Patents by Inventor Nicholas Paul Meeks

Nicholas Paul Meeks 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).

  • Drill pipe guide system and method
    Patent number: 10760356
    Abstract: A drill pipe guide system having a support structure configured to be positioned on a rig floor or drillship floor, an articulating arm coupled to the support structure, wherein the articulating arm is coupled to the support structure, wherein the articulating arm is configured to pivot relative to the support structure, and a clamp coupled to the articulating arm, wherein the clamp is configured to encircle a drill string and limit radial movement of the drill string as the drill string is lowered beneath the rig floor or drillship floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Nicholas Paul Meeks
  • DRILL PIPE GUIDE SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20160356102
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include a drill pipe guide system having a support structure configured to be positioned on a rig floor or drillship floor, an articulating arm coupled to the support structure, wherein the articulating arm is configured to pivot relative to the support structure, and a clamp coupled to the articulating arm, wherein the clamp is configured to encircle a drill string and limit radial movement of the drill string as the drill string is lowered beneath the rig floor or drillship floor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventor: Nicholas Paul Meeks