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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8002051 | Connection device for forming a fluid supply A connection device for forming a fluid supply to a rotating tool, in which is provided a rotary feedthrough which has a rotor and a stator, the rotor being supported in a rotating manner relative to the stator. Furthermore, a torque support is provided, which is co... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7861803 | Auxiliary equipment for use with drilling apparatus The invention relates to auxiliary working apparatus (10) for use with drilling apparatus for drilling holes into the ground and where the drilling apparatus has a platform supported by a support structure (50) thereof through which a drill bit (30 | 01/04/2011 |
| 7849938 | Ground augering assembly A ground augering assembly comprising a dirt dispersing plate having a forward dirt screeding face and having a lower augering depth stopping face; a “C” clamp for alternatively mounting on to and releasing from an auger blade; and a rotation facilitating helica... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7703552 | Water treatment pad for core drill A water treatment pad for core drill, attached on a drilling surface in performing drilling work while supplying cutting water with a core drill, wherein the water treatment pad for core drill comprises: a roughly cylindrical pad main body 10 mounted to surro... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7581601 | Drill cuttings re-injection system A system to re-inject drill cuttings slurry into a well formation for the storage of the cuttings. The system may include a pressure containing conduit that creates a flow path to an annulus within the well formation. The system may include an injection inlet, a dri... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7575073 | Separation of evolved gases from drilling fluids in a drilling operation A fluid handling system for drilling cuttings utilizes a constant and gravity managed liquid level between a substantially atmospheric separator and a shale shaker to maximize fluid residence time within the separator and ensure substantially all of the gas entraine... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7373987 | Method and apparatus for preventing spillage or loss of drill fluids A well bore fluid recovery system and method is disclosed for recovering a column of well bore fluid within a stand of casing before cutting the casing. The recovery system relates to a system for preventing fluids from being spilled when casing is being finished fo... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7354226 | Hand-held power tool with a dust suction module A hand-held power tool (2) connectable with a dust suction module (32) includes a motor (64) and an air flow generator (66) which for cooling the motor (64) is located, together with the motor (64), in air flow path (62 | 04/08/2008 |
| 7334633 | Stripper rubber adapter A connector is provided for selectively connecting or disconnecting a stripper rubber to or from drilling head equipment such as a bearing assembly. A generally cylindrical adapter connected to the equipment defines a primary bore accommodate a down hole tubular. On... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334969 | Methods of drill nozzle use and manufacture In an embodiment, a drill nozzle includes a housing having a bristle brush ring attached. The housing of the drill nozzle may include an air intake, multiple coolant inlets, multiple coolant jets, a vacuum tube, and mounting flanges. The air intake may provide a thr... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7290963 | Drill guide for cutting openings in stone countertops A guide assembly for use with a rotating bit when forming an opening in a stone countertop. The assembly includes a base unit having an annular, resiliently flexible body with a ring-shaped suction cup at its lower end. The suction cup forms a seal about the bottom ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7281886 | Suction device A suction device that is used with a power drilling tool for aspirating material removable during operation of the drilling tool, and which includes a suction head (20) displaceable relative to the drilling tool (2) in a direction opposite a drilling d... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7275606 | Solids strainer system for a hydraulic choke The invention contemplates a strainer based upon a four-way, two-position rotary cylindrical plug valve having a hollow plug. The normal entry port for the sealing plug of the plug valve is a circular radial hole passing from the exterior of the plug into the interi... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7243741 | Separation of evolved gases from drilling fluids in a drilling operation A fluid handling system for drilling cuttings utilizes a constant and gravity managed liquid level between a substantially atmospheric separator and a shale shaker. Substantially all of the gas entrained in the cuttings is evolved and passed to a flare for preventin... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240727 | Armored stripper rubber An armored stripper rubber is provided that protects the drillstring bore of the stripper rubber from substrate infiltration, yet pivotally dilates to facilitate the passage of drillstring components through the bore while effectively maintaining a fluid-tight seal.... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7237618 | Stripper rubber insert assembly A high-pressure stripper rubber provides inserts and support members that cooperatively support the profile of the rubber against elastic deformation. The inserts dynamically cooperate to resist elastic deformation of the rubber due to down hole pressure. The stripp... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7226251 | Drilling device and drilling method used with such a device A method for using a drilling device with a rotating tool, a drilling machine and lubrication device. The device includes an intermediate chamber for storage of chips produced during an elementary drilling operation, and a scavenging device capable of generating an ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7185720 | Hole digger A hole digger for digging a hole in ground. The hole digger includes a handle end for manually turning the hole digger. The hole digger includes a support section extending from the handle end. The hole digger includes a digging end extending from the support sectio... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7174956 | Stripper rubber adapter A connector is provided for selectively connecting or disconnecting a stripper rubber to or from drilling head equipment such as a bearing assembly. A generally cylindrical adapter connected to the equipment defines a primary bore to accommodate a down hole tubular.... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7156193 | Continuous positive flow backflash prevention system A method and system for the prevention of backflash from an ignition source in a flare stack to a separator or wellbore particularly during drilling and production. A continuous positive flow of air or exhaust gas is provided into the flow of gases from the wellbore... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7134502 | Method and apparatus for preventing spillage or loss of drill fluids A well bore fluid recovery system and method for recovering a column of well bore fluid within a stand of casing before cutting the casing. The recovery system relates to a system for preventing fluids from being spilled when casing is being finished for a well bore... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7080702 | Rotating deck bushing with dust guard system A rotary deck bushing having an outer body held in a fixed orientation within a drill deck and an inner bushing portion that is configured for rotatable positioning within the outer body portion. A floating center bushing is removable positioned within the inner bus... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7073612 | Surge device for air drilling A surge device providing a vent for bleeding pressure off an air drilled well and providing connectors for surge lines in the blooie line. The surge device has a hollow, abrasion resistant, tapered chamber into which two surge lines and the blow down line enter the ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7070490 | Vacuum suction membrane for holding silicon wafer A membrane for vacuum suction of a silicon water typically used inside a polishing head. The membrane has a flat main body and a plurality of protrusions each having a spiny shape over the surface of the flat main body. The protrusions are formed in positions that c... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7047647 | Hand-held power tool with a suction device A hand-held power tool inclLldes motor-driven drive shaft (4) for driving a working tool (9) and located in the tool housing (1), and a suction device (2) formed as a modular unit releasably connectable wYith the tool housing (1) a... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7032692 | Drilling device for earth drill Locking elements 3d and 3j are provided at an inner member 3 connected to a kelly bar 1, and a locking element bearing plate 6f is provided at an outer member 6. The outer member 6 includes a cyli... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7025140 | Large particulate removal system A choke for removing large diameter particulate matter from an oil or natural gas well includes a housing having a chamber with an integral solids receptacle. The chamber is in communication with a flow stream outlet and a flow stream inlet. The flow stream inlet is... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7017680 | Hand held drilling and/or hammering tool with dust collection unit An electrically powered tool having a dust collection unit powered by a motor, which unit can be releasably fitted to the tool includes a plug arrangement and a cooperating socket arrangement, one of which is formed on the tool and the other of which is formed on th... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7011167 | Device for sealing a drill hole and for discharging drillings or stripped extraction material In a device for sealing a bore hole and discharging drill cuttings and stripped excavation material, including a housing adapted to receive sealing elements and an opening capable of being connected to the bore hole, one side wall of the housing is provided with at ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6942038 | Mud diverter and method for horizontal drilling A drilling mud diverter and method of use for horizontal drilling operations wherein drilling muds are diverted to a single portal of the bore where the drilling muds are recovered for removal or reprocessing, the mud diverter having a diverter unit with a central c... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6926101 | System and method for treating drilling mud in oil and gas well drilling applications A system and method for controlling drilling mud density at a location either at the seabed (or just above the seabed) or alternatively below the seabed of wells in deep water and ultra deep water applications. A base fluid of lesser density than the drilling mud re... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6666287 | Method and apparatus for enclosing an oil drilling rig A method of enclosing an oil drilling rig. A first step involves providing a base and a flexible sheet-form covering having a first edge and second edge. A second step involves securing the base to the oil drilling rig and securing the first edge of the c... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666286 | Fluid circulating apparatus for drill There is provided a fluid circulating apparatus for a drill that requires only a small amount of coolant, as a suspension is collected and reused. The apparatus (1) for use with a drill (2) includes a suspension collecting device (3) that collects a suspe... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6659183 | Cuttings injection target plate A drill cuttings injection system injects cuttings from drilling a well into a wellhead assembly. The wellhead assembly has a tubular housing mounted to an upper end of a well and a casing hanger concentrically located in the housing, defining an annular ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6641634 | Hand-held tool with dust extraction A manual machine tool (10) includes a vacuum device for dust removal (19) situated in its housing (12) and a blow-out connection (20) installed after this. A dust collection box (21), particulaily self-contained, can be attached in detachable fashion to t... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6615930 | Suction module A suction module for an electrical hand-held power too land including a housing (11) at least partially receivable in the battery-receiving chamber (15) of the power tool (1) in the power tool, electrical conductors (9) for connecting the module housing (... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6202765 | Device having a filter, a filter vibrating means and a scraper used for sucking off drillings A device for sucking off drillings during the drilling of boreholes, comprising a suction fan (9) and a filter (10) as well as an opening closeable by a lid for emptying the drillings reception space (8) preceding the filter (10), in which, for the simple... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6182773 | Blasthole drill having a drill pipe seal assembly A blasthole drill includes a drill pipe seal to seal an opening around a drill pipe which extends through a drill deck in order to substantially prevent drilled ground material, such as dust and rock chips, from escaping into the atmosphere. The seal comp... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6145600 | Portable apparatus for soil sampling A soil sampling apparatus comprising a cylindrical body having an upper end, a lower end, and an egress aperture located along the cylindrical body proximal the lower end. The apparatus further includes a handle connected to the upper end of the cylindric... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6095263 | Drill rig operator cab viewport A viewport is located in the floor of a drill rig operator's cab to enable a rig operator to view drilling operations. As drilling commences, the operator may view the material underlying the rig and make a visual determination that the coal seam has been... | 08/01/2000 |
