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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7918287 | Suction coring device and method Devices and methods for obtaining cores from a sea bed. A corer device includes one or more core barrels for retaining a cores and one or more pressure barrels. Fluid pressure within the pressure barrels is selectively varied to cause the corer device to be drawn in... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7836972 | Mobile soil sampling device with vacuum collector A mobile soil sampling device is mounted on the side of a vehicle such as an ATV or UTV and includes an upstanding frame member which is vertically movable with respect to the vehicle by means of a parallel arm linkage and actuator. A vertically disposed and rotatab... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7828079 | Sonic wireline dry slough barrel Slough removal assemblies and methods for removing slough from boreholes are described. A slough removal assembly containing a slough barrel is lowered into a borehole having excess slough, driven into the slough to cause the slough to enter the slough barrel, and t... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7784564 | Method to perform operations in a wellbore using downhole tools having movable sections Apparatus and methods to perform operations in a wellbore using downhole tools having movable sections are described. In one described example, a downhole tool for use in a wellbore includes a first extendable anchor to contact a wall of the wellbore to fix the tool... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7681662 | Water bottom ore sampler and method of using the same A water bottom ore sampler includes a submersible housing for positioning on or near a water bottom, a riser duct mounted within the submersible housing and movable vertically relative to the submersible housing, a drilling assembly disposed within the riser duct fo... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7677330 | Apparatus for in situ testing of a soil sample An apparatus for in situ testing of a soil sample includes an elongate body having a hollow core and an open end, an upper barrier or means for forming an upper barrier within soil across the hollow core, and means for forming a lower barrier within soil across the ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7673704 | Variable positioning deep cutting rotary coring tool with expandable bit A coring device includes a primary and a secondary bit that drill a first and second depth into a formation, respectively. The first and second bits are positioned on telescopically arranged mandrels that are rotated by a suitable rotary drive. The coring tool also ... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7600580 | Sealed core sample barrel The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for recovering a sample from a subterranean formation. The apparatus comprises a receptacle for receiving a sample and at least two seal assemblies disposed on an inner surface of the receptacle. The seal asse... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7575069 | Mobile soil sampling device with vacuum collector A mobile soil sampling device is mounted on the side of a vehicle such as an ATV or UTV and includes an upstanding frame member which is vertically movable with respect to the vehicle by means of a parallel arm linkage and actuator. A vertically disposed and rotatab... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7530407 | Rotary coring device and method for acquiring a sidewall core from an earth formation A rotary coring device and a method for acquiring a sidewall core from an earth formation adjacent a wellbore are provided. The rotary coring device includes a coring tool having a housing with a core receptacle therein and being adapted for positioning at selected ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7404455 | Automatic SPT monitor An apparatus is used with an impact hammer penetration assemble such as standard penetration test (SPT) in geotechnical engineering. The impact hammer penetration assembly comprises a penetration sample, a series of rods coupled together and an impact hammer apparat... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7392856 | Rotating drum variable depth sampler A sampling device for collecting depth-specific samples in silt, sludge and granular media has three chambers separated by a pair of iris valves. Rotation of the middle chamber closes the valves and isolates a sample in a middle chamber. ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7387175 | Window reaming and coring apparatus and method of use Window reaming and coring apparatus has a reamer connected in the middle of the tool by mechanical joints which permit the reamer to be displaced substantially parallel to the rest, of the tool body. The apparatus is lowered adjacent a pre-determined zone of interes... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7380615 | Core sample extraction system A core sample extraction system for extracting a plug from soil and removing the plug from the device so that the soil and any roots in the plug can be analyzed includes a boring tube including a top end and a bottom end. The bottom end is driven into soil to isolat... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7367394 | Formation evaluation while drilling A sampling while drilling tool positionable in a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation is provided. The tool includes a drill collar, at least one sample chamber, at least one flowline and at least one cover. The drill collar is operatively connectable to a ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7353715 | System, apparatus and method for testing under applied and reduced loads A system which cyclically applies and reduces a load on a test specimen and which can use an apparatus comprising: (a) a frame; (b) a load adjusting section having a fluidic mechanical muscle that contracts and extends in length to cyclically apply and reduce a load... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350595 | Drilling device and drilling method A drilling device is composed so as to drill a drilled object composed of a brittle material with the end of a rotating core bit by using a core bit in which a bit, formed by dispersing and arranging a cemented carbide or super abrasive in a binder phase, is provide... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347281 | Coring tubular and method for reducing contamination and processing speed of a core sample Disclosed herein is a coring tubular. The coring tubular has a body, at least one opening hole radially oriented in the tubular body and a parting line in the tubular body. Further disclosed herein is a method for reducing contamination of a core sample. The method ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347284 | Apparatus and method for hard rock sidewall coring of a borehole The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for coring a borehole in a hard rock sidewall of a well bore in a subterranean formation for testing purposes. The apparatus includes a drive motor for operation down hole, a flexible drive shaft coupled t... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343984 | Core sample collector equipped with sterilizing agent-applying mechanism and method of taking core sample A core sample collector includes a cylinder and a piston, wherein the piston includes a piston body, upper piston rings and lower piston rings, and a sterilizing agent is held in a space defined between the piston, the cylinder, the upper piston ring and the lower p... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7328757 | All terrain vehicle powered mobile drill A method includes powering a drill motor with power derived from an all terrain vehicle (ATV) engine and controlling the drill motor. An apparatus includes a ATV with a power takeoff configured to deliver power from an ATV engine. A drill mast is moveably coupled to... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7311011 | Apparatuses for interaction with a subterranean formation, and methods of use thereof An access casing assembly structured for placement at least partially within a subterranean formation by forcing the access casing assembly thereinto, comprising a plurality of casing sections operably coupled to form a central elongated cavity for providing access ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7281439 | Volatile organic compound monitoring A system, method and apparatus for monitoring the subsurface at facilities for the presence of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). A surface penetration is made in a facility surface providing access to the subsurface soil beneath the facility. A soil probe is placed... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7255016 | Soil sampler apparatus and method An apparatus removes soil samples at intervals over a field of interest. The apparatus comprises a sampling assembly (60) that rotates on a track (32) riding on a plurality of idler wheels (29, 31). A probe (66) extends and retracts under... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7240743 | Soil probe insertion arrangement and method of use This invention relates to probes used in the ground for the collection of data relating to soil conditions and in particular to a construction and method of insertion of probe bodies that will house such probes. A probe body insertion apparatus comprises a tool for ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7234362 | Subsurface material property measurement Subsurface material property measurements, such as soil or chemical properties, are obtained in situ by a direct push method that includes rotating a ring bit at the end of a casing to drill through subsurface materials, lowering a measurement probe through the adva... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7231974 | Self-leaving in-situ device and method for passively removing oil from water wells A simple and inexpensive device with no moving arts for removing from a well non-aqueous liquids, such as gasoline or crude oil, that accumulate on top of the water table in the well comprises a buoyant elongated member, such as a plastic tube sealed at both ends, a... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7226246 | Apparatus and method for building support piers from one or successive lifts formed in a soil matrix An apparatus and method for forming a support pier having a single or multiple compacted aggregate lifts in a soil matrix, wherein the apparatus includes a vertical, hollow tube with a bulbous leading end or head element that is forced into the soil matrix. The holl... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7216725 | Soil sampling system and method that allow headspace screening at spaced intervals without disturbing soil sample A soil sampling system is provided that allows headspace screening of soil samples at spaced intervals along a soil sample liner without disturbing the soil samples to be collected and shipped to a laboratory for further testing. The soil sample liner includes a plu... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7216555 | System and method for mobile soil sampling A soil sampling implement and method have a sampler assembly supported from an implement frame for movement across a field. The sampler assembly includes a tapered cylindrical cutting shoe and a soil collection trough. The cutting shoe has a leading cutting edge arr... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7210365 | Guide section with toothed rack A guide section (1) for guiding a slide for a power tool along a longitudinal axis (A) with a separate axial toothed rack (3) for longitudinal advance of the slide having the toothed rack (3) arranged in an outwardly open receiving groove (4 | 05/01/2007 |
| 7201060 | Apparatus and method for determining pore fluid and soil properties using multi-sensor measurement systems An apparatus and methods for determining in situ pore fluid and soil properties at a particular subsurface location are disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a penetrating tip member configured to penetrate soil. The apparatus further comprises an at... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198113 | Hole cutter and method for using same A hole cutter includes a frame and first and second blade halves moveably mounted with respect to the frame. The blade halves are first driven into the ground and then are lifted upwardly out of the new hole with as ground plug therebetween. A lift flange engages bo... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7191853 | Hole cleaning and/or forming tool A tool for cleaning and/or forming holes, the tool having a shaft, the shaft having a lower end and at least two buckets attached adjacent to the lower end of the shaft, each bucket having an open mouth which extends radially from the axis of the shaft, consequently... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7178391 | Insertion tube methods and apparatus A drill string comprises a first drill string member having a male end; and a second drill string member having a female end configured to be joined to the male end of the first drill string member, the male end having a threaded portion including generally square t... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7174829 | Adjustable piston pump An adjustable piston pump for displacement and extraction of remnant from soft sand and or soft soil includes a pump casing cylinder that is capped at one end and opens at the other end. It includes a handle fixed to the pump casing cylinder, a shaft rod, a shaft ro... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172036 | Soil sample containment device and method A soil sample containment device is provided which allows soil samples to be contained within individual sections of a soil sampler liner. The device includes first and second end caps for covering and sealing the respective ends of the soil sampler liner section. E... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7163449 | Hand held abrasive blaster A hand held abrasive blaster includes a tubular wand housing and an abrasives conduit which extends into the wand housing. The abrasives conduit includes a fixed portion at the rearward end and a rotatable portion at the forward end. A motor rotates the rotatable po... | 01/16/2007 |
| RE39468 | Soil sample procuring tool and method of preparing soil sample for analysis A tool for withdrawing a soil sample comprising a frame member including a portion including spaced vertically extending legs having lower ends, a foot portion fixed to the lower ends of the legs and including a horizontally extending slot defined by a vertically ex... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7152691 | Arcuate aeration tine A soil aeration device may include a plurality of arcuate blades mounted to an assembly adapted to rotate and translate the blades proximate a ground surface, thereby forming aeration pockets in the soil. In certain embodiments, the arcuate tines penetrate and fract... | 12/26/2006 |
