TUBULAR CLAMP SYSTEM

WO 18/ 16 47 99 Al (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 13 September 2018 (13.09.2018) WIP0 I PCT °Ens °nolo Oil100HoIIIII001 Oilo iflo oimIE (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/164799 Al (51) International Patent Classification: E21B 19/16 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2018/017253 (22) International Filing Date: 07 February 2018 (07.02.2018) English English (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). (25) Filing Language: (26) Publication Language: (30) Priority Data: 15/453,629 08 March 2017 (08.03.2017) US (84) (71) Applicant: FORUM US, INC. [US/US]; 920 Memorial City Way, Suite 1000 , Houston, Texas 77024 (US). (72) Inventor: RIOS, Rogelio; 22310 Ebbets Field Dr., Spring, Texas 77389 (US). (74) Agent: PATTERSON, B. Todd et al.; PATTERSON + SHERIDAN LLP, 24 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1600, Hous- ton, Texas 77046 (US). (54) Title: TUBULAR CLAMP SYSTEM 100 Fig. 1 (57) : A tubular clamp system (100) comprising a carriage assembly (205) coupled to a gripper assembly (200). The gripper assembly includes a pair of jaws (215) movable into engagement with a tubular by a lead screw (520) that is rotated by a first actuator (210). The pair of jaws (215) are configured to grip and lift the tubular by a thrust nut (535) that is coupled to the lead screw (520) and is rotatable by a second actuator (405). [Continue