Patents by Inventor Don L. Bockhorn

Don L. Bockhorn 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).

  • Mobile rig
    Publication number: 20030121230
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a drilling rig base and a lower mast section that are collapsible into a compact transportable position. The base is expandable in the field to support a drilling platform and all necessary equipment, and the telescoping mast is also expanable for supporting the crown block and cables of the drawworks. More specifically, the rig of the present invention has a base having a plurality of beams, the outer beams being collapsible to a transportable position for placing on a single truck or trailer, and the A-frame lower mast section which is collapsible to a transportable position for placing on a single truck or trailer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2003
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventors: Don L. Bockhorn, Johnnie A. Parker
  • Mobile rig
    Patent number: 6523319
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a drilling rig base and a lower mast section that are collapsible into a compact transportable position. The base is expandable in the field to support a drilling platform and all necessary equipment, and the telescoping mast is also expanable for supporting the crown block and cables of the drawworks. More specifically, the rig of the present invention has a base having a plurality of beams, the outer beams being collapsible to a transportable position for placing on a single truck or trailer, and the A-frame lower mast section which is collapsible to a transportable position for placing on a single truck or trailer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: B.F. Intent, Inc.
    Inventors: Don L. Bockhorn, Johnnie A. Parker
  • MOBIL RIG
    Publication number: 20020046531
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a drilling rig base and a lower mast section that are collapsible into a compact transportable position. The base is expandable in the field to support a drilling platform and all necessary equipment, and the telescoping mast is also expanable for supporting the crown block and cables of the drawworks. More specifically, the rig of the present invention has a base having a plurality of beams, the outer beams being collapsible to a transportable position for placing on a single truck or trailer, and the A-frame lower mast section which is collapsible to a transportable position for placing on a single truck or trailer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 1999
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Applicant: KURT S. MYERS
    Inventors: DON L. BOCKHORN, JOHNNIE A. PARKER