Patents by Inventor Robert W. Meigs

Robert W. Meigs 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: 4169510
    Abstract: A combination drilling and belling apparatus includes a frame having at one end a drilling area for drilling a borehole in the earth. A pair of belling arms are pivotally carried by the frame and are selectively movable between a drilling position and a non-drilling position. The belling arms have a drilling surface such that when the belling arms are moved to the drilling position and the apparatus is rotated, the belling arms same form an enlarged bell-shaped cavity. When the belling arms are in a non-drilling position, a valve means is provided for closing an opening through a side wall of a drilling mud flow conduit, thereby preventing flow of drilling mud through the opening. When the belling arms are in the drilling position, the valve means is moved to an open position whereby drilling mud can flow from the cavity through the opening and upwardly through the conduit, carrying the cuttings therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 2, 1979
    Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Company
    Inventor: Robert W. Meigs