EP3592937A4 - Power tong - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP3592937A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: power tong; tong; power
Prior art date: 2017-03-07
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP17899383.8A

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German (de)

French (fr)

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EP3592937B1 (en

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Inventor

Logan SMITH

Brian Begnaud

Kirkrai YUVAMITRA

Scott Arceneaux

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Franks International LLC

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Franks International LLC

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2017-03-07

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2017-03-07

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2020-12-02

2017-03-07 Application filed by Franks International LLC filed Critical Franks International LLC

2020-01-15 Publication of EP3592937A1 publication Critical patent/EP3592937A1/en

2020-12-02 Publication of EP3592937A4 publication Critical patent/EP3592937A4/en

2021-12-01 Application granted granted Critical

2021-12-01 Publication of EP3592937B1 publication Critical patent/EP3592937B1/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2037-03-07 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B19/00—Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables
- E21B19/16—Connecting or disconnecting pipe couplings or joints
- E21B19/161—Connecting or disconnecting pipe couplings or joints using a wrench or a spinner adapted to engage a circular section of pipe

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
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Gears, Cams (AREA)
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EP17899383.8A 2017-03-07 2017-03-07 Power tong Active EP3592937B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
PCT/US2017/021032 WO2018164664A1 (en)	2017-03-07	2017-03-07	Power tong

Publications (3)

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EP3592937A1 EP3592937A1 (en)	2020-01-15
EP3592937A4 true EP3592937A4 (en)	2020-12-02
EP3592937B1 EP3592937B1 (en)	2021-12-01

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EP17899383.8A Active EP3592937B1 (en)	2017-03-07	2017-03-07	Power tong

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EP (1)	EP3592937B1 (en)
AU (1)	AU2017402657B2 (en)
CA (1)	CA3049862C (en)
MX (1)	MX2019010566A (en)
WO (1)	WO2018164664A1 (en)

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US11572746B2 (en) *	2019-10-18	2023-02-07	Weatherford Technology Holdings Llc	Rotary gripping apparatus for a power tong
US11629561B2 (en) *	2020-02-03	2023-04-18	Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC.	Brakes for a tong

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US20030177870A1 (en) *	2000-07-06	2003-09-25	Neves Billy W.	High torque power tong
US20080202291A1 (en) *	2007-02-23	2008-08-28	Frank's Casing Crew & Rental Tools, Inc.	Method and Apparatus for Forming Tubular Connections

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US7975572B2 (en) *	2008-10-02	2011-07-12	Weatherford/Lamb, Inc.	Methods and apparatus for make up and break out of tubular connections

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- 2017-03-07 WO PCT/US2017/021032 patent/WO2018164664A1/en unknown
- 2017-03-07 EP EP17899383.8A patent/EP3592937B1/en active Active
- 2017-03-07 CA CA3049862A patent/CA3049862C/en active Active
- 2017-03-07 AU AU2017402657A patent/AU2017402657B2/en active Active
- 2017-03-07 MX MX2019010566A patent/MX2019010566A/en unknown

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US6223629B1 (en) *	1999-07-08	2001-05-01	Daniel S. Bangert	Closed-head power tongs
US20030177870A1 (en) *	2000-07-06	2003-09-25	Neves Billy W.	High torque power tong
US20080202291A1 (en) *	2007-02-23	2008-08-28	Frank's Casing Crew & Rental Tools, Inc.	Method and Apparatus for Forming Tubular Connections

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AU2017402657B2 (en)	2022-09-08
MX2019010566A (en)	2019-10-24
EP3592937B1 (en)	2021-12-01
WO2018164664A1 (en)	2018-09-13
CA3049862A1 (en)	2018-09-13
BR112019018331A2 (en)	2020-03-31
AU2017402657A1 (en)	2019-08-01
CA3049862C (en)	2022-10-11
EP3592937A1 (en)	2020-01-15

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