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US Patent 8950475 Tubular guiding and gripping apparatus and method

Patent 8950475 was granted and assigned to Frank's International on February, 2015 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent

Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Frank's International

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

89504750

Patent Inventor Names

Robert Thibodeaux, Jr.0

Donald E. Mosing0

Jeremy Richard Angelle0

John Erick Stelly0

Blaine Stephen LaFleur0

Date of Patent

February 10, 2015

Patent Application Number

136585030

Date Filed

October 23, 2012

Patent Primary Examiner

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Kenneth L Thompson

Patent abstract

A method and an apparatus to guide a tubular member are described herein. The apparatus includes a bore with a longitudinal axis extending therethrough and configured to support a tubular member, the apparatus having a first opening formed at a first side thereof, a second opening formed at a second side thereof, and an inner wall extending from the first opening to the second opening. The apparatus further includes a first guiding member disposed adjacent to the first opening of the bowl and a second guiding member disposed adjacent to the second opening of the bowl.