Patents Assigned to Rangeland Industrial Services Ltd
  • Patent number: 8840352
    Abstract: A pipe handling catwalk is provided for moving tubulars or pipe to and from a work floor of well drilling or service rigs. The catwalk includes a variable height V-door for guiding pipe to the work floor. The V-door is made of a series of sequential pivotally attached segments that can extend from, and retract into, the catwalk at an angle relative to the catwalk along a guide track disposed at an end of the catwalk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Rangeland Industrial Services Ltd
    Inventors: Mark Charles Taggart, Kevin John Scott Kerr
  • Publication number: 20130255446
    Abstract: A power tong apparatus is provided. The power can include a vertical riser assembly for attaching to a drilling rig, and a swing arm assembly pivotally attached to the vertical riser assembly. The apparatus can include a power tong assembly pivotally attached to the swing arm assembly. The power tong assembly can include a back-up tong to grip a first pipe, and a power tong to grip and rotate a second pipe to make or break a joint between the pipes. The power tong can include a jaw assembly that, when rotated, grips the second pipe. The power tong can include a hydraulic motor to operate a drive chain or belt to rotate the jaw assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: RANGELAND INDUSTRIAL SERVICE LTD.
    Inventor: Mark Charles Taggart