Patents by Inventor Nicholas Guidry

Nicholas Guidry 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).

  • Clamp-on single joint manipulator for use with single joint elevator
    Patent number: 10907424
    Abstract: An apparatus for assembling a tubular string includes a rig drilling bail, a joint bail extender, and a device. The joint bail extender is rigidly coupled to the rig drilling bail. The device is coupled to the first joint bail extender and configured to engage a tubular segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: FRANK'S INTERNATIONAL, LLC
    Inventors: Keith Lutgring, Logan Smith, Nicholas Guidry
  • Stand building using a horseshoe slip elevator
    Patent number: 10612321
    Abstract: A pipe racking system and method, of which the pipe racking system includes a vertical column extending upwards from a rig floor, a main arm that is movable vertically along the column, a gripper connected to a distal end of the main arm and movable therewith, and an elevator including a plurality of slips configured to engage an outer diameter surface of a tubular and support a weight of the tubular by gripping the outer surface of the tubular. The elevator is suspended from the gripper or a distal end of the main arm via one or more suspension arms. The system also includes one or more guide arms connected to the vertical column. The one or more guide arms are configured to maintain a vertical orientation of the tubular.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: FRANK'S INTERNATIONAL, LLC
    Inventors: Alfred Moss, Nicholas Guidry, Logan Smith, Dax Joseph Neuville, Dougal Brown
  • Horseshoe slip elevator
    Patent number: 10570678
    Abstract: An apparatus for gripping a tubular includes a body. A slip carrier is coupled to an inner surface of the body. The slip carrier is configured to pivot between an open position and a closed position. A tubular is configured to be introduced laterally into the body when the slip carrier is in the open position. A slip is coupled to the slip carrier. The slip is configured to move radially between a first position that is spaced apart from the tubular and a second position that contacts and grips the tubular.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: FRANK'S INTERNATIONAL, LLC
    Inventors: Alfred Moss, Nicholas Guidry, Logan Smith, Dax Joseph Neuville
  • CLAMP-ON SINGLE JOINT MANIPULATOR FOR USE WITH SINGLE JOINT ELEVATOR
    Publication number: 20190360285
    Abstract: An apparatus for assembling a tubular string includes a rig drilling bail, a joint bail extender, and a device. The joint bail extender is rigidly coupled to the rig drilling bail. The device is coupled to the first joint bail extender and configured to engage a tubular segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Keith Lutgring, Logan Smith, Nicholas Guidry
  • Clamp-on single joint manipulator for use with single joint elevator
    Patent number: 10415328
    Abstract: An apparatus for assembling a tubular string includes a rig drilling bail, a joint bail extender, and a device. The joint bail extender is rigidly coupled to the rig drilling bail. The device is coupled to the first joint bail extender and configured to engage a tubular segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: FRANK'S INTERNATIONAL, LLC
    Inventors: Keith Lutgring, Logan Smith, Nicholas Guidry
  • STAND BUILDING USING A HORSESHOE SLIP ELEVATOR
    Publication number: 20190153789
    Abstract: A pipe racking system and method, of which the pipe racking system includes a vertical column extending upwards from a rig floor, a main arm that is movable vertically along the column, a gripper connected to a distal end of the main arm and movable therewith, and an elevator including a plurality of slips configured to engage an outer diameter surface of a tubular and support a weight of the tubular by gripping the outer surface of the tubular. The elevator is suspended from the gripper or a distal end of the main arm via one or more suspension arms. The system also includes one or more guide arms connected to the vertical column. The one or more guide arms are configured to maintain a vertical orientation of the tubular.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Alfred Moss, Nicholas Guidry, Logan Smith, Dax Joseph Neuville, Dougal Brown
  • HORSESHOE SLIP ELEVATOR
    Publication number: 20180100359
    Abstract: An apparatus for gripping a tubular includes a body. A slip carrier is coupled to an inner surface of the body. The slip carrier is configured to pivot between an open position and a closed position. A tubular is configured to be introduced laterally into the body when the slip carrier is in the open position. A slip is coupled to the slip carrier. The slip is configured to move radially between a first position that is spaced apart from the tubular and a second position that contacts and grips the tubular.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Alfred Moss, Nicholas Guidry, Logan Smith, Dax Joseph Neuville
  • CLAMP-ON SINGLE JOINT MANIPULATOR FOR USE WITH SINGLE JOINT ELEVATOR
    Publication number: 20170370165
    Abstract: An apparatus for assembling a tubular string includes a rig drilling bail, a joint bail extender, and a device. The joint bail extender is rigidly coupled to the rig drilling bail. The device is coupled to the first joint bail extender and configured to engage a tubular segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Keith Lutgring, Logan Smith, Nicholas Guidry