Patents by Inventor Keith HAGER

Keith HAGER 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).

  • Publication number: 20240295151
    Abstract: A system that can include a vertical support rotationally coupled to a rig floor, a hoisting arm movably coupled to the vertical support, and a catwalk, wherein the hoisting arm is configured to transport the tubular between the catwalk and well center or mousehole while the vertical support maintains a substantially constant azimuthal orientation. A method can include movably coupling a vertical support to an upper track, extending an upper tailing arm a first horizontal distance from the vertical support to engage an upper portion of a tubular, retracting the upper tailing arm to move the upper portion of the tubular proximate the vertical support, and extending a hoisting arm a second horizontal distance to engage a middle portion of the tubular, wherein the second horizontal distance is less than the first horizontal distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventors: Alex KUNEC, Ashish GUPTA, Keith HAGER
  • Patent number: 11642691
    Abstract: A pipe doping apparatus comprises a bucket assembly including a base and a bucket supported on the base and having an inside volume, a lubricating unit having at least one lubricant applicator inside the bucket; and a source of torque configured to rotate the bucket and/or the lubricating unit relative to a tubular. The apparatus may include a cleaning unit and/or a drying unit and the source of torque may be a fluid jet in either. At least one lubricant applicator may be retractable and may be actuated between a retracted position and an extended position by centripetal force. The apparatus may further include a positioning assembly supporting the base and the rotary bucket assembly and a controller connected to and controlling each of:—the positioning assembly, the cleaning unit, the drying unit, and the lubricating unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: NABORS DRILLING TECHNOLOGIES USA, INC.
    Inventors: Ronald Schanlaub, Keith Hager, Chris Magnuson, Eric Deutsch
  • Publication number: 20210187540
    Abstract: A pipe doping apparatus comprises a bucket assembly including a base and a bucket supported on the base and having an inside volume, a lubricating unit having at least one lubricant applicator inside the bucket; and a source of torque configured to rotate the bucket and/or the lubricating unit relative to a tubular. The apparatus may include a cleaning unit and/or a drying unit and the source of torque may be a fluid jet in either. At least one lubricant applicator may be retractable and may be actuated between a retracted position and an extended position by centripetal force. The apparatus may further include a positioning assembly supporting the base and the rotary bucket assembly and a controller connected to and controlling each of:—the positioning assembly, the cleaning unit, the drying unit, and the lubricating unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Ronald SCHANLAUB, Keith HAGER, Chris MAGNUSON, Eric DEUTSCH
  • Patent number: 11002086
    Abstract: A pipe handler comprising a body defining an axis; a slide adapted to translate in a direction parallel with the axis; and a plurality of grippers, wherein at least one of the plurality of grippers is adapted to translate in a direction generally perpendicular to the axis upon translation of the slide and selectively contact a threaded interface of an inner surface of a tubular.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Magnuson, Kent Hulick, Keith Hager
  • Patent number: 10974272
    Abstract: A pipe doping apparatus comprises a bucket assembly including a base and a bucket supported on the base and having an inside volume, a lubricating unit having at least one lubricant applicator inside the bucket; and a source of torque configured to rotate the bucket and/or the lubricating unit relative to a tubular. The apparatus may include a cleaning unit and/or a drying unit and the source of torque may be a fluid jet in either. At least one lubricant applicator may be retractable and may be actuated between a retracted position and an extended position by centripetal force. The apparatus may further include a positioning assembly supporting the base and the rotary bucket assembly and a controller connected to and controlling each of: the positioning assembly, the cleaning unit, the drying unit, and the lubricating unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: NABORS DRILLING TECHNOLOGIES USA, INC.
    Inventors: Ronald Schanlaub, Keith Hager, Chris Magnuson, Eric Deutsch
  • Publication number: 20190330932
    Abstract: A pipe handler comprising a body defining an axis; a slide adapted to translate in a direction parallel with the axis; and a plurality of grippers, wherein at least one of the plurality of grippers is adapted to translate in a direction generally perpendicular to the axis upon translation of the slide and selectively contact a threaded interface of an inner surface of a tubular.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Christopher MAGNUSON, Kent HULICK, Keith HAGER
  • Publication number: 20190134659
    Abstract: A pipe doping apparatus comprises a bucket assembly including a base and a bucket supported on the base and having an inside volume, a lubricating unit having at least one lubricant applicator inside the bucket; and a source of torque configured to rotate the bucket and/or the lubricating unit relative to a tubular. The apparatus may include a cleaning unit and/or a drying unit and the source of torque may be a fluid jet in either. At least one lubricant applicator may be retractable and may be actuated between a retracted position and an extended position by centripetal force. The apparatus may further include a positioning assembly supporting the base and the rotary bucket assembly and a controller connected to and controlling each of: the positioning assembly, the cleaning unit, the drying unit, and the lubricating unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Ronald SCHANLAUB, Keith HAGER, Chris MAGNUSON, Eric DEUTSCH