Patents by Inventor Jane TOWNS

Jane TOWNS 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).

  • Stowing support equipment for a catwalk
    Patent number: 11142966
    Abstract: A pipe handling system that can include a base skid, a ramp rotationally attached to the base skid, and support equipment (e.g., a drag chain pan, or equipment skid) coupled to the ramp, wherein rotation of the ramp from a first deployed position to a first stowed position lifts the support equipment from a second deployed position to a second stowed position. A method can include rotating the ramp relative to the base skid from a first deployed position to a first stowed position, and simultaneously lifting support equipment relative to the base skid from a second deployed position to a second stowed position in response to rotating the ramp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Travis Burke, Victor Martinez, Jane Towns
  • STOWING SUPPORT EQUIPMENT FOR A CATWALK
    Publication number: 20210198959
    Abstract: A pipe handling system that can include a base skid, a ramp rotationally attached to the base skid, and support equipment (e.g., a drag chain pan, or equipment skid) coupled to the ramp, wherein rotation of the ramp from a first deployed position to a first stowed position lifts the support equipment from a second deployed position to a second stowed position. A method can include rotating the ramp relative to the base skid from a first deployed position to a first stowed position, and simultaneously lifting support equipment relative to the base skid from a second deployed position to a second stowed position in response to rotating the ramp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Travis BURKE, Victor MARTINEZ, Jane TOWNS