Patents by Inventor Ralph A. McDaniel

Ralph A. McDaniel 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).

  • Publication number: 20160251917
    Abstract: Methods and systems for moving a tubular member in and out of a well are disclosed. An injector and slip bowl system includes an injector apparatus. The injector apparatus includes a support structure and an injector located above the support structure. The injector includes a base and a carriage extending upward from the base and coupled to the base. The injector also includes a gripper chain system mounted in the carriage. The gripper chain system includes one or more gripper chains and one or more linear beams supporting the one or more gripper chains. The injector apparatus further includes a lifting means coupled to the support structure and a slip bowl assembly coupled to the support structure and located below the injector base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Thurman P. Harrell, Ralph A. McDaniel