Enhanced methods for handling tubulars useful during cleaning and inspection operations

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9248976
APP PUB NO 20140093348A1
SERIAL NO

14041116

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Enhanced methods are disclosed for handling cylindrical tubulars, advantageously in association with cleaning, inspection and other operations on the tubular. The tubular is held stationary while it is rotated. During rotation of the tubular, internal and external cleaning systems, and data acquisition systems, pass up and down the length of the rotating tubular. In preferred embodiments, a first tubular is loaded onto the handling machine, whereupon it is indexed and then rotated. Cleaning, inspection and other operations may be performed during rotation. Once operations are complete, the handling system ejects the first tubular while queuing up a second tubular to be loaded. The handling machine comprises a plurality of user-positional pods. Each pod includes scissor mechanisms, index machines and a roller machine to perform the handling methods. Sensors on drive rollers in the handling machine generate vibrational response data of the tubular while it rotates.

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  • THOMAS ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS & CONSULTING, LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
DeCuir,, Jr Perry J Rochester Hills, US 11 46
Perry,, Jr Kenny Youngsville, US 3 6
Thomas, William C Lafayette, US 24 112
Thomas,, III William J New Iberia, US 15 62

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