Patents by Inventor Annette Bronwyn Pal

Annette Bronwyn Pal 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).

  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING INFORMATION FROM DRILLED HOLES FOR MINING
    Publication number: 20130261873
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for obtaining information from drilled holes for mining A mobile vehicle (11) is operated autonomously to approach a hole (13a) from which information is to be obtained. An onboard perception system (17) detects the exact location of the hole and an onboard sensor (26) is deployed from the vehicle into the hole. Perception system (17) comprises a number of scanners (23) carried by a mounting (24) fitted to the rear of the vehicle. A downhole sensor unit (18) movable along a swinging arm (19) carries downhole sensors selectively lowerable into the hole by operation of cable reels within the unit (18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2011
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicants: THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY, TECHNOLOGICAL RESOURCES PTY. LIMITED
    Inventors: Annette Bronwyn Pal, Eric Nettleton