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US3145785A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Expansible drill collar stabilizer

Assignee: Jersey Production Research Co
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Filing: 1960-02-15
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Granted: 1964-08-25
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Expires: 1980-02-15
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jackson M Kellner

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 02:01
CPC Classifications
E; E21; E21B; E21B7/00; E21B7/04; E21B7/10; E21B17/00; E21B17/10; E21B17/1014; E21B17/1042; E21B7/06

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 107 words
A DRILL COLLAR STABILIZER COMPRISING A TUBULAR SUPPORTING STRUCTURE HAVING A TAPERED LOWER EDGE; A TUBULAR MANDREL HAVING ONE END SLIDABLY POSITIONED WITHIN SAID SUPPORTING STRUCTURE AND EXTENDING THEREFROM BELOW SAID TAPERED EDGE IN TELESCOPIC RELATIONSHIP TO SAID SUPPORTING STRUCTURE; MEANS FOR LIMITING AXIAL MOVEMENT OF SAID MANDREL WITH RESPECT TO SAID SUPPORTING STRUCTURE; AN ELASTIC SLEEVE HAVING CIRCUMFERENTIALLY-SPACED RIBS ON THE OUTER SURFACE THEREOF, SAID ELASTIC SLEEVE BEING ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID MANDREL AND EXTENDING UPWARDLY OVER SAID TAPERED EDGE; MEANS FOR LIMITING AXIAL MOVEMENT OF SAID ELASTIC SLEEVE WITH RESPECT TO SAID MANDREL; AND MEANS FOR TRANSMITTING TORQUE BETWEEN SAID MANDREL AND SAID SUPPORTING STRUCTURE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 107 words
A DRILL COLLAR STABILIZER COMPRISING A TUBULAR SUPPORTING STRUCTURE HAVING A TAPERED LOWER EDGE; A TUBULAR MANDREL HAVING ONE END SLIDABLY POSITIONED WITHIN SAID SUPPORTING STRUCTURE AND EXTENDING THEREFROM BELOW SAID TAPERED EDGE IN TELESCOPIC RELATIONSHIP TO SAID SUPPORTING STRUCTURE; MEANS FOR LIMITING AXIAL MOVEMENT OF SAID MANDREL WITH RESPECT TO SAID SUPPORTING STRUCTURE; AN ELASTIC SLEEVE HAVING CIRCUMFERENTIALLY-SPACED RIBS ON THE OUTER SURFACE THEREOF, SAID ELASTIC SLEEVE BEING ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID MANDREL AND EXTENDING UPWARDLY OVER SAID TAPERED EDGE; MEANS FOR LIMITING AXIAL MOVEMENT OF SAID ELASTIC SLEEVE WITH RESPECT TO SAID MANDREL; AND MEANS FOR TRANSMITTING TORQUE BETWEEN SAID MANDREL AND SAID SUPPORTING STRUCTURE.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-08-25 1968-02-24 1968-08-25 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-08-25 1972-02-24 1972-08-25 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-08-25 1976-02-24 1976-08-25 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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