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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7287337 | Pitch sensing in drilling machines A pitch sensor tool for a stem boring or drilling machine, for example a sub-surface directional drilling machine having a stem and a drilling head. The pitch sensor tool includes a generally cylindrical housing adapted to be mechanically coupled to the stem and to ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 6941666 | Forklift mast position indicator A device which is attachable to the mast of a forklift for indicating to the forklift operator the tilt angle of the mast in a vertical plane centered on the forklift includes a pivotably supported weighted pendulum, and an elongated activating arm secured to the up... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6659196 | Core orientation An upper end (10) for the inner tube of a core drill has a marking device comprising a pendulum (350) or hard ball (30) which runs in a circumferential track (24). The marking device adapted to be carried within a tubular upper end casing (12) which surro... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6334260 | Strata movement indicators A strata movement indicator suspended within a borehole 1 is provided with a drive element 6 and a reference element 12, relative movement between the elements being translated into rotary motion to give a visual indication on an indicator 10, 24 on the r... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6289596 | Downhole tool A mounting arrangement for a pendulum in a downhole drift indicator comprises a plunger and a pendulum defining respective normally spaced apart first and second surfaces, and a pivot connection between the plunger and pendulum including a connecting pivo... | 09/18/2001 |
| 5937371 | Inclinometer with dual scales and parallel gauging surfaces An inclinometer for providing two different, direct readings corresponding to the angle of inclination of a worksurface includes a pair of parallel gauging surfaces engageable with the worksurfaces in first and second distinct positions. The inclinometer ... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5799405 | Vertical alignment tool for underground installation An aligning tool, involving plumb bob usage, for a fully assembled underground elevator ram system is provided and makes it possible to align the elevator ram into a required vertical position. Further this allows the fully assembled elevator to be vertic... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5752320 | Borehole dip instrument A dip angle indicator for use in boreholes, and having, an elongated casing, having a diameter to fit down a desired borehole, a sensing chamber, located along the central axis of the casing and defining first and second ends, a linear variable displaceme... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5345685 | Strata movement indicator A strata movement indicator includes at least two lengths of suspension wire respectively for remote and near anchors locatable in the same borehole. Each wire carries a cylinder provided with indicator markings, the cylinders being moveable with respect ... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5314030 | System for continuously guided drilling The invention provides a system for precisely guiding the direction of a drill bit. The drill shaft has an orientation sensor that detects deviation of the drilling direction from the desired direction; the drill bit is steerable by preferentially directi... | 05/24/1994 |
| 4578871 | Inclinometer The inclinometer comprises a single module for measuring the inclination and azimuth of a bore, such as that of an oil well. The single module contains a removable cassette with an inclination measurement means disposed on one side thereof and an azimuth ... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4570353 | Magnetic single shot inclinometer An apparatus and method for preventing damage to the mechanical components of a borehole inclinometer is disclosed. The inclinometer uses a freely suspended pendulum to align with the vertical at a selected position in the borehole. A compass connected to... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4462094 | Method and apparatus for determining angle of inclination of seismometer and leveling seismic motion detectors A geophone is hung from a ball bearing in a pendular fashion so that it is free to swing in any direction. Because it is weighted, it will assume the correct positioning for operation. A clamp, carried with the pendular geophone in a seismometer designed ... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4457077 | Borehole gradiometer An apparatus and its use for measuring the differences in gravity at spaced locations in a wellbore. The apparatus includes first and second gravity measuring devices mounted at spaced vertical positions from each other and encapsulated for movement throu... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4311201 | Core sample orientation tool A core sample orientation tool for coupling to push rods or wire lines for use in obtaining core impressions in bore holes. The tool includes a putty cup and mark receiving surface which are removably attached to a sleeve housing a pendulum-oriented marke... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4224573 | Electric circuit device and pendulum unit incorporating such devices An electrical circuit device comprises an integrating amplifier arrangement that provides a circuit output signal in response to an input signal from a differential amplifier. The differential amplifier receives at one of its input terminals the circuit i... | 09/23/1980 |
| 3964171 | Device for steplessly detecting the ovalizations and the projections on two orthogonal planes of the curved geometrical configuration of a submerged pipeline The present invention relates to a device for use in steplessly detecting the presence and the precise position of ovalizations, squashings or swellings into a submerged pipeline as well as the projections on a vertical plane and on a horizontal plane res... | 06/22/1976 |
