
    Patent number: 4648292
    Abstract: A tong assembly for makeup and break out of tool joints including a power tong and a backup tong which is rotatable through a limited rotation with respect to the power tong. During a torquing operation a single, self energizing free jaw and die grips the lower tubing of the tool joint in cooperation with two surfaces of a hardsurfaced bushing. The tool joint is gripped eccentric to the longitudinal centerline of the backup tong, and aligned with the longitudinal centerline of the power tong.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1987
    Assignee: Joy Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Charles W. Haynes, Frank W. Gault