Patents by Inventor Lars Petter Smeland

Lars Petter Smeland 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).

  • Handling tool for casing tongs
    Patent number: 11306549
    Abstract: Embodiments of a vertical pipe handler system (50) and method of its use include a casing tong handling tool (10) connected to a lifting tool (55) having a gripper head (51) and supported by an arm (53) of the vertical pipe handler system. The casing tong connection (33) of the handling tool is located toward the tool's lower end (21) and may be offset in a horizontal direction from the connection (29) to the lifting tool. The casing tong (60) then hangs off-center relative to the lifting tool. The amount of offset may be effective to prevent interference between the gripper head and a tubular being handled by the casing tong.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth McCabe, Dag Holen, Lars Petter Smeland, Glenn Saebo, Svein Jarle Haugland