Complaint . No Summons Requested at This Time, Filed by Frank's International, LLC.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Civil Cover Sheet)(Chibib, Michael)
EXHIBIT B U.S. Patent No. 10,233,704
Claim No.
Claim
1(p)
A tubular handling system, comprising:
The name of TCI’s product is the “Clear Floor Tubular Running System” (“CFTRS”). See Casing Specialties, Home of the Clear Floor Tubular Running System CF-TRS, https://www.casingspecialties.com/about-9 (“TCI’s Website”) (last visited Mar. 16, 2026). Tubular handling systems are used on an oil rig to make up and lower casing and other tubulars into the wellbore. According to TCI, the CFTRS is “an advanced, fully automated solution designed to revolutionize casing operations.” TCI further states that “[w]ith its blend of automation, safety, and efficiency, the CFTRS is poised to redefine industry standards, offering operators a safer, faster, and more reliable to way to run casing.” In addition, as can be seen in videos of the CFTRS, the CFTRS can be used to make up and lower casing and other tubulars into the wellbore. Videos of the CFTRS are available at the following URLS: • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0n97UUv7oQ • https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8brqfE2/ • https://www.tiktok.com/@vinnnnie_mac/video/7458863567027146030?_r=1&_t=ZP- 94m5VRdzMp5 • https://www.tiktok.com/@vinnnnie_mac/video/7458269040578940202?_r=1&_t=ZP- 94m5Z0Xaf5K • https://www.casingspecialties.com/about-9 Accordingly, although the preamble is not limiting, the CFTRS is a tubular handling system.
1(a)
a power tong configured to engage and rotate an add-on tubular by applying a torque thereto, the power tong defining a central opening
A power tong is a device that engages and rotates an add-on tubular by applying a torque thereto. The power tong of the TCI product is shown below circled in red. See Clear Floor Tubular Running System - TCI Casing Specialties Video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0n97UUv7oQ (“YouTube Video”) at ~0:56 (last visited Mar. 17, 2026). -2-
configured to receive the add-on tubular therethrough;
As shown in the YouTube Video of the CFTRS product (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0n97UUv7oQ), the power tong engages and rotates an add-on tubular by applying a torque thereto. The tubular can be seen rotating from 1:09 to 1:27 in the video. -3- The central opening is identified by the red arrow in the picture of the CFTRS shown below, which can be found in the thumbnail image of the video (and in the video) from TCI’s Website. As shown, the central opening is defined by the power tong. -4- The central opening can also be seen in the following photograph from TCI’s Website: As shown in the YouTube Video at 0:41-0:47, the central opening of the power tong receives add-on tubular. Thus, the central opening must be configured to receive the add-on tubular therethrough. Accordingly, the CFTRS includes a power tong configured to engage and rotate an add-on tubular by applying a torque thereto, the power tong defining a central opening configured to receive the add-on tubular therethrough.
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