Patents by Inventor Gosta Reuter

Gosta Reuter 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).

  • Guide tube of a drill string configured to facilitate unscrewing thereof from a member of the drill string
    Patent number: 6681875
    Abstract: A guide tube for use in a rock drill string includes a main portion, a sleeve disposed at a first end of the main portion, and a male thread portion disposed at a second end of the main portion. The sleeve forms a recess having a female thread. A flush channel extends through the guide tube. The main portion includes a section of reduced cross-section disposed adjacent the sleeve for defining a generally radially extending shoulder between the waist and the sleeve. The shoulder serves to support the guide tube on a rig as percussion is applied to the guide tube for loosening a threaded joint between the guide tube and another member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: Sandvik AB
    Inventors: Kenneth Larsson, Gösta Reuter
  • Guide tube of a drill string configured to facilitate unscrewing thereof from a member of the drill string
    Publication number: 20020050362
    Abstract: A guide tube for use in a rock drill string includes a main portion, a sleeve disposed at a first end of the main portion, and a male thread portion disposed at a second end of the main portion. The sleeve forms a recess having a female thread. A flush channel extends through the guide tube. The main portion includes a section of reduced cross-section disposed adjacent the sleeve for defining a generally radially extending shoulder between the waist and the sleeve. The shoulder serves to support the guide tube on a rig as percussion is applied to the guide tube for loosening a threaded joint between the guide tube and another member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2001
    Publication date: May 2, 2002
    Inventors: Kenneth Larsson, Gosta Reuter