Patents by Inventor Camilo RIVERA

Camilo RIVERA 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).

  • Top drive with drag chain
    Patent number: 12534959
    Abstract: A top drive that can include a stationary portion, a rotary portion rotationally coupled to the stationary portion, the rotary portion being configured to rotate about a center axis, a drag chain with a first end coupled to the stationary portion and a second end coupled to the rotary portion, a first circular path with a first radius relative to the center axis, and a second circular path with a second radius relative to the center axis, wherein the first radius is different from the second radius, wherein the drag chain comprises a first portion that is disposed along the first circular path and a second portion that is disposed along the second circular path, and wherein a length of the first portion along the first circular path increases or decreases as the rotary portion rotates relative to the stationary portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2026
    Assignee: Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Camilo Rivera, Shubhangi Dalavi, James Cooper
  • TOP DRIVE WITH DRAG CHAIN
    Publication number: 20240418040
    Abstract: A top drive that can include a stationary portion, a rotary portion rotationally coupled to the stationary portion, the rotary portion being configured to rotate about a center axis, a drag chain with a first end coupled to the stationary portion and a second end coupled to the rotary portion, a first circular path with a first radius relative to the center axis, and a second circular path with a second radius relative to the center axis, wherein the first radius is different from the second radius, wherein the drag chain comprises a first portion that is disposed along the first circular path and a second portion that is disposed along the second circular path, and wherein a length of the first portion along the first circular path increases or decreases as the rotary portion rotates relative to the stationary portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Camilo RIVERA, Shubhangi DALAVI, James COOPER