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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5771985 | Earth penetrating apparatus for obtaining sediment samples, driving instrument probes, pilings, or sheet pilings A motor driven eccentric vibrator with a spring isolated biasing mass for applying force to an earth penetrating device to cause the device to penetrate into the earth. The vibrator is rigidly attached to a housing which is rigidly attached to the earth p... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5685615 | Eccentrically driven percussive tools for treating materials An apparatus for treating rock, minerals or similar materials includes at least two tool-bearing sleeves supported by bearings. The tool-bearing sleeves are arranged in eccentric relationship to a common drive shaft. The tool-bearing sleeves are counterba... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5549170 | Sonic drilling method and apparatus A drill string is advanced into the ground by inducing vibrations in the drill string at a resonant frequency. The drill string has an opening at a downhole end leading to a hollow interior. As drilling progresses, a core enters the hollow interior. A cas... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5456325 | Method and apparatus for driving a probe into the earth A remotely actuated clamping apparatus for obtaining a secure coupling between a vibration unit generating longitudinally directed driving forces and a probe designed for penetrating the earth, such as into underwater sediments at water depths too great f... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5435399 | Soil sampler A soil sampler for taking soil samples at multiple locations around a vehicle is disclosed. The soil sampler has a probe for withdrawing soil samples from the ground. The probe is suspended on a support structure or boom assembly which can move the probe ... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5409070 | Coupling for rotary-vibratory drills A rotary-vibratory drill coupling has a first component with a plurality of spaced-apart members. Each member has a pair of opposed, spaced-apart faces defining a slot therebetween. A second component has a plurality of angularly spaced-apart blade-like p... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5316090 | Attitude control device and drilling-direction control device An attitude control device has a plurality of harmonic drive mechanisms of the hollow type, preferably first and second harmonic drive mechanisms. First and second rotational members are connected to the outputs of the first and second harmonic drive mech... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5307885 | Attitude and drilling-direction control device An attitude control device has a plurality of harmonic drive mechanisms of the hollow type, preferably first and second harmonic drive mechanisms. First and second rotational members are connected to the outputs of the first and second harmonic drive mech... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5058688 | Convertible vibratory or rotary core drill apparatus A convertible drill apparatus for applying force to a probe capable of operating in either a vibratory drilling mode wherein the apparatus is adapted to drive the probe into the material to be drilled or a rotary drilling mode wherein the apparatus drives... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5050320 | Multi-shaft kneading auger system The present invention relates to a multi-shaft kneading auger system having a plurality of kneading shafts or rotating shafts used to form a continuous wall in the ground. Grouting blades driven by chains, are positioned near the lower ends of the kneadin... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5031707 | Apparatus for making holes in soil An apparatus has an eccentric shaft on which are mounted rolls connected to one another by flexible members in the form of a corrugated collar for end sealing of the rolls and with auxiliary members for radial sealing of the rolls. The auxiliary members a... | 07/16/1991 |
| 5027908 | Bearing apparatus and method for preloading bearings for rotary-vibratory drills A vibratory apparatus includes an outer member with a central opening. An inner member is within the opening of the outer member. There are two sets of bearings between the outer member and the inner member for permitting relative rotation therebetween ab... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5004055 | Vibratory core drill apparatus for the recovery of soil or sediment core samples A vibratory core drill apparatus for the recovery of soil or sediment core samples. The samples are collected within a rapidly vibrating sample tube which is driven into the ground by the apparatus. The apparatus comprises a drill stand, vibratory drive f... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4848486 | Method and apparatus for transversely boring the earthen formation surrounding a well to increase the yield thereof A sonic boring tool which employs sonic energy in implementing its boring action is lowered down a well to a region thereof where the flow of effluent is restricted by clogging and contamination. A curved bend is provided in the string above the tool such... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4828052 | Ultrasonic drilling apparatus Apparatus attachable to an ultrasonic drilling machine for drilling deep holes in very hard materials, such as boron carbide, is provided. The apparatus utilizes a hollow spindle attached to the output horn of the ultrasonic drilling machine. The spindle ... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4693326 | Cycloidal earth cutting system with rocker-type nutating action Sonic energy in a cycloidal or quadrature action pattern is generated in a drill stem by means of a sonic oscillator employing an eccentrically weighted rotor. The stem is coupled to the drill bit by means of a rocker-type joint thereby forming a pivot fu... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4693325 | Sonic drill employing orbiting crank mechanism A drive shaft is rotatably mounted in a housing having a predetermined mass. This drive shaft has an eccentric portion at the output end thereof, this eccentric portion forming a crank arm. A drill bit is mounted on suitable bearings on the output end of ... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4667750 | Vibratory earth penetrator with synchronized air lance control A vibratory earth penetrator employing a high pressure air distributor and an oscillating mechanism has the ability to dig down to underground utilities and contact those utilities without damaging them. The invention includes a hollow elongated tube havi... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4662459 | Drilling system and method employing torsional sonic vibration for lubrication of journal type bit bearings Journal bearings are employed to rotatably support the roller cones of a drill bit for drilling wells or the like. Enough clearance is provided at the journal bearing between the bearing pin and the roller cone to accommodate a thick film of fluid lubrica... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4653594 | Vibration generating apparatus A vibration generating apparatus including a support body having a first center axis, a first spherical joint element provided at a forward end of the support body and having the center of a sphere located on the first center axis, a vibrating body having... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4624605 | Shield tunneling apparatus Method for thrusting a shield for use in tunneling includes the steps of causing a rotary head, provided at the front portion of a shield body, an eccentric motion so that earth, soil or sand covering the front of the shield is pressed away radially of th... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4615400 | Sonic drilling system employing spherical drill bit Sonic energy in a cycloidal or quadrature vibration action pattern is generated in a main vibratory drill assembly by means of a sonic oscillator employing an eccentrically weighted rotor. The sonic energy is transmitted down the drill assembly to the dri... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4603748 | High frequency vibratory systems for earth boring Vibrations having a frequency exceeding 150 Hertz are established in a rigid body by means of a vibrator system that in one embodiment includes a pair of rotating wheels, only one of which has a weighted eccentric secured to its axle. The wheels are coupl... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4571122 | Pipe laying apparatus A pipe laying apparatus including an excavator propulsion unit located in a starting pit. The excavator includes an excavator body having a first axis, an excavating tool having a second axis and located at a forward end portion of the excavator body, and... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4553443 | High frequency vibratory systems for earth boring Vibrations having a frequency exceeding 150 Hertz are established in a rigid body by means of a vibrator system that in one embodiment includes a pair of rotating wheels, only one of which has a weighted eccentric secured to its axle. The wheels are coupl... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4548281 | Apparatus and method for installing well casings in the ground employing resonant sonic energy in conjunction with hydraulic pulsating jet action A well casing to be installed in the ground is resonantly driven at a sonic frequency by means of an orbiting mass oscillator. A wedging probe member is optionally attached to the end of the casing and is driven by the vibratory energy to facilitate the p... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4527637 | Cycloidal drill bit Sonic energy in a cycloidal or quadrature wave action pattern is generated in a drill stem by means of a sonic oscillator employing an eccentrically weighted rotor. The sonic energy is transmitted down the drill stem to the drill bit to cause precession o... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4403665 | Sonic system for propelling pilings, drills and the like into the earth employing screw device An eccentric mass rotor is employed to drive a column which may comprise a casing, piling, drill stem or the like into the earth. The rotation axis of this rotor is oriented such that when it is rotatably driven, a rotating force vector component is gener... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4375927 | Method and device for intermittently exerting forces on soil A method and a device for consolidating soil or driving a pile into the gnd by thrusting forces transferred to the soil or the pile through a transmission ground foot, the forces being derived from at least two sources, viz. a mass load and a vibratory m... | 03/08/1983 |
| 4366988 | Sonic apparatus and method for slurry well bore mining and production A well bore is formed which runs down to an underground region having deposits of mineral material to be mined, by installing a casing or a drill pipe into the ground. A piping assembly is placed in the bore hole through the casing and the mineral materia... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4330156 | Resonant system speed control A resonant work performing apparatus is disclosed which includes a resonant system which is vibratory in resonance at an unloaded resonant frequency. The resonant system has a vibratory input at a frequency near the resonant frequency, and a vibratory out... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4266619 | Down hole cycloidal drill drive A drill stem has a drill bit for use in drilling a bore hole in an earthen formation, this drill bit being on the down hole end thereof. An eccentric mass rotor is mounted in the stem spaced between the opposite ends thereof. The rotation axis of the roto... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4261425 | Mechanically nutating drill driven by orbiting mass oscillator A drill bit is coupled at its upper end to an orbiting mass oscillator. The oscillator is mounted and connected to the bit such that the oscillator describes a conical orbiting path. The drill bit follows this conical orbiting path of the oscillator which... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4243112 | Vibrator-assisted well and mineral exploratory drilling, and drilling apparatus Well and exploratory drilling apparatus whose rotary motion is modified by a vibrator to provide lateral movement of its bit. There is also disclosed a universal movement which enables such action to occur in a steerable assembly, while providing a passag... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4109715 | System and apparatus for extracting oil and the like from tar sands in situ The method includes circulating steam, solvent or fluids through a material such as sand while constantly agitating the material to scrub and wash entrained substances such as oil, bitumen or the like free whereupon the substances are carried back to the ... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4058163 | Selectively actuated vibrating apparatus connected with well bore member A vibrating apparatus connected with a member insertable into a well bore including an insertable and retrievable member enabling the vibrating apparatus to be selectively actuated. The vibrating apparatus includes a rotatable, eccentric weight forming a ... | 11/15/1977 |
| 4018290 | Hydraulically driven vibrator A hydraulically driven vibrator, for example, of the kind used for driving or extracting sheet piles comprises a number of out-of-balance masses which are all rotatably mounted side by side for rotation about a common axis. The masses are arranged in at l... | 04/19/1977 |
