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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6916983 | Grounding electrode A grounding electrode suited for installation in very hard or rocky soil is a long conductive metal rod having a drilling bit at one end and a head adapted to mate with a drilling tool, preferably a hammer drill. The grounding electrode, together with a suitable con... | 07/12/2005 |
| 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 |
| 5246313 | Apparatus for forming long and short holes and setting rock bolts An apparatus for drilling short and long holes and for fitting bolts to the short holes has a generally stationary support positioned adjacent the face and a turret angularly displaceable on the support between two end positions about a longitudinal turre... | 09/21/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5033555 | Fluid cylinder powered tool An apparatus for providing a reciprocating motion. The apparatus has a housing block that contains two movable arms in spaced apart relationship to one another. The movable arms are each controlled by independently attached fluid driven actuator cylinders... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5027909 | Tool holding apparatus An apparatus for providing a reciprocating motion. The apparatus has a housing block that contains two movable arms in spaced apart relationship to one another. The movable arms each contain a rack gear connected to a common pinion gear. One movable arm i... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4964473 | Method for driving a hydraulic submerged tool Method for driving a hydraulic submerged tool whereby the hydraulic pressure energy is generated in a submerged power converter, being driven by pressurized surrounding water which after the energy transfer is exhausted into the surrounding water, said po... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4778014 | Ventilating means This invention is a machine for ventilating roof decks which, without such ventilation, entraps moisture which leads to reduced insulating capacity, deterioration and the like. This ventilating device includes a mobile carriage, an extensible lift and an ... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4589499 | Horizontal drilling apparatus Apparatus for drilling horizontal holes includes a frame for holding a drill, and the frame is supported by a single wheel adjacent to the drill and dual wheels at the opposite end of the frame from the drill. A cable system is utilized for moving the dri... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4497378 | Drilling and bolting turret A turret for mining appliances comprises a girder serving as a guide for a drilling carriage and a bolting carriage, which is mounted to pivot and slide along an axis at the end of a support arm. The girder is integral with two bearings, mounted to rotate... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4453773 | Pavement breaking apparatus Apparatus for breaking concrete and asphalt pavement and the like comprising a frame adapted to be supported by and above pavement to be broken. Power operated means move the frame in one and opposite directions relative to and in parallel relationship wi... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4448264 | Ground rod driving pole A driving pole for a ground rod or the like is provided wherein the ground rod is positioned in the hollow interior and driven into the ground in increments. Vertically spaced cross pins provide incremental stops for engaging the top of the ground rod for... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4391121 | Orbital tool assembly for forming rivet heads An orbital tool assembly for forming rivet heads has a housing attached to a driven member rotatable upon a first axis, the housing having a bore along a second axis at an acute angle to the first axis. A head having an axis coincident with the second axi... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4290490 | Roof bolting device A roof drilling and bolting device comprising a mobile chassis and two cabs mounted to the front of the chassis for independent transverse (outward to the side) movement. The cabs have floors and protective canopies. Extensible hydraulic devices position ... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4264051 | Laterally adjustable multiple head Drilling equipment comprises a single boom supporting a plurality of drilling masts each provided with a drilling machine, adjustment means being provided to simultaneously adjust the relative positions of the drilling masts.... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4256186 | Roof drilling and bolting apparatus An operator cab and drilling assembly for a roof drilling and bolting device. The cab comprises a floor and a canopy having extensible hydraulic means for adjusting the distance between the cab floor and at least the front edge of the canopy. A horizontal... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4201270 | Roof bolter An operator controlled roof bolter with a flexible shaft drill and a roof bolt inserter for drilling and inserting a roof bolt into an unsupported roof of a mine while the operator is positioned at an outby station under a supported roof. The flexible sha... | 05/06/1980 |
| 4158520 | Rock bolting apparatus A rock bolting apparatus is shown in which a rock drill and a rock bolt setting device are interchangeable on the same elongated guide of a feed beam. When the rock drill is in operative position on the feed beam, the bolt setting device hangs on the side... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4059162 | Drilling unit for stadium seats A drilling machine is disclosed for use in providing bolt holes in concrete stadium riser steps and the like. The drilling machine includes a relatively stationary base plate, and a foot plate slideable upon the base plate along a predetermined path. The ... | 11/22/1977 |
| 4013319 | Tunneling machine with massive guide for impact tools A tunneling machine is described which uses an array of impact tools for cutting a deep kerf that defines the wall of the tunnel. The impact tool provides impact blows through drill steels to which drill bits are attached. A substantial portion of the dri... | 03/22/1977 |
| 4008922 | Method and a machine for advancing an underground face of a geological formation A method for driving tunnels in rounds is disclosed in which, after each round, the tunnel is left with an inclined transition to the floor. In the subsequent round, a cut is opened up in the transition towards the floor and the tunnel face is then stepwi... | 02/22/1977 |
| 3998493 | Combined milling and impact apparatus for tunneling A support displaceable along a tunnel or gallery floor by means of a caterpillar drive is provided with a rotatable milling tool that can be brought into engagement with a lower portion of a face wall and with a reciprocal hammer engageable with an upper ... | 12/21/1976 |
| 3965997 | Method and apparatus for guiding and sealing a drill string A method and apparatus for guiding and sealing a drill string during drilling. The drill string is formed with an increased diameter at the portions where two adjacent rods are connected. The guiding and sealing of the rods is maintained by means of hydra... | 06/29/1976 |
| 3957124 | Tunnel-drilling truck A truck provided with drill units to drill the end wall of a tunnel under excavation, this truck being characterized by having a support for the drill units, which is pivoted about a transverse axis relative to the vehicle body to provide adjustment of th... | 05/18/1976 |
| 3951215 | Mobile drilling and bolting machine Apparatus for drilling holes and installing roof bolts therein for the support of a mine roof includes a prime mover operably connected to a mobile body portion having a pair of spaced apart individually operated drill units. Each drill unit is movably su... | 04/20/1976 |
