Patents by Inventor James Tyler Wilson

James Tyler Wilson 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).

  • System and method for establishing tubular connections
    Patent number: 9784054
    Abstract: A drilling system includes a multi-function sub configured to be coupled to a top drive of a drilling rig and configured to be coupled to a tubular in order to selectively transfer a torque from the top drive to the tubular. The multi-function sub includes a torque sensing component configured to measure the torque provided from the top drive to the tubular via the multi-function sub, a clutch configured to suspend a transfer of torque from the top drive to the tubular when the clutch is released, and a clutch actuator communicatively coupled to the torque sensing component and configured to release the clutch when the torque measured by the torque sensing component is greater than a threshold torque value. The multi-function sub also includes a compensator configured to enable the multi-function sub to move the tubular in an axial direction relative to the top drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Tesco Corporation
    Inventors: James Tyler Wilson, Ryan Thomas Bowley, Brent James-William Coombe, Colin Trevor Maxwell, Doug Christian Greening
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING TUBULAR CONNECTIONS
    Publication number: 20160024862
    Abstract: A drilling system includes a multi-function sub configured to be coupled to a top drive of a drilling rig and configured to be coupled to a tubular in order to selectively transfer a torque from the top drive to the tubular. The multi-function sub includes a torque sensing component configured to measure the torque provided from the top drive to the tubular via the multi-function sub, a clutch configured to suspend a transfer of torque from the top drive to the tubular when the clutch is released, and a clutch actuator communicatively coupled to the torque sensing component and configured to release the clutch when the torque measured by the torque sensing component is greater than a threshold torque value. The multi-function sub also includes a compensator configured to enable the multi-function sub to move the tubular in an axial direction relative to the top drive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: James Tyler Wilson, Ryan Thomas Bowley, Brent James-William Coombe, Colin Trevor Maxwell, Doug Christian Greening