Patents by Inventor Miodrag Djuric

Miodrag Djuric 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: 10323473
    Abstract: The systems, devices, and methods described herein relate to a modular racker system for a drilling rig. The modular racker includes transportable modules including a lower track module comprising a drilling rig floor that includes a lower track arranged and configured to accommodate a lower carriage. The lower track is permanently fixed to the drilling rig floor so as to form a part of the drilling rig floor and is transportable as part of the drilling rig floor. An upper track module comprises a fingerboard and an upper track arranged and configured to accommodate an upper carriage moveable along the upper track. The upper track is permanently fixed to the fingerboard and is transportable in a connected configuration. The lower and upper track modules are attachable to a racker column module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: NABORS INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Magnuson, Pedrag Radovanovic, Miodrag Djuric
  • Patent number: 9926753
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods include a parking system for a drilling rig. The parking system includes a first track portion extending along a pathway between a well center and a V-door on a drilling rig and a second track portion extending in a transverse direction relative to the first track portion. A trolley is configured to carry a racking device and move along at least a portion of the first track portion and the second track portion between a position in the pathway between well center and the V-door on a drilling rig and a position offline and out of the pathway between well center and the V-door on a drilling rig.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Nabors Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Magnuson, Marvin Brown, Eric Deutsch, Predrag Radovanovic, Miodrag Djuric
  • Publication number: 20160168929
    Abstract: The systems, devices, and methods described herein relate to a modular racker system for a drilling rig. The modular racker includes transportable modules including a lower track module comprising a drilling rig floor that includes a lower track arranged and configured to accommodate a lower carriage. The lower track is permanently fixed to the drilling rig floor so as to form a part of the drilling rig floor and is transportable as part of the drilling rig floor. An upper track module comprises a fingerboard and an upper track arranged and configured to accommodate an upper carriage moveable along the upper track. The upper track is permanently fixed to the fingerboard and is transportable in a connected configuration. The lower and upper track modules are attachable to a racker column module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Christopher Magnuson, Pedrag Radovanovic, Miodrag Djuric
  • Publication number: 20150330162
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods include a parking system for a drilling rig. The parking system includes a first track portion extending along a pathway between a well center and a V-door on a drilling rig and a second track portion extending in a transverse direction relative to the first track portion. A trolley is configured to carry a racking device and move along at least a portion of the first track portion and the second track portion between a position in the pathway between well center and the V-door on a drilling rig and a position offline and out of the pathway between well center and the V-door on a drilling rig.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Christopher Magnuson, Marvin Brown, Eric Deutsch, Predrag Radovanovic, Miodrag Djuric