Patent SG-11201810061Q-A (SG)
Title: Skate drive and tubular clamping system for a catwalk
Inventor: MEUTH JOSHUA BRANDON
IPC: E21B19/14
Filed: 2017-04-06
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property MD HIM 011101011M 0101111 1 001010110110110111011011110 ill OEN Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date .....0\"\"\" WO 2017/200655 Al 23 November 2017 (23.11.2017) WIPO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: (74) Agent: PATTERSON, B. Todd et al.; Patterson & Sheri- E21B 19/14 (2006.01) E21B 19/15 (2006.01) dan, LLP, 24 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1600, Houston, Texas (21) International Application Number: 77046 (US). PCT/US2017/026441 (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (22) International Filing Date: kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, 06 April 2017 (06.04.2017) AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, (25) Filing Language: English DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, (26) Publication Language: English HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, (30) Priority Data: MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, 15/154,973 14 May 2016 (14.05.2016) US PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, (71) Applicant: FORUM US, INC. [US/US]; 920 Memorial TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. City Way, Suite 1000 , Houston, Texas 77024 (US). (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (72) Inventors: MEUTH, Joshua Brandon; 208 Woodland kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, Avenue, Giddings, Texas 78942 (US). SHERBECK, Tim- GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, othy; 22235 Fincastle Drive, Katy, Texas 77450 (US). UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, BRYANT, Aaron; 30611 Quinn Road, Tomball, Texas TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, 77375 (US). — EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, = TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). = (54) Title: SKATE DRIVE AND TUBULAR CLAMPING SYSTEM FOR A CATWALK = Fig. 6B 305 = = 0 = = = = = = ( ) Ill A 335 325 322 „ 320 = = —1.11111111111 = _ MO = 319 29 3 205 i 1-1 219 229 kl) kl) 0 (57) : A skate drive and tubular clamping system for a catwalk (100). The system includes first and second actuators (210, 0 el 220) configured to move a skate (205) and a clamp (305). The system includes a biasing device (320) coupled to the skate (205) and ---- configured to bias the clamp (305) between an open and a clamped position based on a tension force between forces applied by the first IN ,1 and second actuators and a clamping threshold force. The first and second actuators (210, 220) may be flexibly coupled to the skate 0 drive and tubular clamping system, such as by cables (219, 229), and remotely mounted on a trough (10) of the catwalk (100). ei O [Continued on next page] WO 2017/200655 Al MIDEDIM01101 DIDIRMEM110111111111111111110111111111111111111111111111 Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))