ATLAS COPCO CANADA INC. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150315859 | AUTOMATED DECK BUSHING SYSTEM - A drilling system including a drill bit. A deck bushing includes an outer housing and an inner sleeve rotatably arranged in the outer housing, the inner sleeve having an inner diameter wider than a width of the drill bit. A drop-in sleeve is configured to be inserted into the inner sleeve of the deck bushing. At least a portion of the drop-in sleeve engages the inner sleeve of the deck bushing such that a friction between the drop-in sleeve and inner sleeve of the deck bushing causes the drop-in sleeve and inner sleeve of the deck bushing to rotate together. A lifting sub configured to be inserted into the drop-in sleeve. | 11-05-2015 |
20150014065 | CORE BARREL VALVE ASSEMBLY - A valve assembly for use in an inner tube member of a core barrel head assembly positionable within a drill string of a drilling apparatus. The valve assembly works using two separate surfaces and a biasing element with a force. When hydrostatic pressure is present forces are created on these surfaces, these forces have a direct relationship with pressure, as an increase in pressure will increase the force and vice versa. The surface areas are designed such that the valve will maintain closed while under a predetermined fluid pressure, indicating to the driller that the inner tube has landed. When the driller relieves the fluid pressure and the pressure decreases, the force difference between the respective forces decreases until the valve opens for drilling through the force from the biasing element. | 01-15-2015 |
20140353045 | DRILL PIPE WITH REPLACEABLE TOOL JOINTS - A drill string including tool assembly. The tool assembly includes a tool joint adapter and a tool joint coupled to the tool joint adapter through a faceted pin. The faceted pin includes a faceted fitting having a fitting face. The drill string includes a locking pin that extends through the tool joint adapter and tool joint. The locking pin extends through a locking pin groove of the fitting face. The locking pin locks the tool joint adapter and tool joint together. | 12-04-2014 |
20140353044 | CORE BARREL HEAD ASSEMBLY - A valve assembly for use in an inner tube member of a core barrel head assembly positionable within a drill string of a drilling apparatus. The piston member of the valve assembly is located between a fluid pressure communication port and a fluid flow port to hold the retracting case in an up position and the latches retracted. After an increased fluid pressure has pushed the piston member past the annular element or bushing, the piston member substantially restricts fluid flow through the bushing and allows the retracting case to move to a down position and extend the latches. If the latches are not extended due to an obstruction or misalignment, the retracting case will prevent the piston member from completely passing through the bushing, thus maintaining high fluid pressure due to the flow ports remaining closed, and indicating to the driller that the latches have not properly latched. | 12-04-2014 |
20140353039 | CORE BARREL VALVE ASSEMBLY - A valve assembly for use in an inner tube member of a core barrel head assembly positionable within a drill string of a drilling apparatus. The valve assembly works using two separate surfaces A and B and a biasing element with a force F | 12-04-2014 |