ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,692,780, issued on July 28, was assigned to Grant Prideco Inc. (Houston).
"Antenna array for tracking an object" was invented by Ankur Makkar (Austin, Texas) and Jaideva C. Goswami (Sugar Land, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for tracking drilling tubulars may include a tag arranged on a drilling tubular and an antenna array comprising a plurality of antennas configured for capturing data from the tag. The plurality of antennas may be arranged in a radial pattern, and facing inward toward a longitudinal axis. The antenna array may be arranged below a drill floor of a drill rig, within a mud containment system, and above a d...