| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 175106000 | With mechanical motion-converting means | 8 |
| 20080264692 | LOCKING CLUTCH FOR DOWNHOLE MOTOR - A locking clutch to selectively transmit torque from a stator of a downhole tool to a rotor of the downhole tool includes at least one locking pawl disposed upon the rotor, wherein the at least one locking pawl comprises a load path, a pivot axis, and a mass center, wherein the at least one locking pawl is biased into an engaged position by a biasing mechanism, wherein the at least one locking pawl transmits force from the stator to the rotor along the load path when in the engaged position, and wherein centrifugal force urges the at least one locking pawl into a disengaged position when the rotor is rotated above a disengagement speed. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080264693 | Drive System - The invention relates to a drive system, in particular a downhole drilling assembly ( | 10-30-2008 |
| 20100187013 | Motor shaft security apparatus - An interference structure is provided in a drilling motor to engage the motor drive shaft assembly if the thrust bearings fail and the drive shaft moves axially a preselected amount. The interference structure is protected from wear common to drilling motor use. The structure assures the recovery of all drilling motor parts if all thrust bearings fail. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100212966 | Downhole Tool Actuation - In one aspect of the invention, a downhole tool string component has at least one end adapted to connect to an adjacent tool sting component and a bore adapted to accommodate a flow of drilling fluid. A turbine is disposed within the bore and an actuating assembly is arranged such that a clutch may mechanically connect and disconnect with the turbine. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100212967 | MAGNETIC HAMMER - Drilling apparatus having a drillstring and operable to rotate the drillstring and operable to provide vibration axially to the drill head. Relies upon vibrational apparatus positioned to provide the vibration reliant upon interactive magnetic arrays, as a consequence of the relative rotation caused by a mechanical input to at least one array or set of arrays of the vibrational apparatus. One of the arrays or sets of arrays moves synchronously, in rotation, with the drillstring when the drillstring is rotated. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20130000987 | STEERABLE GROUND PIERCING TOOLS - A steerable ground piercing tool includes an elongated outer housing having a lengthwise extending bore and an inner assembly at least in part disposed within the outer housing. The inner assembly includes a rotatable chisel having a longitudinally extending shaft at least in part disposed within the housing bore. The chisel has a first end defining an asymmetric tip and a second end defining a first impact surface for receiving a reciprocating action impact to drive the tool through the ground. The inner assembly further includes a conversion mechanism to selectively convert upon activation thereof at least a first portion of the reciprocating action imparted to the first impact surface into combined reciprocation and rotation of the tool. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20140318867 | Self-Aligning Open-Hole Tractor - A downhole tractor assembly that is configured for open-hole applications and of a self-aligning nature. The self-aligning nature of the assembly is effectuated through a tractor portion which is rotable about an axis of an elongated body of the assembly independent of a separate centralizing portion of the assembly. That is, the tractor portion, configured for interfacing an open-hole well wall of potentially irregular morphology, is independently rotable so as to maintain a position of substantially optimized driving friction at the interface during tractoring. Maintenance of optimized driving friction in this manner may occur irrespective of the orientation of the centralizing portion of the assembly. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20150075871 | DRILLING ASSEMBLY WITH HIGH-SPEED MOTOR GEAR SYSTEM - Drill string assemblies, bottom hole assemblies (BHAs), and powertrains for a BHA in a drill string are presented herein. A BHA for use in a drill string to drill boreholes in an earth formation is disclosed. The BHA includes a housing, a drill bit rotatably coupled to the housing, and a fluidly driven motor assembly, such as a positive displacement motor (PDM). The PDM assembly includes a drive shaft to output rotational drive forces generated by the PDM. Also included is a differential gear set with a first gear member coupled to the drive shaft, a second gear member intermeshing the first gear member with the housing, and a third gear member couple to the drill bit. The differential gear set transmits the rotational drive forces from the drive shaft to the drill bit and rotates the drill bit at a speed greater than the speed of the PDM assembly. | 03-19-2015 |
