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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7360844 | Geosteering detectors for boring-type continuous miners The invention provides, in one embodiment, a detector for a miner comprising a gamma sensing element and a light sensing element coupled to the gamma sensing element. According to the embodiment, the detector is mounted on a rotary cutter of a boring-type continuous... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7324007 | Instrumented rock bolt, data logger and user interface system A rock bolt includes a hollow body and a gap along a length of the hollow body. At least one strain gauge is affixed to an inner surface of the rock bolt and is accessible from the gap. The rock bolt may include a data logger within the hollow body and coupled to re... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7207632 | Shield system for coal mining A mining system for remotely mining ores and minerals which protects against falling rock and allows evacuation of a miner and conveying system in the case of a cave in. A shield is advanced into a mine. Within the shield, the miner and conveying system are also adv... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7187718 | System and method for encoding and decoding digital data using acoustical tones A system and a method for the transmission and reception of digital data wirelessly using acoustic tones comprises an encoder, a data interleaving system, an error correction system, and a decoder. The digital data is decoded by using in-phase and quadrature filters... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7080888 | Dual nozzle hydro-demolition system A dual nozzle hydro-demolition system is mounted on a robot vehicle having a tower, with the robot vehicle and tower permitting the device to be positioned in any desired location on a vertical wall surface. The robot vehicle includes a plurality of tires and a moti... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7013354 | Channel protocol for IEEE 1394 data transmission A system for transmitting and receiving data formatted in IEEE 1394 standard between devices using a same IEEE 1394 broadcast channel includes a CPU interfaced to a bus, a first 1394 interface connected to the bus via a first physical and link layers, and a second 1... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6926368 | Method and apparatus for remote self-propelled conveying in mineral deposits A method and apparatus for the mining of material from a seam includes a mining apparatus and a self-propelled conveyor capable of advancing or retreating in the seam on its own power and an advancing and steering arrangement for the mining apparatus. The self-prope... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6698843 | Method and apparatus for remote self-propelled conveying in mineral deposits A method and apparatus for the mining of material from a seam includes a mining apparatus and a self-propelled conveyor capable of advancing or retreating in the seam on its own power and an advancing and steering arrangement for the mining apparatus. The... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6672673 | Ore pass inspection system The present invention discloses an apparatus and method for imaging and clearing an ore pass hang-up. The apparatus includes: a platform that is movable along generally a longitudinal direction of an ore pass; a controllable propulsion unit capable of pro... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6644753 | Method and apparatus for remote self-propelled conveying in mineral deposits A method and apparatus for the mining of material from a seam includes a mining apparatus and a self-propelled conveyor capable of advancing or retreating in the seam on its own power and an advancing and steering arrangement for the mining apparatus. The... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6616244 | Method and arrangement for determining position of unmanned mining vehicles A method of determining the position of unmanned mining vehicles. According to the method, control marks are provided in the mine, for positioning mining vehicles in production use by means of a marking device, such as a paint sprayer (14), provided in a ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6296317 | Vision-based motion sensor for mining machine control A mining machine having a position sensing and control apparatus is claimed. The mining machine has a vehicle body having forward and rearward ends and movable along a mine floor. A cutter head is mounted on the forward end of the mining machine for upwar... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6285925 | Method and safety device for the remote-control of self-propelling working machines A soil compacting machine has a receiver unit that can receive control signals from a transmitter unit to a receiver unit. The transmitter unit can be operated by a user and is separate from the machine. The control signals are then processed into command... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6220670 | Method and apparatus for remote self-propelled conveying in mineral deposits A method and apparatus for mining of aggregate material from a seam includes a mining apparatus and a self-propelled conveyor capable of advancing or retreating in the seam on its own power and advancing and steering arrangement for the mining apparatus. ... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6122598 | Measurement and display of load of excavating blasted ground This invention relates to a measuring and display system for loads applied upon digging blasted earth, which can contribute to accurate blasting. An operating direction of a bucket of an excavator is detected by pressure switches 15,16, while a pressure P... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6109699 | Tow line equipped remote mining machine and method A method and apparatus for advancing cables and hoses to a remotely operated mining machine and retrieval of the machine in case of accident, and for remote haulage of material in a self-propelled vehicle guided within a mine opening, so as to avoid inter... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5967616 | Electrical control system for apparatus and method for continuous underground mining Apparatus for controlling the operation of an underground mining system including a continuous miner, a roof bolting machine, a tramming conveyor and a control cab operatively connected to the tramming conveyor. The apparatus includes a master computer pr... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5871260 | Mining ultra thin coal seams A continuous mining machine is provided for mining ultra thin coal seams, e.g. seams having a thickness of about 24 inches or less. A chassis supported by crawler tracks has a substantially horizontal axis powered cutter head mounted to its front and a co... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5810447 | Apparatus and method for continuous mining Apparatus for controlling the operation of a mining system including a continuous miner, a tramming conveyor and a load-out vehicle operatively connected to the tramming conveyor. The apparatus includes a master computer processor on the continuous miner ... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5782020 | Method and equipment for simultaneous excavation and land refill with minimum operating labor An excavator with a wireless controlled hopper-spreader allows a single operator to strip off topsoil and spread the stripped off soil more or less evenly after a mineable substance such as gravel is removed. The hopper-spreader uses about a fifty foot co... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5709433 | Apparatus for continuous mining Apparatus for controlling the operation of a mining system including a continuous miner, a tramming conveyor and a load-out vehicle operatively connected to the tramming conveyor. The apparatus includes a master computer processor on the continuous miner ... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5692807 | Highwall mining apparatus An apparatus for mining aggregate material from a partially exposed seam adjacent a bench on a surface mine and which extends from the bench at an elevation and angle relative to the bench, The apparatus includes a self-propelled mining machine for dislod... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5667279 | Apparatus and method for continuous mining Apparatus for controlling the operation of a mining system including a continuous miner, a tramming conveyor and a load-out vehicle operatively connected to the tramming conveyor. The apparatus includes a master computer processor on the continuous miner ... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5299857 | Removable hydraulic apparatus with electric control for multiple positioning hydraulic cylinders An attachment apparatus which can be detachably mounted to a self-propelled vehicle, such as a skid-steer front end loader. The apparatus includes a frame which can be attached to the lift arms of the front end loader, and an axially rotatable work implem... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5295733 | Fiber optic remote control system for a continuous miner and method of use A mining machine is controlled by a fiber optic controlled remote control system that includes one or more fiber optic cables that extend from a remote control station through a hose supplying water to the mining machine. The fiber optic cables exit the w... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5246274 | Remote mining haulage system with self-advancing mobile tailpiece and method of operating same A haulage system and related process are provided for intermediate continuous conveying of coal or other mined minerals from the discharge of a continuous mining device to a distant point (typically outside the mine) where the mineral is stockpiled or tra... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5161857 | Teleoperated control system for underground room and pillar mining A teleoperated mining system is provided for remotely controlling the various machines involved with thin seam mining. A thin seam continuous miner located at a mining face includes a camera mounted thereon and a slave computer for controlling the miner a... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5110189 | Redundant remote control system used on a continuous miner and method of using same A redundant remote control system for use on a continuous miner having a radio remote control system for the remote control of a continuous miner. The radio remote control system having switches, a multiplexer, a radio transmitter, a radio receiver, a dem... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5056655 | Highwall miner with conveyor module Conveyor belt supporting modules associated with an endless conveyor belt assembly for conveying mined material from a mine bore to the mouth of the bore allows for necessary length of conveyor belt to be fed into the mine, and convey material from the mi... | 10/15/1991 |
| 4980681 | Direct view remote control method for workings machine and transmitter and receiver assembly for carrying out such method A direct view remote control method, and a corresponding transmitter and receiver assembly, for rapid and reliable transmission of simultaneous orders to a works machine such as for mines and quarries. Orders from a driver are converted into binary signal... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4953915 | Roof fall separating and removing apparatus and method for use in thin seam highwall mining A thin seam highwall mining machine has a cutter head for mining coal from a seam while advancing forwardly into a mined hole, a power head anchored to a bench at the surface, and multisection pushbeam extending therebetween housing a conveyor therein. Th... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4952000 | Method and apparatus for increasing the efficiency of highwall mining A highwall mining machine having a power head located on a bench adjacent the highwall and a cutter head operable to cut a mined hole into a coal seam when thrust forward by the cutter head through an intervening compression beam multisection includes sen... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4934757 | Control of mineral mining machines A coal wining plough in a longwall working employs adjustable floor cutters mounted on curved carriers displaced in guideways on the body of the plough. Wedges abut on the upper ends of the carriers and are moved by hydraulic piston and cylinder units to ... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4898428 | Power supply system for an underground mining machine A power supply system for a drum-cutter mining machine utilized in longwall mining operations. Three-phase electrical power is supplied to a rectifier circuit positioned remote from the mining machine to rectify the three-phase electrical power. Rectified... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4884847 | Apparatus and method for mapping entry conditions in remote mining systems The method and apparatus for mapping mine excavation or tunnel entry conditions by mounting an array of sensors on a vehicle some of which provide knowledge of the vehicle location in the entry and others of which provide knowledge of entry conditions and... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4870697 | Two-way communication system for winning machines in underground mining A two-way communication system for transmitting command signals to and receiving operating data from a winning machine utilized in underground mining operations. The system includes a send-receive facility positioned remote from the winning machine for tr... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4819273 | Mining machine control system A mining machine and control system therefor for use in a possibly explosive environment, wherein the control system includes electronics within a flameproof enclosure communicating with controls outside the enclosure by way of a fiber optic link and an i... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4753484 | Method for remote control of a coal shearer A method for remotely controlling the mechanical functions of a coal cutting machine's electrohydraulic system which utilizes a medium frequency remote control communication system and a coal-rock interface sensor. The coal-rock interface sensor is a shie... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4708395 | Remotely sensing of excavation cavity during mining Method and apparatus for hydraulically mining a location using a hydraulic monitor which has horizontal and vertical positionable control apparatus. The hydraulic monitor is connected to a source of high pressure water. Distance and direction measuring eq... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4407545 | Mine system A mine system comprises at least one mining machine 4 adapted to haul itself, in a reciprocable manner, along a mineral face 3, and a control box 17 housing means to control the various electrical elements of the machine(s) 4, the box 17 being located in ... | 10/04/1983 |
