Patents by Inventor Christian Baloch

Christian Baloch has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Rock cutting assembly
    Patent number: 11319754
    Abstract: A cutting assembly is provided for a rock excavation machine having a frame. The cutting assembly includes a boom, a cutting device, and a plurality of fluid actuators. The boom includes a base portion and a movable portion. The base portion is configured to be supported by the frame, and the movable portion is supported for sliding movement relative to the base portion in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the base portion. The boom includes a wrist portion pivotably coupled to the movable portion at a pivot joint. The cutting device is supported on a distal end of the wrist portion. The fluid actuators are coupled between the base portion and the wrist portion. The fluid actuators are operable to move the movable portion and the wrist portion parallel to the longitudinal axis, and are also operable to bias the wrist portion against cutting loads exerted on the cutting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Joy Global Underground Mining LLC
    Inventors: Nagy Daher, Stuart Reeves, Simon Fransen, Eddy Bagnall, Andrew Michael Clayton, Christian Baloch, Richard Boyd
  • Rock cutting assembly
    Patent number: 11274497
    Abstract: A cutting assembly is provided for a rock excavation machine having a frame. The cutting assembly includes a boom, a cutting device, and a plurality of fluid actuators. The boom includes a base portion and a movable portion. The base portion is configured to be supported by the frame, and the movable portion is supported for sliding movement relative to the base portion in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the base portion. The boom includes a wrist portion pivotably coupled to the movable portion at a pivot joint. The cutting device is supported on a distal end of the wrist portion. The fluid actuators are coupled between the base portion and the wrist portion. The fluid actuators are operable to move the movable portion and the wrist portion parallel to the longitudinal axis, and are also operable to bias the wrist portion against cutting loads exerted on the cutting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Joy Global Underground Mining LLC
    Inventors: Nagy Daher, Stuart Reeves, Simon Fransen, Eddy Bagnall, Andrew Michael Clayton, Christian Baloch, Richard Boyd
  • ROCK CUTTING ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20200032649
    Abstract: A cutting assembly is provided for a rock excavation machine having a frame. The cutting assembly includes a boom, a cutting device, and a plurality of fluid actuators. The boom includes a base portion and a movable portion. The base portion is configured to be supported by the frame, and the movable portion is supported for sliding movement relative to the base portion in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the base portion. The boom includes a wrist portion pivotably coupled to the movable portion at a pivot joint. The cutting device is supported on a distal end of the wrist portion. The fluid actuators are coupled between the base portion and the wrist portion. The fluid actuators are operable to move the movable portion and the wrist portion parallel to the longitudinal axis, and are also operable to bias the wrist portion against cutting loads exerted on the cutting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Nagy Daher, Stuart Reeves, Simon Fransen, Eddy Bagnall, Andrew Michael Clayton, Christian Baloch, Richard Boyd