Patents by Inventor Logan Essex Smith

Logan Essex Smith 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).

  • Patent number: 10900298
    Abstract: A lifting elevator includes a first elevator segment having a first plurality of slips, a second elevator segment having a second plurality of slips, and a hinge. The first elevator segment and the second elevator segment each have a swept angle of about 180°, and each of the first plurality of slips and the second plurality of slips includes a die configured to grip an external surface of a pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Frank's International, LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy Richard Angelle, Logan Essex Smith
  • Publication number: 20180274306
    Abstract: A lifting elevator includes a first elevator segment having a first plurality of slips, a second elevator segment having a second plurality of slips, and a hinge. The first elevator segment and the second elevator segment each have a swept angle of about 180°, and each of the first plurality of slips and the second plurality of slips includes a die configured to grip an external surface of a pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: Frank's International, LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy Richard Angelle, Logan Essex Smith
  • Patent number: 10006259
    Abstract: A lifting elevator includes a first elevator segment having a first plurality of slips, a second elevator segment having a second plurality of slips, and a hinge. The first elevator segment and the second elevator segment each have a swept angle of about 180°, and each of the first plurality of slips and the second plurality of slips includes a die configured to grip an external surface of a pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Frank's International, LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy Richard Angelle, Logan Essex Smith
  • Patent number: 9765581
    Abstract: A tubular gripping apparatus includes a main bowl including a bore formed therethrough about an axis, and a movable bowl movably receivable within the main bowl. The movable bowl includes a bore formed therethrough about an axis with a tapered surface extending along the bore of the movable bowl, in which the tubular gripping apparatus further includes a plurality of slip assemblies movably receivable within the movable bowl, the plurality of slip assemblies configured to engage an outer surface of a tubular member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Frank's International, Inc.
    Inventors: Logan Essex Smith, Robert L. Thibodeaux, Jeremy Richard Angelle
  • Patent number: 9765580
    Abstract: An elevator to manipulate a tubular segment includes an elevator body with a bore formed therethrough having an axis therein, the elevator body including a first elevator segment and a second elevator segment, in which each of the first elevator segment and the second elevator segment includes a plurality of openings extending from an outer surface of the elevator body to the bore of the elevator body. The elevator also includes a plurality of slip assemblies disposed inside the plurality of openings of the first elevator segment and the second elevator segment and coupled to the elevator body, each of the plurality of slip assemblies including a slip, the slip including an engagement surface disposed orthogonal to the axis of the bore of the elevator body that engages the tubular segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Frank's International, LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy Richard Angelle, John Erick Stelly, Tyler J. Hollier, Logan Essex Smith
  • Patent number: 9677352
    Abstract: An assembly to grip a tubular member in a wellbore includes a main body, a plurality of jaw assemblies, and a cover plate to retain the jaw assemblies within the main body. The main body includes a chuck ring and at least one rotation assembly. The plurality of jaw assemblies are configured to simultaneously engage the tubular member in the wellbore as the chuck ring is rotated in a first direction about an axis of the main body by the at least one rotation assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Frank's International, LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy Richard Angelle, Logan Essex Smith, Robert Thibodeaux
  • Patent number: 9284791
    Abstract: A system to clean a tubular member includes an apparatus to support a tubular member having a bore with a longitudinal axis extending therethrough, and a fluid dispensing system disposed adjacent to an opening of the apparatus, the fluid dispensing system having a nozzle to dispense fluid therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Frank's International, LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy Richard Angelle, Logan Essex Smith, Robert Thibodeaux, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20160010403
    Abstract: An elevator to manipulate a tubular segment includes an elevator body with a bore formed therethrough having an axis therein, the elevator body including a first elevator segment and a second elevator segment, in which each of the first elevator segment and the second elevator segment includes a plurality of openings extending from an outer surface of the elevator body to the bore of the elevator body. The elevator also includes a plurality of slip assemblies disposed inside the plurality of openings of the first elevator segment and the second elevator segment and coupled to the elevator body, each of the plurality of slip assemblies including a slip, the slip including an engagement surface disposed orthogonal to the axis of the bore of the elevator body that engages the tubular segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: FRANK'S INTERNATIONAL, LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy Richard Angelle, John Erick Stelly, Tyler J. Hollier, Logan Essex Smith
  • Publication number: 20150361738
    Abstract: A lifting elevator includes a first elevator segment having a first plurality of slips, a second elevator segment having a second plurality of slips, and a hinge about which both the first elevator segment and the second elevator segment are rotatable with respect to each other. The first elevator segment and the second elevator segment each have a swept angle of about 180°, and each of the first plurality of slips and the second plurality of slips includes a die configured to grip an external surface of a pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Applicant: FRANK'S INTERNATIONAL, LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy Richard Angelle, Logan Essex Smith
  • Patent number: 9194191
    Abstract: An apparatus, a system, and a method to secure a link in a drilling rig. The apparatus includes a carrier configured to removably secure at least a portion of the link therein, in which the carrier is configured to have a first end of the link accessible outside of the carrier. Further, the system includes a tool having a link ear and suspended within the drilling rig, the link ear configured to attach a first end of the link thereupon, and a carrier configured to removably secure at least a portion of the link, in which the first end of the link is accessible to attach to the link ear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Frank's International, LLC
    Inventors: Logan Essex Smith, Jeremy Richard Angelle, Robert Thibodeaux, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9140078
    Abstract: An elevator to manipulate a tubular segment includes an elevator body with a bore formed therethrough having an axis therein, the elevator body including a plurality of openings extending from an outer surface of the elevator body to the bore of the elevator body, and a base member coupled to a bottom surface of the elevator body, the base member having a guide portion that directs the tubular segment into the bore of the elevator body. The elevator also includes a plurality of slip assemblies disposed inside the plurality of openings and coupled to the elevator body, each of the plurality of slip assemblies including an actuator body coupled to the elevator body, a slip, the slip including an engagement surface disposed orthogonal to the axis of the bore of the elevator body that engages the tubular segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Frank's International, LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy Richard Angelle, John Erick Stelly, Tyler J. Hollier, Logan Essex Smith
  • Patent number: 9115548
    Abstract: A method to add a joint of pipe to a conductor string includes securing the conductor string with a spider, grasping an upper end of the joint of pipe with a segmented-ring elevator, engaging a plurality of slips of the elevator with an outer profile of the joint of pipe, raising the grasped joint of pipe from non-vertical to vertical, positioning the vertical joint of pipe atop the secured conductor string, attaching the joint of pipe to the conductor string, releasing the conductor string from the spider, and retaining the joint of pipe and the conductor string with the segmented-ring elevator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Frank's International, LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy Richard Angelle, Logan Essex Smith
  • Patent number: 9115547
    Abstract: A method to add a joint of pipe to a conductor string includes securing the conductor string with a spider, grasping an upper end of the joint of pipe with a segmented-ring elevator, engaging a plurality of slips of the elevator with an outer profile of the joint of pipe, raising the grasped joint of pipe from non-vertical to vertical, positioning the vertical joint of pipe atop the secured conductor string, attaching the joint of pipe to the conductor string, releasing the conductor string from the spider, and retaining the joint of pipe and the conductor string with the segmented-ring elevator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Frank's International, LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy Richard Angelle, Logan Essex Smith
  • Publication number: 20150159445
    Abstract: A tubular gripping apparatus includes a main bowl including a bore formed therethrough about an axis, and a movable bowl movably receivable within the main bowl. The movable bowl includes a bore formed therethrough about an axis with a tapered surface extending along the bore of the movable bowl, in which the tubular gripping apparatus further includes a plurality of slip assemblies movably receivable within the movable bowl, the plurality of slip assemblies configured to engage an outer surface of a tubular member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: FRANK'S INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Logan Essex Smith, Robert L. Thibodeaux, Jeremy Richard Angelle
  • Publication number: 20140360736
    Abstract: An assembly to grip a tubular member in a wellbore includes a main body, a plurality of jaw assemblies, and a cover plate to retain the jaw assemblies within the main body. The main body includes a chuck ring and at least one rotation assembly. The plurality of jaw assemblies are configured to simultaneously engage the tubular member in the wellbore as the chuck ring is rotated in a first direction about an axis of the main body by the at least one rotation assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Jeremy Richard Angelle, Logan Essex Smith, Robert Thibodeaux
  • Publication number: 20140345879
    Abstract: An elevator to manipulate a tubular segment includes an elevator body with a bore formed therethrough having an axis therein, the elevator body including a plurality of openings extending from an outer surface of the elevator body to the bore of the elevator body, and a base member coupled to a bottom surface of the elevator body, the base member having a guide portion that directs the tubular segment into the bore of the elevator body. The elevator also includes a plurality of slip assemblies disposed inside the plurality of openings and coupled to the elevator body, each of the plurality of slip assemblies including an actuator body coupled to the elevator body, a slip, the slip including an engagement surface disposed orthogonal to the axis of the bore of the elevator body that engages the tubular segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Jeremy Richard Angelle, John Erick Stelly, Tyler J. Hollier, Logan Essex Smith
  • Publication number: 20130186643
    Abstract: A method to add a joint of pipe to a conductor string includes securing the conductor string with a spider, grasping an upper end of the joint of pipe with a segmented-ring elevator, engaging a plurality of slips of the elevator with an outer profile of the joint of pipe, raising the grasped joint of pipe from non-vertical to vertical, positioning the vertical joint of pipe atop the secured conductor string, attaching the joint of pipe to the conductor string, releasing the conductor string from the spider, and retaining the joint of pipe and the conductor string with the segmented-ring elevator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: Frank's Casing Crew and Rental Tools, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Richard Angelle, Logan Essex Smith
  • Publication number: 20130153303
    Abstract: A system to clean a tubular member includes an apparatus to support a tubular member having a bore with a longitudinal axis extending therethrough, and a fluid dispensing system disposed adjacent to an opening of the apparatus, the fluid dispensing system having a nozzle to dispense fluid therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Inventors: Jeremy Richard Angelle, Logan Essex Smith, Robert Thibodeaux, JR.
  • Publication number: 20120217066
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to an apparatus, a system, and a method to secure a link in a drilling rig. The apparatus includes a carrier configured to removably secure at least a portion of the link therein, in which the carrier is configured to have a first end of the link accessible outside of the carrier. Further, the system includes a tool having a link ear and suspended within the drilling rig, the link ear configured to attach a first end of the link thereupon, and a carrier configured to removably secure at least a portion of the link, in which the first end of the link is accessible to attach to the link ear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: FRANK'S CASING CREW AND RENTAL TOOLS, INC.
    Inventors: Logan Essex Smith, Jeremy Richard Angelle, Robert Thibodeaux, JR.
  • Publication number: 20100319932
    Abstract: A method to add a joint of pipe to a conductor string includes securing the conductor string with a spider, grasping an upper end of the joint of pipe with a segmented-ring elevator, engaging a plurality of slips of the elevator with an outer profile of the joint of pipe, raising the grasped joint of pipe from non-vertical to vertical, positioning the vertical joint of pipe atop the secured conductor string, attaching the joint of pipe to the conductor string, releasing the conductor string from the spider, and retaining the joint of pipe and the conductor string with the segmented-ring elevator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: FRANK'S CASING CREW AND RENTAL TOOLS, INC.
    Inventors: Jeremy Richard Angelle, Logan Essex Smith