Patents by Inventor PCS Phosphate Company, Inc.

PCS Phosphate Company, Inc. 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).

  • Horizontal Borehole Mining System and Method
    Publication number: 20130106166
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for horizontal borehole mining a seam of material, in which a substantially horizontal borehole is provided through a seam of material, a retractable casing is disposed within the seam, and a high pressure drilling tool is disposed within said casing for excavation of the seam material to form an excavation cavity, the high pressure drilling tool having a high pressure jet, the direction of the high pressure jet being adjustable during the mining operation. As mining progresses the casing and high pressure drilling tool are retracted, so that the excavation cavity is extended along the length of the borehole back toward the origin of the borehole. The high pressure drilling tool can be either hydraulic or pneumatic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: PCS Phosphate Company, Inc.
    Inventor: PCS Phosphate Company, Inc.