Patents by Inventor Farzan Tavakoli

Farzan Tavakoli 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).

  • Patent number: 10370912
    Abstract: Present embodiments are directed a mineral extraction system comprising a locking clamp configured to be secured to a first tubular member, wherein the locking clamp comprises an outer radial surface having a first geometry and a rotary table adapter. The rotary table adapter comprises a base and an extension extending from the base, wherein the extension defines a recess, the recess comprises an inner radial surface having a second geometry, wherein the first geometry and the second geometry correspond with one another, and the rotary table adapter is configured to be disposed within a rotary table of a drilling rig.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Farzan Tavakoli, Hendrik Schalk Le Roux, Colin Trevor Maxwell, Vince Fortier
  • Patent number: 10267108
    Abstract: A plug launching system includes a main body and a plug canister disposed within the main body. The plug canister includes a liner, a first rotational assembly disposed about the liner, wherein the first rotational assembly is configured to support a first plug disposed within the liner and selectively enable fluid flow from an annulus between the main body and the plug canister to a central passage of the liner, and a second rotational assembly disposed about the liner, wherein the second rotational assembly is configured to support a second plug disposed within the liner and selectively enable fluid flow from the annulus between the main body and the plug canister to the central passage of the liner, wherein the first and second rotational assemblies are configured to be actuated independently from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Cory Genovese, Farzan Tavakoli
  • Publication number: 20170370169
    Abstract: A plug launching system includes a main body and a plug canister disposed within the main body. The plug canister includes a liner, a first rotational assembly disposed about the liner, wherein the first rotational assembly is configured to support a first plug disposed within the liner and selectively enable fluid flow from an annulus between the main body and the plug canister to a central passage of the liner, and a second rotational assembly disposed about the liner, wherein the second rotational assembly is configured to support a second plug disposed within the liner and selectively enable fluid flow from the annulus between the main body and the plug canister to the central passage of the liner, wherein the first and second rotational assemblies are configured to be actuated independently from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Cory Genovese, Farzan Tavakoli
  • Publication number: 20170314344
    Abstract: Present embodiments are directed a mineral extraction system comprising a locking clamp configured to be secured to a first tubular member, wherein the locking clamp comprises an outer radial surface having a first geometry and a rotary table adapter. The rotary table adapter comprises a base and an extension extending from the base, wherein the extension defines a recess, the recess comprises an inner radial surface having a second geometry, wherein the first geometry and the second geometry correspond with one another, and the rotary table adapter is configured to be disposed within a rotary table of a drilling rig.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Farzan Tavakoli, Hendrik Schalk Le Roux, Colin Trevor Maxwell, Vince Fortier
  • Publication number: 20170234083
    Abstract: Present embodiments are directed to a tubular gripping system having engagement features. The tubular grappling system is configured to grip a tubular of a mineral extraction system and includes a first set of teeth of a contact surface of the tubular grappling system, wherein the contact surface is configured to engage with the tubular, and each tooth of the first set of teeth comprises a first orientation and a second set of teeth of the contact surface of the tubular grappling system, wherein each tooth of the second set of teeth comprises a second orientation, wherein the first and second orientations are generally perpendicular to one another, wherein the first set of teeth and the second set of teeth are axially offset from one another relative to a central axis of the tubular grappling system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Farzan Tavakoli, Hendrik Schalk Le Roux