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Frank Benjamin Springett
Also filed as: SPRINGETT FRANK · SPRINGETT FRANK B · SPRINGETT FRANK BENJAMIN
54 granted patents·4 pending applications·1,139 citations·filing 2001–2020
99Inventor score
Files withNAT OILWELL VARCO LP24SPRINGETT FRANK BENJAMIN16VARCO INT10WEIR JAMES WILLIAM2ENSLEY ERIC TREVOR1
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58 records- 0199US10995564B2System for handling tubulars on a rigNAT OILWELL VARCO LP·Filed 2019·Granted May 4, 2021·166 cites·19 claims
- 0298US8066070B2Blowout preventers and methods of useSPRINGETT FRANK BENJAMIN·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 29, 2011·31 cites·19 claims
- 0398US7520129B2Subsea pressure accumulator systemsVARCO INT·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 21, 2009·62 cites·21 claims
- 0498US7367396B2Blowout preventers and methods of useVARCO INT·Filed 2006·Granted May 6, 2008·96 cites·17 claims
- 0595US8496423B2Windmill conveyance system and method for using sameSPRINGETT FRANK BENJAMIN·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 30, 2013·17 cites·31 claims
- 0694US8961093B2Drilling rig pipe transfer systems and methodsSPRINGETT FRANK BENJAMIN·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 24, 2015·25 cites·23 claims
- 0794US8424607B2System and method for severing a tubularSPRINGETT FRANK BENJAMIN·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 23, 2013·26 cites·28 claims
- 0893US11228275B2Methods and apparatus for installing solar panelsNAT OILWELL VARCO LP·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 18, 2022·12 cites·19 claims
- 0993US9080299B2Windmill conveyance system and method for using sameNAT OILWELL VARCO LP·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 14, 2015·8 cites·12 claims
- 1093US7926501B2Subsea pressure systems for fluid recoveryNAT OILWELL VARCO LP·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 19, 2011·29 cites·18 claims
- 1193US7814979B2Blowout preventers and methods of useNAT OILWELL VAROO L P·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 19, 2010·55 cites·13 claims
- 1292US10337638B2Slow-shift SPM valveNAT OILWELL VARCO LP·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 2, 2019·7 cites·19 claims
- 1391US8720564B2Tubular severing system and method of using sameSPRINGETT FRANK BENJAMIN·Filed 2011·Granted May 13, 2014·18 cites·47 claims
- 1491US7331562B2Blowout preventer with breech assemblyVARCO INT·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 19, 2008·40 cites·20 claims
- 1590US8807219B2Blowout preventer blade assembly and method of using sameSPRINGETT FRANK BENJAMIN·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 19, 2014·13 cites·37 claims
- 1690US7055594B1Pipe gripper and top drive systemsVARCO INT·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 6, 2006·92 cites·10 claims
- 1790US7044430B2Lock bars for blowout preventerVARCO INT·Filed 2004·Granted May 16, 2006·36 cites·9 claims
- 1889US8602102B2Blowout preventers and methods of useSPRINGETT FRANK BENJAMIN·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 10, 2013·8 cites·16 claims
- 1989US7350587B2Pipe guideVARCO INT·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 1, 2008·38 cites·20 claims
- 2088US10000987B2Blowout preventer monitoring system and method of using sameNAT OILWELL VARCO LP·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 19, 2018·13 cites·34 claims
- 2188US9022104B2Blowout preventer blade assembly and method of using sameSPRINGETT FRANK BENJAMIN·Filed 2011·Granted May 5, 2015·11 cites·15 claims
- 2288US8720565B2Tubular severing system and method of using sameSPRINGETT FRANK BENJAMIN·Filed 2011·Granted May 13, 2014·13 cites·25 claims
- 2388US7798466B2Ram locking blowout preventerVARCO INT·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 21, 2010·34 cites·14 claims
- 2488US6655405B2BOP operating system with quick dump valveGILMORE VALVE CO·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 2, 2003·34 cites·6 claims
- 2587US8727690B2Windmill handling system and method for using sameSPRINGETT FRANK BENJAMIN·Filed 2010·Granted May 20, 2014·5 cites·28 claims
- 2687US8720567B2Blowout preventers for shearing a wellbore tubularSPRINGETT FRANK BENJAMIN·Filed 2011·Granted May 13, 2014·7 cites·15 claims
- 2785US8544538B2System and method for sealing a wellboreWEIR JAMES WILLIAM·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 1, 2013·10 cites·35 claims
- 2884US8540017B2Method and system for sealing a wellboreENSLEY ERIC TREVOR·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 24, 2013·12 cites·36 claims
- 2984US7360603B2Methods and apparatuses for wellbore operationsVARCO INT·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 22, 2008·28 cites·19 claims
- 3084US6779543B2BOP operating system with quick dump valveGILMORE VALVE CO LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 24, 2004·26 cites·6 claims
- 3183US8181698B2Multi-function multi-hole drilling rigSPRINGETT FRANK BENJAMIN·Filed 2009·Granted May 22, 2012·22 cites·60 claims
- 3280US8464525B2Subsea power fluid recovery systemsSPRINGETT FRANK BENJAMIN·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 18, 2013·19 cites·25 claims
- 3380US7051989B2Blowout preventer and movable ram block supportVARCO INT·Filed 2004·Granted May 30, 2006·48 cites·17 claims
- 3477US10745985B2Rig-floor pipe lifting machineNAT OILWELL VARCO LP·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 18, 2020·2 cites·26 claims
- 3576US9869148B2Wellsite connector with floating seal member and method of using sameNAT OILWELL VARCO LP·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 16, 2018·4 cites·28 claims
- 3673US10669819B2Subsea control pod deployment and retrieval systems and methodsNAT OILWELL VARCO LP·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 2, 2020·2 cites·17 claims
- 3771US7051990B2Blowout preventer and movable bonnet supportVARCO INT·Filed 2004·Granted May 30, 2006·36 cites·18 claims
- 3869US8033338B2Wellbore continuous circulation systems and methodNAT OILWELL VARCO LP·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 11, 2011·10 cites·30 claims
- 3968US9657536B2Method and apparatus for connecting tubulars of a wellsiteWEIR JAMES WILLIAM·Filed 2012·Granted May 23, 2017·2 cites·40 claims
- 4066US8801330B2Windmill installation system and method for using sameSPRINGETT FRANK BENJAMIN·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 12, 2014·1 cites·51 claims
- 4166US8616861B2Super efficient regulatorWEAVER WALTER WARREN·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 31, 2013·4 cites·13 claims
- 4265US8181697B2Multi-function multi-hole drilling rigSPRINGETT FRANK BENJAMIN·Filed 2008·Granted May 22, 2012·9 cites·74 claims
- 4361US9500096B2Super efficient regulatorNAT OILWELL VARCO LP·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 22, 2016·0 cites·18 claims
- 4461US9249637B2Dual gradient drilling systemNAT OILWELL VARCO LP·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 2, 2016·3 cites·20 claims
- 4560US9404319B2Wellsite cable support assembly and method of using sameNAT OILWELL VARCO LP·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 2, 2016·2 cites·21 claims
- 4659US11536390B2Slow-shift SPM valveNAT OILWELL VAREO L P·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 27, 2022·0 cites·18 claims
- 4759US9611704B2Hands free gooseneck with rotating cartridge assembliesNAT OILWELL VARCO LP·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 4, 2017·2 cites·20 claims
- 4855US10648294B2Subsea control pod deployment and retrieval systems and methodsNAT OILWELL VARCO LP·Filed 2016·Granted May 12, 2020·0 cites·25 claims
- 4954US12108672B2Systems and methods for electrical power generationNAT OILWELL VARCO LP·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 1, 2024·0 cites·14 claims
- 5051US9816326B2Misalignment-tolerant wellsite connection assembly, system, and methodNAT OILWELL VARCO LP·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 14, 2017·1 cites·21 claims
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