Patents by Inventor Nathan Crossley

Nathan Crossley 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).

  • Apparatus and method for handling tubulars
    Patent number: 8764368
    Abstract: An apparatus for use in delivering tubulars to an elevated work area is described. A slideway for receiving a tubular is mounted on the leading end of an extendable carriage. The opposing end of the carriage is pivotally fixed to a frame assembly. Extension of the carriage drives the leading end towards a work area. A carriage support ramp receives the leading end of the carriage as it is extended, and guides the leading end towards the elevated work area for discharge of the tubular from the slideway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Accuform Welding Ltd.
    Inventors: Nathan Crossley, Sean Freeman
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HANDLING TUBULARS
    Publication number: 20110070054
    Abstract: An apparatus for use in delivering tubulars to an elevated work area is described. A slideway for receiving a tubular is mounted on the leading end of an extendable carriage. The opposing end of the carriage is pivotally fixed to a frame assembly. Extension of the carriage drives the leading end towards a work area. A carriage support ramp receives the leading end of the carriage as it is extended, and guides the leading end towards the elevated work area for discharge of the tubular from the slideway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: ACCUFORM WELDING LTD
    Inventors: Nathan Crossley, Sean Freeman