Patents by Inventor Øyvind Olimstad

Øyvind Olimstad 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).

  • Top drive load measurement weight on bit
    Patent number: 10619418
    Abstract: A system for monitoring a drilling rig condition, the system comprising: a travelling block suspended via a drilling line from a crown block at the top of a mast of the drilling rig; a frame to which the drilling tools and/or a pipe string is mounted; at least one tie rod that connects the frame to the travelling block, wherein the at least one tie rod comprises a tensile sensor; and a control system that receives a signal corresponding to tension sensed by the tensile sensor, wherein the control system determines a drilling rig condition based at least in part on the signal received from the tensile sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brynjulv Aas, Øyvind Olimstad, Magnus Berg