Patents by Inventor Timothy H. Watson

Timothy H. Watson 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).

  • Patent number: 11021186
    Abstract: A drill rig with a steering system may include a substructure having a wheelhouse, a drill floor arranged atop the substructure, a mast extending upwardly and above the drill floor, and a steering system arranged within the wheelhouse. The steering system may include a wheel assembly comprising an electric motor configured for driving rotational motion of a wheel, a deployment device configuring for deploying the wheel assembly to carry the drill rig, and a steering mechanism configured for selective engagement with the wheel assembly and rotating the wheel assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: DRECO ENERGY SERVICES ULC
    Inventors: Van Hy Nguyen, Roman Konowalec, Donald Leonard Burlet, Kameron Wayne Konduc, Timothy H. Watson, Bogdan Bodnar
  • Patent number: 10471986
    Abstract: A drill rig with a steering system may include a substructure having a wheelhouse, a drill floor arranged atop the substructure, a mast extending upwardly and above the drill floor, and a steering system arranged within the wheelhouse. The steering system may include a wheel assembly comprising an electric motor configured for driving rotational motion of a wheel, a deployment device configuring for deploying the wheel assembly to carry the drill rig, and a steering mechanism configured for selective engagement with the wheel assembly and rotating the wheel assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: DRECO ENERGY SERVICES ULC
    Inventors: Van Hy Nguyen, Roman Konowalec, Donald Leonard Burlet, Kameron Wayne Konduc, Timothy H. Watson, Bogdan Bodnar
  • Publication number: 20190233006
    Abstract: A drill rig with a steering system may include a substructure having a wheelhouse, a drill floor arranged atop the substructure, a mast extending upwardly and above the drill floor, and a steering system arranged within the wheelhouse. The steering system may include a wheel assembly comprising an electric motor configured for driving rotational motion of a wheel, a deployment device configuring for deploying the wheel assembly to carry the drill rig, and a steering mechanism configured for selective engagement with the wheel assembly and rotating the wheel assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Van Hy Nguyen, Roman Konowalec, Donald Leonard Burlet, Kameron Wayne Konduc, Timothy H. Watson, Bogdan Bodnar
  • Patent number: 10293854
    Abstract: A drill rig with a steering system may include a substructure having a wheelhouse, a drill floor arranged atop the substructure, a mast extending upwardly and above the drill floor, and a steering system arranged within the wheelhouse. The steering system may include a wheel assembly comprising an electric motor configured for driving rotational motion of a wheel, a deployment device configuring for deploying the wheel assembly to carry the drill rig, and a steering mechanism configured for selective engagement with the wheel assembly and rotating the wheel assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Dreco Energy Services ULC
    Inventors: Van Hy Nguyen, Roman Konowalec, Donald Leonard Burlet, Kameron Wayne Konduc, Timothy H. Watson, Bogdan Bodnar
  • Publication number: 20180093705
    Abstract: A drill rig with a steering system may include a substructure having a wheelhouse, a drill floor arranged atop the substructure, a mast extending upwardly and above the drill floor, and a steering system arranged within the wheelhouse. The steering system may include a wheel assembly comprising an electric motor configured for driving rotational motion of a wheel, a deployment device configuring for deploying the wheel assembly to carry the drill rig, and a steering mechanism configured for selective engagement with the wheel assembly and rotating the wheel assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Van Hy Nguyen, Roman Konowalec, Donald Leonard Burlet, Kameron Wayne Konduc, Timothy H. Watson, Bogdan Bodnar
  • Publication number: 20180093706
    Abstract: A drill rig with a steering system may include a substructure having a wheelhouse, a drill floor arranged atop the substructure, a mast extending upwardly and above the drill floor, and a steering system arranged within the wheelhouse. The steering system may include a wheel assembly comprising an electric motor configured for driving rotational motion of a wheel, a deployment device configuring for deploying the wheel assembly to carry the drill rig, and a steering mechanism configured for selective engagement with the wheel assembly and rotating the wheel assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Van Hy Nguyen, Roman Konowalec, Donald Leonard Burlet, Kameron Wayne Konduc, Timothy H. Watson, Bogdan Bodnar