Patents by Inventor Xander Knobben

Xander Knobben 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: 9206656
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tubulars storage device (1) for storing a plurality of tubulars (2a-e), said tubulars storage device comprising spaced apart fingers (3, 4) forming therebetween a slot (5), and a plurality of pivotably mounted latch members (9a-e) arranged at spaced apart locations along the slot (5). A rotary camshaft (11) is provided for pivoting the latch members (9a-e) between a closed position and an opened position. A drive (12) is provided for driving the rotary cam shaft (11) and thus pivot the latches (9a-e), one after the other, from their closed position into their opened position. In a final angular position of the cam shaft, all latch members (9a-e) are retained, preferably by opening cams, in their opened position, and are thus all effectively locked in this position, located out of the path of displacement of tubulars (2a-e), thereby allowing displacement of the tubulars along the slot (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: ITREC B.V.
    Inventors: Joop Roodenburg, Xander Knobben, Diederick Bernardus Wijning
  • Publication number: 20150048038
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tubulars storage device (1) for storing a plurality of tubulars (2a-e), said tubulars storage device comprising spaced apart fingers (3, 4) forming therebetween a slot (5), and a plurality of pivotably mounted latch members (9a-e) arranged at spaced apart locations along the slot (5). A rotary camshaft (11) is provided for pivoting the latch members (9a-e) between a closed position and an opened position. A drive (12) is provided for driving the rotary cam shaft (11) and thus pivot the latches (9a-e), one after the other, from their closed position into their opened position. In a final angular position of the cam shaft, all latch members (9a-e) are retained, preferably by opening cams, in their opened position, and are thus all effectively locked in this position, located out of the path of displacement of tubulars (2a-e), thereby allowing displacement of the tubulars along the slot (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: ITREC B.V.
    Inventors: Joop Roodenburg, Xander Knobben, Diederick Bernardus Wijning