Patent · US Expired

Hydraulic running tool with torque dampener

US6467547B2 · kind B2 · utility

25Cited by
20References
53Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateDec 11, 2000
Grant dateOct 22, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 31, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE21B43/10
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The present invention generally provides a running tool comprising a torque-dampening system. A first portion and a second portion of the running tool are operably related by a torsion interface. In one embodiment, the torsion interface includes a plurality of interlaced teeth disposed on the each of the first and second portions. During relative rotation of the first and second portions, the teeth engage and “ride up” on one another, thereby forcing the first and second portions in opposite axial directions. At least one of the portions houses a flow restrictor assembly adapted to restrict fluid flow from one region to another during the axial movement of the portions. Accordingly, the relative rotation between the portions is inhibited, or dampened.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.