Patents by Inventor Geoffrey MARJORAM

Geoffrey MARJORAM 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).

  • Pivot joint with a rotatable lower portion
    Patent number: 12209467
    Abstract: A system can include a top drive with a quill with a pivot joint, with an upper portion pivotably coupled to a lower portion via a pivot, coupled between the quill and a running tool, wherein rotation of the lower portion relative to the upper portion pivots the running tool about the pivot. A method for running a tubular string by moving a tubular along a catwalk, coupling a pivot joint between a running tool and a quill, and pivoting the running tool about the pivot by pivoting the lower portion relative to the upper portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashish Gupta, Marinel Mihai, Hendrik Schalk Le Roux, Geoffrey Marjoram
  • PIVOT JOINT WITH A ROTATABLE LOWER PORTION
    Publication number: 20240218751
    Abstract: A system can include a top drive with a quill with a pivot joint, with an upper portion pivotably coupled to a lower portion via a pivot, coupled between the quill and a running tool, wherein rotation of the lower portion relative to the upper portion pivots the running tool about the pivot. A method for running a tubular string by moving a tubular along a catwalk, coupling a pivot joint between a running tool and a quill, and pivoting the running tool about the pivot by pivoting the lower portion relative to the upper portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Ashish GUPTA, Marinel MIHAI, Hendrik Schalk LE ROUX, Geoffrey MARJORAM