ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,618,297, issued on May 5, was assigned to Helmerich & Payne Inc. (Tulsa, Okla.).
"Racking board systems and methods" was invented by Andrew Rose (Tulsa, Okla.), Michael Brzezniak (Cypress, Texas), Patrick L. Gustafson (Owasso, Okla.), Todd Ryan Woods (Perry, Okla.), Rick E. Barrett (Owasso, Okla.), Christopher Alan Major (Tulsa, Okla.) and Dean Boyaci (Tulsa, Okla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drilling rig assembly and methods of assembling a drilling rig are described. The drilling rig assembly can include a mast, a traveling assembly coupled to the mast, and a racking board configured to be removably coupled to the traveling assembly...