首页|Patent Application Titled 'Overhead Robot Track Apparatus And Methods Related To Same For Rigs' Published Online (USPTO 20240384611)
Patent Application Titled 'Overhead Robot Track Apparatus And Methods Related To Same For Rigs' Published Online (USPTO 20240384611)
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Reporters obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors:“Robot systems have become more commonly used during drilling of a wellbore. For example, robotsystems may utilize robots on the drilling flo or of rigs, such as for aiding in handling sections of pipe. Forexample, robot systems may be used to aid in tripping in and/or tripping out drill string for e xample, bylifting and moving sections of pipe from one location to another on a drilling rig floor. Examples of suchrobot systems are described in WO 2020/160 440 to Donnally et al., and U.S. Pat. No. 10,053,934 toKeogh et al., each of wh ich is hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein. While the use ofrobot systems can decrease the risk of injuries to workers who would othe rwise be handling pipe sectionsmanually, the use of robot systems can take up v aluable rig space. In addition, robot systems may becomedamaged due to collisio ns between pipe sections or other heavy equipment and the robot on the rig floordue to the close proximity of equipment on the rig floor. In addition, pipe sec tions can be quite long anda robot’s position on the rig floor may limit how fa r the robot system can extend or reach to contact andsecure itself to a pipe se ction. Furthermore, the placement and movement of a robot system on the rigfloo r may create new risks for injuries to workers on the rig. Therefore, it may be desirable to positionone or more robots or a robot system relative to the rig f loor to reduce the risk of collision or injuries toworkers while also improving the robot’s reach and/or overall function.”
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