Patents by Inventor Guy Randall
Guy Randall 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).
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Patent number: 10119346Abstract: A tool for making up and breaking out a drill string at an exit side of a bore. The tool includes a fixed vise and a moveable vise for torqueing a pipe joint, a roller assembly for threading and unthreading adjacent sections of pipe, and a retainer assembly to retain a detached pipe section. The components of the tool are mounted on a frame, which is pivotally connected to a hydraulic machine such as an excavator. Thus, the tool may be manipulated to remove and add sections of pipe to a drill string remote from the primary horizontal directional drill.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2017Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: American Augers, Inc.Inventors: Guy Randall, Jared E. Bird, Richard Gentry
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Publication number: 20170284163Abstract: A tool for making up and breaking out a drill string at an exit side of a bore. The tool includes a fixed vise and a moveable vise for torqueing a pipe joint, a roller assembly for threading and unthreading adjacent sections of pipe, and a retainer assembly to retain a detached pipe section. The components of the tool are mounted on a frame, which is pivotally connected to a hydraulic machine such as an excavator. Thus, the tool may be manipulated to remove and add sections of pipe to a drill string remote from the primary horizontal directional drill.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2017Publication date: October 5, 2017Inventors: Guy Randall, Jared E. Bird, Richard Gentry
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Patent number: 9702207Abstract: A tool for making up and breaking out a drill string at an exit side of a bore. The tool includes a fixed vice and a moveable vice for torquing a pipe joint, a roller assembly for threading and unthreading adjacent sections of pipe, and a retainer assembly to retain a detached pipe section. The components of the tool are mounted on a frame, which is pivotally connected to a hydraulic machine such as an excavator. Thus, the tool may be manipulated to remove and add sections of pipe to a drill string remote from the primary horizontal directional drill.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2013Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: American Augers, Inc.Inventors: Guy Randall, Jr., Jared Bird, Rich Gentry
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Publication number: 20140151124Abstract: A tool for making up and breaking out a drill string at an exit side of a bore. The tool includes a fixed vice and a moveable vice for torqueing a pipe joint, a roller assembly for threading and unthreading adjacent sections of pipe, and a retainer assembly to retain a detached pipe section. The components of the tool are mounted on a frame, which is pivotally connected to a hydraulic machine such as an excavator. Thus, the tool may be manipulated to remove and add sections of pipe to a drill string remote from the primary horizontal directional drill.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2013Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: American Augers, Inc.Inventors: Guy Randall, Jared Bird, Rich Gentry
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Patent number: 8157495Abstract: A pipe handler comprising a skid and a base having a base longitudinal axis. The base is adjustably mounted on the skid. The pipe handler comprises a means for adjusting the base, a boom, and a means for moving the boom between a position substantially parallel to the base longitudinal axis and a position substantially perpendicular to the base longitudinal axis. The pipe handler includes a pipe gripper that is pivotally attached to the boom. The base of the pipe handler is adapted to be adjusted in any direction relative to the skid when the boom is in any position from substantially parallel to the base longitudinal axis to substantially perpendicular to the base longitudinal axis. The method also includes engaging a pipe with a pipe gripper, moving the boom in a direction toward a pipe rotation mechanism, adjusting the base, and releasing the pipe from the pipe gripper.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2008Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: Astec Industries, Inc.Inventor: Guy Randall
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Patent number: 8033345Abstract: A drilling assembly for drilling pipe into a drilling surface using a drill bit. The drilling assembly comprises a power unit, a thrust frame, a means for moving the thrust frame, a rotary and carriage assembly and a microprocessor adapted to control the load on the drill based upon the level of mud pressure in the assembly. The drilling assembly is adapted to drill pipe at any angle relative to the drilling surface between substantially parallel to the drilling surface and substantially perpendicular to the drilling surface. The method comprises providing a such drilling assembly, placing a drill pipe onto the drilling assembly, moving the thrust frame to a desired drilling angle, moving the rotary and carriage assembly into direct contact with the drill pipe, applying rotational, thrust and pull-back forces to the drill pipe, drilling the pipe into the drilling surface and controlling the load on the drill bit.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2007Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: Astec Industries, Inc.Inventors: Guy Randall, Brian Hollis, William Burky, Joe Szarka, Neil Baker, Jack Weyer, Pengfei Yang, William G. Riel
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Patent number: 7793443Abstract: A soil fracturing tool includes an excavator bucket having a first side, a second side, and a bottom surface defining a soil receiving portion. The bottom surface has a leading edge toward a front of the excavator bucket. A first blade and a second blade extend downward from the bottom surface of the excavator bucket. The distance between the first blade and the second blade is substantially the same as the width of the excavator bucket. A cutting depth guide guides the depth of the first blade and the second blade. A digging depth guide guides the depth of the leading edge of the excavator bucket.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2009Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Inventor: Guy Randall Galbreath
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Publication number: 20090199440Abstract: A soil fracturing tool includes an excavator bucket having a first side, a second side, and a bottom surface defining a soil receiving portion. The bottom surface has a leading edge toward a front of the excavator bucket. A first blade and a second blade extend downward from the bottom surface of the excavator bucket. The distance between the first blade and the second blade is substantially the same as the width of the excavator bucket. A cutting depth guide guides the depth of the first blade and the second blade. A digging depth guide guides the depth of the leading edge of the excavator bucket.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2009Publication date: August 13, 2009Inventor: Guy Randall GALBREATH
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Patent number: 7544036Abstract: A handling assembly for pipe sections for a horizontal directional drill includes a thrust frame and a pipe handler assembly track that is attached to the thrust frame so as to define a pipe section transfer location. The handling assembly also includes a pipe handler carrier that is mounted on the pipe handler assembly track and a magazine that is mounted adjacent to the pipe handler carrier and adapted to discharge a pipe section from the bottom of a selected column to the pipe section transfer location. The pipe handler carrier may be moved along the pipe handler assembly track to a plurality of positions in each of which a pipe section at the bottom of a column of the magazine is aligned with the transfer location, and a column selector rod is mounted with respect to the thrust frame so as to selectively locate the pipe handler carrier along the pipe handler assembly track at a position to align a column of the magazine with the pipe section transfer location.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2006Date of Patent: June 9, 2009Assignee: Astec Industries, Inc.Inventors: Guy Randall, Christopher A. Huck
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Patent number: 7134513Abstract: An auger boring machine includes a track having an initial end and a terminal end, and the track is provided with a rack. The boring machine also includes a sled that is mounted on the track and adapted to be moved between the initial end and the terminal end of the track. The boring machine also includes a mechanism for rotating an auger on the sled and a drive system. The drive system includes a pinion which is mounted so as to engage with the rack on the track and a mechanism for rotating the pinion so as to drive the sled along the track.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2004Date of Patent: November 14, 2006Assignee: Astec Industries, Inc.Inventors: Guy Randall, Neil M. Baker, Joseph R. Szarka, Justin A. Wheeler, Stephen Berger
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Patent number: 5544868Abstract: An improved fuel lance and blow pipe system for injecting supplemental fuel into a blast furnace includes a lance support on the blow pipe housing by use of a quick disconnect coupling for releasably coupling the lance to the blow pipe and accurately fix the lance to discharge supplemental fuel into the hot blast. The coupling can be manually operated to disconnect the lance, without use of tools, to permit the lance to be retracted for inspection or replacement, or to facilitate packing of the tuyeres directing the hot blast into the furnace.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 1995Date of Patent: August 13, 1996Assignee: National Steel CorporationInventors: Guy Randall, Gregory P. Calvin