US Patent Issued on Sept. 1 for "Automated drilling arrangement" (Australian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,723,476, issued on Sept. 1.

"Automated drilling arrangement" was invented by Farlin Anooz Mohideen (Belmont, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is an automated drilling arrangement comprising a platform, a drill pipe loading assembly arranged on the platform and including a cradle for receiving a drill pipe section, and a handler assembly configured automatically to displace and orientate said drill pipe section from the cradle into an upright position for engagement with a drill string. Arrangement also includes a drilling mast arranged on the platform and comprising a rotary head drive displaceable along the mast to effe...