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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7387172 | Modular self-propelled drilling apparatus An articulated, modular, track-mounted, self-propelled, remote-controlled drilling apparatus is demountable into several heli-transportable components, including a drilling module and a drill support module, plus separate hydraulically-driven track carriages on whic... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7357399 | Post hole digger stand A post hole digger stand for supporting a post hole digger assembly. The stand has a planar base mounted on surface engaging members such as steerable casters. A pair of vertical support arms are mounted on the base with a transverse movable support bar mounted on t... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7351012 | Rotational drive apparatus for screw pilings A rotational drive apparatus for screw pilings is described. The apparatus comprises a housing having a cylindrical pipe coupling adapted to receive a shaft of a screw piling therethrough. A detachable connecting element secures the coupling to the shaft at differen... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7255016 | Soil sampler apparatus and method An apparatus removes soil samples at intervals over a field of interest. The apparatus comprises a sampling assembly (60) that rotates on a track (32) riding on a plurality of idler wheels (29, 31). A probe (66) extends and retracts under... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7124838 | Gripping assembly for impact hammer A gripping assembly mounted on an impact hammer having a longitudinally extending impact axis, the gripping assembly including a pair of opposed elongate gripping arms, having gripping end portions which may be extended and swung toward each other to grip material i... | 10/24/2006 |
| 6981559 | Rock-bolting apparatus and method An articulated boom arm for a rock boring machine, comprising a first kinked member having a drill guide at one end and a base pivot at the other end, and a pair of pivoted links. One of said links having a first end pivoted at said base pivot, the other of the link... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6932163 | Roofing saw with locking mechanism and removable bearing support A saw (10) facilitates cutting of roofing and includes a frame (12) that is mobile on a work surface. A locking mechanism (40) locks the frame (12) into a transport position. Actuating a release lever (60) allows the frame (12 | 08/23/2005 |
| 6889777 | Implement for driving posts A post driving implement for use with a vehicle, such as a tractor or a skid loader, is disclosed. The post driving implement is comprised of a hammer, a hammer channel, and a hammer cylinder. The hammer travels longitudinally within the hammer channel and is lifted... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6860337 | Integrated mast and top drive for drilling rig A process to lower or raise a drilling rig for transportation wherein the drilling rig includes a mast and a top drive. The process to lower includes the steps of moving the top drive within the mast with a vertical guide and torque reaction mechanism to a locked po... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6527063 | Directional boring device A directional boring device is provided for attachment to a carrier having a power source for providing a first power supply to the boring device for moving the device and a second power supply for operating the device. The boring device includes an attac... | 03/04/2003 |
| 4953346 | Tractor driven farm machine A haymaking machine provided with at least one rotor (5) driven in rotation has a drive housing (12) equipped with two gears which mesh with one another and have different diameters and different numbers of teeth. Each of the gears is connected to a shaft... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4610314 | Truck mounted drilling machine A drilling machine comprises a rotary motor mounted to an assemblage of rigid bar linkages. Means are provided for moving the linkages relative to each other. The linkages are connected together in a configuration which ensures that as the linkages move r... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4601348 | Reversible auger drive kit for post hole digger A reversible drive kit applied between a power input torque shaft and the driving head of an auger having a pinion that can be exposed and used to connect up with a suitable receiver in the kit. The arrangement of components in the kit frame includes a pa... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4258796 | Earth drilling apparatus Disclosed is apparatus for drilling or boring a hole in the earth, as for forming blast holes. The apparatus disclosed is of the self-propelled mobile type having at one end a driver cab and at the other end drilling apparatus including a drill storage an... | 03/31/1981 |
