Patents by Inventor Anthony G. PETRELLO

Anthony G. PETRELLO 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).

  • Robotic pipe handler systems
    Patent number: 11643887
    Abstract: A pipe handling system can include a bridge disposed in an inclined position, having first and second rails with a space therebetween, and an arm coupled to the first and second rails, the arm being configured to manipulate a tubular through the space between the first and second rails. A method that can include gripping a tubular at a well center on a rig floor via an arm coupled to a bridge, the bridge comprising first and second rails with a space therebetween, moving the tubular from the well center and through the space, and moving the tubular along the bridge via the arm, with the bridge being inclined from a horizontal storage area to the rig floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Canrig Robotic Technologies AS
    Inventors: Anthony G. Petrello, Padira P. Reddy, Kjetil Naesgaard, Kenneth Mikalsen
  • ROBOTIC PIPE HANDLER SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20220003055
    Abstract: A pipe handling system can include a bridge disposed in an inclined position, having first and second rails with a space therebetween, and an arm coupled to the first and second rails, the arm being configured to manipulate a tubular through the space between the first and second rails. A method that can include gripping a tubular at a well center on a rig floor via an arm coupled to a bridge, the bridge comprising first and second rails with a space therebetween, moving the tubular from the well center and through the space, and moving the tubular along the bridge via the arm, with the bridge being inclined from a horizontal storage area to the rig floor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Anthony G. PETRELLO, Padira P. REDDY, Kjetil NAESGAARD, Kenneth MIKALSEN