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Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7325882 | Rock cutting machine A rock cutting machine including a boom rotatably mounted at a proximal end to a chassis adapted to be placed adjacent a rock face to be cut. The boom extends from the chassis to a distal end adjacent the rock face. A longitudinal boom axis extends between the proxi... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7228921 | Ice auger covering apparatus An ice auger covering apparatus includes a housing that has a bottom wall and a peripheral wall that is attached to and extends upwardly from the bottom wall. The housing has a break therein so that the housing includes a first portion and a second portion. The firs... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7219964 | Milling machine as well as method for working ground surfaces At a milling machine to work ground surfaces, with a machine frame, a milling drum supported at the machine frame, at least one transport device arranged at the machine frame which accepts the milled material from the milling drum, as well as with a suction device f... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7192094 | Auger flight support system An auger support assembly for use with an augering system for mining which bores a pair of side-by-side holes through a coal seam using dual side-by-side augers. Each auger includes a drilling section which is followed by a series of auger flights for conveying the ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7192092 | Method and means for recovering hydrocarbons from oil sands by underground mining The present invention is directed generally to the combined use of slurry mining and hydrocyclones to recover hydrocarbons, such as bitumen, from hydrocarbon-containing materials, such as oil sands, and to selective mining of valuable materials, particularly hydroca... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7128375 | Method and means for recovering hydrocarbons from oil sands by underground mining The present invention is directed generally to the combined use of slurry mining and hydrocyclones to recover hydrocarbons, such as bitumen, from hydrocarbon-containing materials, such as oil sands, and to selective mining of valuable materials, particularly hydroca... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7097255 | Method and means for processing oil sands while excavating The present invention is directed to the separation of bitumen, such as by the Clark process or by a countercurrent de-sander, in an underground excavation machine, such as a tunnel boring machine. ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6929330 | Method and system for mining hydrocarbon-containing materials The present invention is directed, inter alia, to devices and methods for excavating valuable materials, particularly soft ores such as oil sands, oil shales, and the like, that use one or more of a number of features, including backfilling for ground support, a sma... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6679559 | Auger flight support for plural auger coal mining systems An auger flight support for use with an augering systems for mining which bores a pair of side-by-side holes through the coal seam using respective augers. Each auger includes a drilling section which is followed by a series of auger flights for conveying... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6644754 | Tunnel excavating machine A tunnel excavating machine having an excavating machine body can be moved forward by shield jacks. A rotatable cutter head is mounted in a front portion of the excavating machine body. An erector device for assembling segments in a ring form is mounted i... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6364418 | Cutting heads for horizontal remote mining system Cutting heads, cutting head systems, and methods for creating an excavation in a mineral seam. A preferred cutting head includes a first body having a manifold for containing high pressure fluid and an axis of rotation generally parallel to the borehole, ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6305754 | Tunnel excavator with S-shaped soil plate A tunnel excavator includes a pair of cutters arranged side by side at a front portion of a tunnel excavator main body. These cutters rotate in opposite directions for excavating the earth to form excavation and for causing the excavated earth to move tow... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6270163 | Mining machine with moveable cutting assembly and method of using the same A mining machine (20) for combined entry and retreat cutting of material located in underground seams including, a movable mainframe (21), a wing (50, 51) extending ahead of the movable mainframe, a cutter assembly (100) positionable proximate the end of ... | 08/07/2001 |
| 5863101 | Auger mining machine and mine launch device An auger mining machine (10) including a cutter head (11) from which there extends an auger train (12) consisting of a plurality of axially aligned auger modules (13). The cutting head (11) includes a cutting assembly (21) driven by electric motors (38). ... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5738465 | Device for the in-situ production of columns of stabilized and compacted soil A device for drilling into the ground for the in-situ production of columns of stabilized and compacted soil, which comprises at least two parallel shafts, each shaft driving in rotation one auger, each auger being fitted with a loosening drill head. The ... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5582466 | Advance/retreat cutting miner with simple conveyor A mining machine uses front cutters (barrel cutters) to cut into an area to be mined defining a first profile, and then expands rear cutters on the sides to cut a second, larger, profile during out-cutting. Cutter chains and drums of the rear cutter initi... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5496095 | Mining machine having vertically movable primary and secondary cutters A mining machine for mining coal from outside a hill containing a coal seam wherein a plurality of cutter drums and rotary cutters are pivotally and detachably connected to a pan having an auger conveyor rotatably mounted therein. Certain cutter drums and... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5364171 | Apparatus and method for continuous mining An apparatus for mining aggregate material from a seam includes a miner for cutting material from the seam and a conveyor for conveying the won aggregate material from the miner for recovery. The conveyor is formed by a series of individual conveyor units... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5232269 | Launch vehicle for continuous mining apparatus A launch vehicle is provided for a continuous mining system including modular conveyor units that may be connected together to form a conveyor train. The launch vehicle includes an elongated frame that holds a belt conveyor for conveying aggregate materia... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5221122 | Multipurpose mining machine A mining machine having a frame undercarriage having forward and rearward ends provided with a traction assembly for driving the frame undercarriage towards a seam face to be mined. A cutting assembly is provided which includes a plurality of rotatable ou... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5112111 | Apparatus and method for continuous mining An apparatus for mining aggregate material from a seam includes a miner for cutting material from the seam and a conveyor for conveying the won aggregate material from the miner for recovery. The conveyor is formed by a series of individual conveyor units... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5110188 | Deformed shield tunneling method and tunneling machine The present invention is applicable to a shield tunneling method and a tunneling machine therefor which excavate a deformed section by rotating a plurality of circular cutters. There is provided a deformed shield tunneling method and a tunneling machine t... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5087101 | Power spiral conveyor section and method A spiral conveyor section assembly for a mining machine includes a spiral conveyor mounted by a shaft for rotation about an axis, the shaft having first and second free ends each adapted to be connected to another shaft. A motor, gearing, and like power d... | 02/11/1992 |
| 4889392 | Advance/retreat cutting miner and method A mining machine and method allow coal or the like to be mined substantially as quickly during out cutting as in cutting. A front cutter is mounted at the front of the frame, and a first conveyor, which preferably comprises a chain conveyer, conveys cut c... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4887868 | Dual auger continuous mining machine A continuous mining machine comprising a forward cutter assembly connected for horizontal pivotal movements with respect to a rearward assembly mounted on the endless track assembly. The cutter assembly includes a central frame and a pair of said frames m... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4848844 | Overburden excavator The two ends of the luffable and swivelable arms of the gantry of an overburden excavator each have a horizontal bolt for a frame of the drive, on the axis of rotation or drive shaft of which is mounted a rotary cutter in the form of a cutter drum. The ro... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4784439 | Movable cutting machine A movable cutting machine is subdivided into a front portion (1) and a rear portion (2) of the cutting machine, which portions are swingable around an approximately vertical pivotal axis (10) and are secured against a relative displacement in direction of... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4732224 | Auger apparatus Auger apparatus is disclosed adapted to utilize one or more augers each formed of a string of auger sections. The apparatus includes means for hoisting one or a plurality of auger sections simultaneously between a storage rack and a position for placement... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4514012 | Excavatory machine for use in coal and other mining opertions An excavatory machine for use in coal and other mining, has a pair of rotary cutters for simultaneous presentation to the work. The cutters are mounted on the ends of a medially fulcrumed lever which can be swung about its fulcrum so to increase the work ... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4483403 | Shaft drilling machine A shaft drilling machine has a circularly moving drilling head. The drilling head is angularly oriented with respect to the longitudinal axis of the shaft sought to be drilled. Loosened material is transported from the lower portion of the shaft by pickup... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4390212 | Machine for mining thin seamed hard material in-situ between adjacent auger holes A machine for mining hard material in-situ between adjacent auger holes in thin seams is disclosed which is suitable for being drivingly connected to a conventional mining apparatus, particularly an augar mining apparatus. The mining machine includes a ro... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4390211 | Continuous miner with cutter assembly attitude adjustment A cutter assembly for a continuous miner adapted for use in the underground mining of coal. The cutter assembly includes a frame adapted to be pivotally supported by the continuous miner, a pair of spaced apart, generally longitudinally directed augers su... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4341424 | Mobile dual auger continuous mining machine with multiple movement capabilities A continuous mining machine comprising a cutter assembly including a cutter frame, a pair of oppositely pitched independently vertically movable auger cutters having their axes of rotation disposed generally parallel with respect to one another, a mobile ... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4312540 | Continuous mining apparatus and method A continuous mining apparatus and method for the underground mining of coal. The continuous mining apparatus includes a cutter assembly, conveyor assembly and base assembly. The base assembly is adapted to be maintained in a stationary position during a c... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4216999 | Machine for mining tar sands having rearwardly directed exhaust related to conveyor trough The present invention relates to mining machinery and presents a new an improved machine, and components therefor, suitable for mining tar sands and other soft materials such as soft coal, oil shale and so forth. The machine can be used both above ground ... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4205881 | Machine and method for mining hard material in-situ between adjacent auger holes A machine for mining hard material in-situ between adjacent auger holes is disclosed which is suitable for being drivingly connected to a conventional mining apparatus, particularly an auger mining apparatus. The mining machine includes cutting apparatus ... | 06/03/1980 |
| 4131317 | Mining machine having advancing mine roof supports The mining machine has a body portion mounted on a pair of endless propelling tracks which advance the mining machine forwardly in the mine. Pairs of forwardly extending arm members are pivotally connected to the body portion and support at their end port... | 12/26/1978 |
| 4087131 | Drag bit excavation A drag bit excavating device comprising a core extending along an axis; a bit carrier supported on the core; cutter bits supported by the carrier along a three dimensional spiral having constant pitch and increasing radius along at least a portion of the ... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4084854 | Drag bit excavation In a drag bit excavating device having a plurality of cutting elements, each element comprising a core extending along an axis; a bit carrier supported on the core; cutter bits supported by the carrier along a three dimensional spiral having constant pitc... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4082362 | Apparatus for coal mining in-cutting and out-cutting Apparatus for forming bores and coal seams and the like and enlarging preexisting bores. A mining machine includes a nonrotatable body member, a conveyor in line with the body member, a pilot head, and a pair of wing cutters mounted to the body member for... | 04/04/1978 |
