Patents by Inventor Folke THEESEN

Folke THEESEN 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).

  • Combined multi-coupler with rotating fixations for top drive
    Patent number: 10480247
    Abstract: A method and system for coupling a drive unit to a tool adapter includes joining a first plate to a second plate; stabbing a stabbing member of the first plate into a hollow of the second plate; and rotating a bar of the second plate from an open position to a closed position to secure the stabbing member in the hollow. An embodiment includes positioning the tool adapter below the drive unit; stabbing a coupling head into a coupling recess; moving a fixation ring vertically; and securing bolts of the drive unit in notches of the coupling head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: WEATHERFORD TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventor: Folke Theesen
  • COMBINED MULTI-COUPLER WITH ROTATING FIXATIONS FOR TOP DRIVE
    Publication number: 20180252269
    Abstract: A method and system for coupling a drive unit to a tool adapter includes joining a first plate to a second plate; stabbing a stabbing member of the first plate into a hollow of the second plate; and rotating a bar of the second plate from an open position to a closed position to secure the stabbing member in the hollow. An embodiment includes positioning the tool adapter below the drive unit; stabbing a coupling head into a coupling recess; moving a fixation ring vertically; and securing bolts of the drive unit in notches of the coupling head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Christian SCHOKNECHT, Jeffrey Gordon BRENT, Folke THEESEN