Patents
US 8671626 B1: Apparatus and method for a drilling rig assembly
- Granted
- 2014-03-18
- Filed
- 2012-07-10 application 13545133
- Type
- Utility · 15 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A drilling rig assembly having a longitudinal axis and comprising a drilling rig skid and a derrick assembly having a derrick assembly pivot axis and being adapted to move relative to the drilling rig skid. The derrick assembly comprises a pair of derrick masts disposed on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis and comprising a rack, and a carriage assembly being substantially disposed between the pair of derrick masts, being adapted to move along the pair of derrick masts and comprising a pinion. The drilling rig assembly also comprises a means for moving the derrick assembly relative to the drilling rig skid, a pipe loader assembly having a pipe loader assembly pivot axis, and a means for moving the pipe loader assembly relative to the drilling rig skid. The derrick assembly pivot axis and the pipe loader assembly pivot axis are co-axial.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg140318.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astec Industries, Inc. 26 patents | US company or organization | Chattanooga, TN | ASTEC INDUSTRIES INC SEC filer EXACT medium confidence: identical full name, one of each nationally | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Marty | Valley City, OH | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Eddie Stuckert | Cleveland, OH | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Kalpeshkumar Patel | Akron, OH | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| E21B | Earth or rock drilling; obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells | E21B15/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-07 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ASTEC INDUSTRIES, INC. signed 2020-02-06 | GEFCO, INC. ENID, OK | 51749/531 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2012-09-24 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | PATEL, KALPESHKUMAR signed 2012-09-11 STUCKERT, EDDIE signed 2012-09-12 MARTY, DAN signed 2012-09-17 | ASTEC INDUSTRIES, INC. CHATTANOOGA, TN | 29012/572 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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