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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7318491 | Apparatus and method for modified horizontal directional drilling assembly An apparatus and method for a modified horizontal directional drilling assembly for drilling pipe into a drilling surface. The drilling assembly comprises a power unit for supplying power to the assembly, a thrust frame adapted to be moved between a position substan... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7267512 | Power assisted drill press A power assisted drill press having a feed cylinder fed by a variable pressure regulator which allows a user to controllably feed a bit and work material together while activating a drill motor to rotate the bit. An embodiment of the power assisted drill press utili... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264426 | Apparatus and methods for servo-controlled manufacturing operations Apparatus and methods for servo-controlled manufacturing operations are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a base member, a drive platform spaced apart from the base member by a separation distance, and a plurality of guide members extending between... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7216408 | Flexible rail multiaxis machine tool and method A flexible rail machine tool couples temporarily to a structure by vacuum cups and positions a tool head at any desired point over an area. The toolhead can perform operations such as drilling, bolt insertion, and acquisition of dimension data. The flexible rail can... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7185407 | Side rack rail system apparatus and method A rail system for positioning a toolhead above a workpiece uses a rack cut into one edge of the rail and driven by a pinion gear whose shaft is approximately perpendicular to a workpiece to couple the rail to the toolhead. Multiple rollers placed on the toolhead all... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7165630 | Methods for manufacturing operations using non-contact position sensing Apparatus and methods for manufacturing operations using non-contact position sensing are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a track assembly adapted to be attached to a workpiece, a carriage assembly moveably coupled to the track assembly and movea... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7112018 | Automatic position-locking tool carrier apparatus and method An automatic position-locking tool carrier apparatus and method include a carriage that rides on a first rail and a second rail translatably connected to the carriage perpendicular to the first rail. Pinion gears that engage with the two rails are attached to the ca... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108459 | Power assisted drill press A power assisted drill press having a feed cylinder fed by a variable pressure regulator which allows a user to controllably feed a bit and work material together while activating a drill motor to rotate the bit. An embodiment of the power assisted drill press utili... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104731 | Divisible pile sleeve A pile driving device for driving in piles, with an axially-guided impact body movable in a hammer housing, an impact hood and a pile sleeve. So that the pile driving device can be transported by land without requiring surveys and preparation, the pile sleeve compri... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6966731 | Cutting tool and track guidance system A cutting tool and track system includes a multi-segment track assembly configured to be removably attached to a surface of a workpiece, a carriage assembly configured to ride along the track assembly, a carriage drive mechanism arranged to drive the carriage assemb... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6944977 | Drum for an excavator that can be used in particular for the production of vertical trenches in hard or very hard soils Excavator drum for the production of vertical trenches, including a cylindrical shell (22) mounted so sa to rotate about its axis of revolution and a plurality of excavating tools (28, 30) mounted on the external face of the shell. The tools include a ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6926094 | Apparatus for manufacturing operations using non-contact position sensing Apparatus and methods for manufacturing operations using non-contact position sensing are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a track assembly adapted to be attached to a workpiece, a carriage assembly moveably coupled to the track assembly and movea... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6848515 | Modular drilling rig substructure A process to transport and assemble a drilling or workover rig substructure. The process includes the steps of transporting a driller side substructure section and an off driller side substructure section to a rig site so that the sections are spaced from and parall... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6843328 | Flexible track drilling machine A flexible track drilling machine employs a pair of rails that are flexible in one direction to conform to a non-flat workpiece surface and are substantially stiff in a direction parallel to the workpiece surface. The rails are attached to the workpiece by vacuum cu... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6752221 | Self-supporting pneumatic hammer positioner with universal joint A self-supporting pneumatic hammer positioner for effortless command and control by an operator of a pneumatic hammer. The positioner comprises a rigid elongated template having a handle at a first end portion thereof, a saddle mount for a pneumatic hammer at a seco... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6736219 | Underground horizontal boring apparatus An underground horizontal boring apparatus includes a framework having a pair of guide tracks and a carriage connected to the framework for movement along the tracks. The apparatus includes a mechanism for moving the carriage in forward or backward directions along ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6698529 | Translating turret rock bolter A rock bolter has a turret assembly having a positionable base. The base slidably and rotatably engages a cylindrical member on which a feed track support is affixed. A jack rotatably and slidably engages the cylindrical member, but cannot translate with ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6666282 | Impact tool carriage system A carriage system supports an impact or driver tool. The carriage system has a support member that extends upwardly from a base platform. Support arms are rotatably connected to the support member at medial portion of the arms at different elevations abov... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6497536 | Roof support arrangement for mining apparatus and roof bolting equipment The invention provides an apparatus (2) for installing bolts into a mine entry, said apparatus including: a frame (8) having a forward end (20), a rearward end and lateral sides; at least one bolting rig (140, 142, 144, 146) operatively mounted to said fo... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6276464 | Stake coupler for a horizontal directional drill A coupling for quickly and easily attaching and detaching stakes from the drive head of a horizontal directional drill. The coupling includes an upper coupler member and a lower coupler member. The lower coupler member slides into the upper coupler member... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6257350 | Multiple position staking system for a horizontal directional drill A multiple position stakedown assembly for a horizontal directional drill machine which installs stakes into the ground in a variety of different locations with a single drive head. The stakedown assembly includes a vertical tower that is rotatably mounte... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6213223 | Arrangement for supporting rock drilling apparatus An arrangement in a rock drilling apparatus comprising supports (5) directed toward the rear part of the feed, the supports being moveable by means of support cylinders (6) to support the feed during the drilling operation. The arrangement comprises a pre... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6182772 | Apparatus and method for driving posts into the ground A portable apparatus for driving a post into the ground is provided in an embodiment. The apparatus has a base removably attachable to the post as well as a hammer module tethered to the base to permit vertically reciprocating motion of the module relativ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6131674 | Gripping apparatus for resisting sliding of drilling machine A gripping apparatus for resisting sliding of a drilling machine in first and second directions during drilling operations is provided. The gripping apparatus is pivotably mounted on the anchoring assembly of the drilling machine. The drilling machine inc... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6079504 | Underground mining drill rig with safety interlock A drill rig is provided which has a mobile trolley having a telescopically extendible post for locking it in position relative to the hanging wall in an underground mine. The post supports in articulated manner, at least one and generally two vertically a... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6073704 | Machine support including means for angular control of a supported device Supporting clamps for a tool such as, for example, a pile driver machine are used to tilt a machine support relative to a horizontal plane. The clamps include a pair of jaw elements one of which is received on a pivot and the other of which has a pair of ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5944263 | Dust suppressing misting device for percussive tools A selectively attachable dust suppressing misting device for use with percussive tools, such as air hammers or jack hammers, includes a frame having a first tube section connected to a fluid source. The misting device includes one or more misting nozzles ... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5819857 | Portable post driving apparatus A portable power driven post driver. The post driver has an inner hollow cylinder open at its upper end and adapted to receive a post through a locking mechanism located at its lower end. The inner cylinder is located within an outer hollow cylinder in sl... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5735647 | Tap hole drill for steelmaking vessel A drilling apparatus for drilling a worn and/or damaged tap hole refractory liner sleeve from a tap hole nozzle of an oxygen blown steelmaking vessel, the apparatus including an elongated, hollow boom structure with an elongated drill shaft rotatably disp... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5642786 | Securing and tensioning device for a towing cable connected to a percussion boring machine A securing and tensioning device for a towing cable that is secured to a percussion boring machine and connects a pipe that is to be pulled in to the boring machine, comprising a thrust member bearing on the free end of the pipe that is to be pulled in, a... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5638911 | Drilling apparatus and support mount assembly for use therein A support mount assembly for use in a drilling apparatus comprises a support member, a connector for removably connecting the support member to a vehicle so that the support member is in a vertical orientation, a support flange integrally connected to the... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5281056 | Indexing nose couple An indexing coupling for a drill includes a hollow inner race, a hollow outer race, and a sleeve member. The hollow inner race and hollow outer race are affixed to one another by a plurality of ball members which are positioned by a plurality of detents i... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5273124 | Earth drilling apparatus An earth drill for use with a vehicle of a type which performs utility pole hole drilling operations is disclosed. The drill attaches to an end of a movable boom mounted on the vehicle. An elongated guide is rotatably attachable to the boom via a rotatabl... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5139092 | Quick change torque multiplier adaptor A device for coupling a torque driver to a fastener that is to be driven on a workpiece by the driver, and for coupling the driver housing to the workpiece, has two nesting cylindrical barrels, one of which can be fastened to the driver housing and the ot... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5129464 | System for controlling a rock drill A rock drill has a normally stationary base, a support movable longitudinally on the base forward toward and backward away from a rock face adjacent the base and having a part engageable forwardly with the face, a base actuator braced longitudinally betwe... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5125460 | Pneumatically actuated horizontal drilling apparatus having a plurality of drills Pneumatically actuated horizontal drilling apparatus includes a base frame with a plurality of horizontally extending drills adjustably secured thereto, and the base frame and the drills are pneumatically actuated on a selective basis. Horizontal movement... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5070792 | Multi-position travelling carriage with flexible track The invention relates to the use of a thin flexible track of spring steel having a series of perforations therethrough for use in conjunction with a variable speed travel carriage having a carriage drive sprocket which is studded about the periphery with ... | 12/10/1991 |
| 4996907 | Pneumatic knocking device A pneumatic knocking device comprising an elongate housing (1) in which a spring (9) and a top wall (20) with hole (10) are disposed, further comprising a cover (3) with connecting hole (8), a piston (2) movable towards the cover (3) by means of compresse... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4986370 | Pneumatic hammer lift An apparatus for lifting a pneumatic hammer from the hammer's work surface. A pneumatic lift attachment is provided having a support housing. Attached to the support housing is a lift plate, containing a guide hole and an adjustable chain, for securing a ... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4974494 | Knocking device with autocontrol Described is a pneumatic knocking device for knocking dust off bunker walls, comprising a housing (1) which encloses an elongate spring chamber (13) with spring (9), having a vent bore (7), and which is closed at one end by a top wall (20) with hole (10),... | 12/04/1990 |
