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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8142110 | Anchor fixing agent, anchor fixing agent ampule, and method for fixing anchor Provided are an anchor fixing agent which can fill up fine concave and convex portions present on the inner surface of a hole formed in a base material and can maintain great strength, in particular, even after the lapse of a long period of time; an anchor fixing ag... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8029211 | Adaptor for setting a self-drilling, chemically anchored, fastening element An adaptor for setting a self-drilling, chemically anchorable, fastening element (5) includes a rotor member (21) rotatably supported in the adaptor housing (36) and having at its opposite ends (23,25) respectively, a coupling section ( | 10/04/2011 |
| 7927044 | Tensioning assembly for a cable bolt A tensioning assembly 10 for a cable bolt having a flexible shaft 12 comprises a clamping device 14, 16 configured to mount to the bolt shaft 12 with an axis (CA) of the clamping device aligned with the shaft axis (SA); and an outer membe... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7785041 | Setting method for anchoring a fastening element A setting method of anchoring a fastening element (11; 41) in a constructional component (21) with a hardenable multi-component mass (31) includes drilling a borehole (22) in the constructional component (21) with a drill (36 | 08/31/2010 |
| 7775745 | Anchoring systems and methods of use thereof A method of adjusting gel time of a grouting system used for anchoring a reinforcement in a mine includes adding inhibitor to initiator of the grouting system, the inhibitor and initiator being disposed together in a first compartment of a multi-compartment shreddab... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7708500 | Resin anchor with a compressible envelope containing a curable product The resin anchor comprises an apertured tubular envelope designed to be compressed by a traction element, characterized in that it includes, on the inside of the envelope, a resin component and a hardener component that are intended to be mixed together and to cure ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7566189 | Mine roof bolt with resin control surface A resin bonded mine roof bolt having an elongated rod with a first end, a second end, and a resin control surface positioned on the rod between the rod first and second ends. The resin control surface has a channel extending along the length of the bolt for distribu... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7374370 | Rock bolt anchor having concurrent chemical and mechanical anchoring means and method for using the same A rock bolt anchor includes a top portion permanently fixed to a bottom portion. The top portion carries a package of resin. A spring-loaded mechanism pressurizes the package and forces the resin out when the package is lanced. The bottom portion main body carries a... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7357363 | Expansion bolt An expansion bolt. A first chock has first and second outer ramping surfaces. A second chock has an inner ramping surface complementarily corresponding to the first outer ramping surface. A spring member biases the second chock radially inwardly against the first ou... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7338234 | Rock bolt A rock bolt (1) comprises a tubular body (4) defining a tubular bore (5) for receiving an adhesive or cement filled cartridge (18). A plug (8) is mounted in the bore (5). The plug (8) is displaceable along the bore ( | 03/04/2008 |
| 7318689 | Method and device for rock bolting Method and device for rock bolting, wherein a tubular bolt (2) with closed cross-section is inserted and expanded for anchoring inside a bore hole (12), wherein the tubular bolt is expanded to contact in the inner portion of the bore hole, a tension el... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7309199 | Sprue dowel A sprue dowel has a radially projecting embeddable portion (12) and an attachment portion (21) formed as a hollow cylindrical shaft (24) provided with a plurality of spaced from each other, furrowed retaining projections (26, 27) formed o... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7296950 | Point anchor coated mine roof bolt A resin bonded mine roof bolt having an elongated rod with a first end and a second end. A segmented resin compression layer covers a portion of the rod below the first end. When installed in a mine roof bore hole with curable resin, the resin compression layer mixe... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7290971 | Shippable in-assembly bolt A shippable in-assembly bolt having a head portion, a threaded portion containing threads and a gripper portion, wherein the gripper portion preferably comprises a grooved structure and an o-ring. The o-ring is intended to sit between the inner wall of a clearance h... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7284932 | Pressing-out apparatus A pressing-out apparatus (4) for pressing out a mass from a self-drilling, chemical composite anchor (2) for mining and tunnel construction has a pressing device arranged in a housing (21). The composite anchor (2) includes an anchor tube... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7226650 | Wrapped highly viscous chemical anchoring adhesive A film wrapper for use in storing slugs and ropes of chemical anchoring adhesive includes an outer metallized polymer layer and a heat seal layer. The metallized polymer layer protects the chemical anchoring adhesive from premature reaction by providing a barrier to... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7224499 | Dust-proof structure of image-reading device An elastic fixing screw valve body is provided on a wall of a frame of an image-reading apparatus. The valve body allows a carriage fixing screw to be passed through the through-hole in the wall and the valve body when the image-reading device is prepared for transp... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7208013 | Composite surgical devices Surgical devices such as implants or suture fastenings are assembled from a plurality of discrete components, one of which components includes a heat bondable plastic material for bonding the components together. At least two components are bonded to each other by t... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7207149 | Anchor and method for reinforcing a structure Anchor 10 for reinforcing a structure against displacement forces and a method of installation includes drilling a borehole 50 in an anchor medium 110 adjacent the structure A length of roving 21 composed of filaments 24 is doubled... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7179020 | Mine roof bolt anchoring system and method An improved mine roof bolt is disclosed. The mine roof bolt comprises a bolt portion having a threaded end, a slidable camming nut, a stop, and an expansion shell having a central threaded nut with wedge fingers extending from it. The camming nut is fitted into the ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7174961 | Methods of cementing using cement compositions comprising basalt fibers Methods of using cement compositions that comprise basalt fibers in subterranean formations are provided. An example of such a method may comprise providing a cement composition that comprises water, a hydraulic cement, and a plurality of basalt fibers; introducing ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7147404 | Elongate element tensioning member An adjustable yield rock bolt that comprises an elongated tensile support member that interacts with at least one gouging member and a receiving member capable of receiving the elongated tensile support member and hold the gouging member segment there between, where... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7076924 | Ovalized concrete block-out tube with tear away nailing flange A block-out tube for use in joining together pre-cast concrete members, the block-out tube having an ovalized cross-section, an integral elongate imperforate hollow tubular body with smoothly curved corrugated walls, a rounded tip closing the bottom end thereof, a m... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073982 | Point anchor coated mine roof bolt A resin bonded mine roof bolt having an elongated rod with a drive head at one end and an expansion anchor threaded onto the other end. A segmented resin compression layer covers a portion of the rod below the expansion anchor. When installed in a mine roof bore hol... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7065855 | Installation tool for setting anchors The invention provides an installation tool for use with a battery operated drill or a corded electric drill for repetitive installation of caulk-in anchors. The installation tool utilizes the mechanical advantage of a threaded shaft to improve consistency of the ho... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7037024 | Joint between joint faces of two components A joint between two components (2, 4), with both components (2, 4) having joint faces (6, 8) which at least partially correspond with one another, which at least partially press against one another in the jointed state. The technical problem, on... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7037046 | Yielding strata bolt The present invention discloses a rock bolt having a tendon (1, 201) which is able to yield and thereby control movement of unstable rock strata into which the bolt is installed. The tendon has a portion which is provided with a grout slippage mechanism, pref... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7032686 | Drilling and bolting head for a bolting machine The drilling and bolting head (7) of compact structure, is designed for use in mine galleries of small height. It comprises: a transverse table (8) connected to the carrying vehicle, preferably with a device (9 to 12) for lifting this tab... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7025538 | Bonding anchor An anchor (1) comprising an anchor tube (2) and an inner tube (3) arranged in the anchor tube (2) for receiving a dispensable chemical mass (4). The anchor tube (2) has a first end (5) with a drilling head (6) ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7014408 | Method and apparatus for fastening steel framing with self-locking nails A harpoon nail having two or more sets of teeth on opposite sides of fingers that deform while penetrating the framing members. The teeth engage with a bottom surface to fasten the framing members together. A piercing nail having sets of teeth on two edges penetrate... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011281 | Expansion bolt An expansion bolt. A first chock has first and second outer ramping surfaces. A second chock has an inner ramping surface complementarily corresponding to the first outer ramping surface. A spring member biases the second chock radially inwardly against the first ou... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7004845 | Manufacturing process of a clinch nut and clinch nut achieved by such a process A manufacturing process of a clinch nut consists in forming a recess zone in a rough casting by cold heading so as to obtain a rough part. The rough part then undergoes a thermal annealing treatment followed by a cold heading operation enabling a bore to be formed d... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7001109 | Apparatus for ground support An improved apparatus for ground support comprising a tensionable reinforcing member including at least one nut threadably receivable by the tensionable reinforcing member. The nut body comprises a squared portion and a convex hemispherical portion. The nut includes... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6986623 | Method and apparatus for anchoring a mine roof bolt An improved mine roof bolt is disclosed. The mine roof bolt comprises a bolt portion having a camming nut rigidly fixed to it and a threaded end and an expansion shell having a central threaded nut with wedge fingers extending from it. The expansion shell is threade... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6969220 | Wall anchor for a screw, and assembly constituted by such a wall anchor and a screw A wall anchor (1) has a head shaft (5) and a screw nut shaft (6) on the same longitudinal axis (4), connected to each other by a plurality of approximately longitudinal small bars (7). The bars (7) are plastically flexible i... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6962469 | Adhesive dispersing rivet A rivet and method for riveting metal members, and particularly, metal sheets is disclosed. The apparatus includes a rivet assembly for driving a piercing rivet into stacked metal sheets and a die for assisting in supporting the sheets during driving of the rivet an... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6955504 | Attachment element An attachment element (1;51), includes a boring head (5), a hollow cylindrical receiving body (2; 53) having, at its end (4) facing in a setting direction (S) of the attachment element (1; 51), a recess for receiving the boring hea... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6918713 | Cylindrical pin A cylindrical pin (1) for connecting and/or guiding components (A, B), particularly in tool, fixture, and machine construction is provided. In order to make the cylindrical pin yieldable in a radial direction and thereby allow for compensation for its manufac... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6902366 | Sealable fastener with circumferential sealant channel and sealant delivery groove for delivering sealant into the circumferential sealant channel A sealable fastener for insertion into an fastener opening in a receiving structure includes a fastener shank with a shank first end having a shank first end wall and a shank second end having a shank second end wall, a shank side wall extending between the shank fi... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6742966 | Expansion shell assembly An expansion shell assembly for mine roof bolts includes an expansion member threaded onto an associated mine roof bolt. A support device is annularly disposed around the associated roof bolt. An expansion shell is annularly disposed around the associated roof bolt ... | 06/01/2004 |
