Patents Assigned to SANDVIK INTELLECTIAL PROPERTY AB
  • Method of disconnecting a drill string at a drill rig
    Patent number: 10167688
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for disconnecting an end rod from a drill string coupled together by a threaded connection is provided. A rod handling apparatus includes a gripper unit having a floating sled with a sensor unit configured to monitor relative axial position of the sled relative to a frame of the gripper unit to determine a decoupling of the threaded connection and a separation of an end rod from the drill string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: SANDVIK INTELLECTIAL PROPERTY AB
    Inventors: Johan Jelgert, Lars-Erik Larsson, Per Vilen, Kent Evermark