Patents by Inventor Kraig W. Huse

Kraig W. Huse 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).

  • Snubbing jack capable of reacting torque loads
    Patent number: 11142439
    Abstract: A snubbing jack including a jack assembly including a base plate, a traveling plate, an axis extending through the base plate and the traveling plate, and a plurality of piston-cylinder assemblies, a rotary drive including a rotary base and a hub, wherein the rotary drive is configured to rotate the hub relative to the rotary base, a clamp coupled to the rotary base and configured to grip a first tubular member, a power tongs coupled to the rotary base and configured to grip a second tubular member and to rotate the second tubular relative to the rotary base, and a torque transfer device coupled between the rotary drive and the jack assembly and configured to allow the rotary drive to move axially relative to the base plate and configured to restrict rotation of the rotary drive relative to the jack assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: National Oilwell Varco, L.P.
    Inventors: William Benjamin White, Timothy S. Steffenhagen, Kraig W. Huse
  • SNUBBING JACK CAPABLE OF REACTING TORQUE LOADS
    Publication number: 20190345014
    Abstract: A snubbing jack including a jack assembly including a base plate, a traveling plate, an axis extending through the base plate and the traveling plate, and a plurality of piston-cylinder assemblies, a rotary drive including a rotary base and a hub, wherein the rotary drive is configured to rotate the hub relative to the rotary base, a clamp coupled to the rotary base and configured to grip a first tubular member, a power tongs coupled to the rotary base and configured to grip a second tubular member and to rotate the second tubular relative to the rotary base, and a torque transfer device coupled between the rotary drive and the jack assembly and configured to allow the rotary drive to move axially relative to the base plate and configured to restrict rotation of the rotary drive relative to FIG.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: National Oilwell Varco, L.P.
    Inventors: William Benjamin White, Timothy S. Steffenhagen, Kraig W. Huse