ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,105, issued on July 1, was assigned to NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO LP (Houston).
"Horizontal racking and stand building system" was invented by Andrew Ian McKenzie (Cypress, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A horizontal pipe storing and stand building system may include a pipe rack and a horizontal stand building system arranged adjacent to the pipe rack and configured to receive tubulars from the pipe rack and construct pipe stands in a horizontal orientation. The system may also include a delivery system arranged adjacent the horizontal stand building system and opposite the pipe rack. The delivery system may be configured to receive...