Patents by Inventor Rich Gentry

Rich Gentry 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).

  • Tool for use on exit side of bore and method of use thereof
    Patent number: 9702207
    Abstract: A tool for making up and breaking out a drill string at an exit side of a bore. The tool includes a fixed vice and a moveable vice for torquing a pipe joint, a roller assembly for threading and unthreading adjacent sections of pipe, and a retainer assembly to retain a detached pipe section. The components of the tool are mounted on a frame, which is pivotally connected to a hydraulic machine such as an excavator. Thus, the tool may be manipulated to remove and add sections of pipe to a drill string remote from the primary horizontal directional drill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: American Augers, Inc.
    Inventors: Guy Randall, Jr., Jared Bird, Rich Gentry
  • Exit Side Tool For Makeup And Breakout Of Pipe
    Publication number: 20150259993
    Abstract: A tool for making up and breaking out a drill string at an exit side of a bore. The tool includes a fixed wrench assembly and a moveable wrench assembly for torqueing a pipe joint. The tool also includes a drill pipe retainer assembly that is mounted indirectly of the frame and is adapted to receive and release a pipe section. A roller assembly is provided at a special hydraulically-adjustable table to allow low-torque unthreading and threading of pipe segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Kalpeshkumar V. Patel, Kenneth L. Hunt, Rich Gentry, Richard Levings
  • Tool For Use On Exit Side Of Bore An Method Of Use Thereof
    Publication number: 20140151124
    Abstract: A tool for making up and breaking out a drill string at an exit side of a bore. The tool includes a fixed vice and a moveable vice for torqueing a pipe joint, a roller assembly for threading and unthreading adjacent sections of pipe, and a retainer assembly to retain a detached pipe section. The components of the tool are mounted on a frame, which is pivotally connected to a hydraulic machine such as an excavator. Thus, the tool may be manipulated to remove and add sections of pipe to a drill string remote from the primary horizontal directional drill.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: American Augers, Inc.
    Inventors: Guy Randall, Jared Bird, Rich Gentry