MUMBAI, India, Oct. 26 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617090097 A) filed by Epiroc Drilling Solutions, LLC on July 24, 2026, for Drilling Tool Changer Apparatus.
Inventors include Fosler, Matthew; and Tweedie, Steven, B..
The application for the patent was published on October 23, 2026, under issue no. 43/2026.
Abstract: An apparatus for changing a drilling tool for a drilling rig is described, where the drilling rig comprises a drill tower supporting a drill pipe. The apparatus for changing a drilling tool has a drilling tool changer assembly moveable between a storage position and an exchange position, and the drilling tool changer assembly supports a rotatable carousel assembly. The rotatable car...