Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Remote fluid grip tong
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Application No.: US16121838Application Date: 2018-09-05
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Publication No.: US10337262B2Publication Date: 2019-07-02
- Inventor: Thomas J. Clostio, Jr. , Tyler Jabusch , Dougal Brown
- Applicant: Frank's International, LLC
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: FRANK'S INTERNATIONAL, LLC
- Current Assignee: FRANK'S INTERNATIONAL, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: MH2 Technology Law Group LLP
- Main IPC: E21B19/06
- IPC: E21B19/06 ; E21B19/16 ; E21B19/08 ; E21B19/24

Abstract:
A tubular gripping assembly includes a power tong housing configured to actuate between an open position and a closed position, one or more valves coupled to the power tong housing, an inflatable bladder apparatus coupled to an inner surface of the power tong housing and configured to grip a tubular member when the power tong housing is in the closed position and the inflatable bladder apparatus is inflated, a latch mechanism configured to secure the power tong housing in the closed position and configured to allow the power tong housing to actuate to the open position, and a remote-controller device in wireless communication with the one or more valves. The remote-controller device is configured to control the power tong housing, the inflatable bladder apparatus, and the latch mechanism.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190003270A1 REMOTE FLUID GRIP TONG Public/Granted day:2019-01-03
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