Patents by Inventor Brant Wright

Brant Wright 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).

  • Patent number: 9815660
    Abstract: A drilling rig includes a base and a rotation unit for drilling a hole in a mine surface. The rotation unit is moveably coupled to the base. The drilling rig further includes a cable feed device for feeding a cable bolt into the hole created by the rotation unit. The cable feed device is moveably coupled to the base and includes a pair of wheels and a transmission. The cable bolt is received between the pair of wheels. The transmission is coupled between the rotation unit and at least one of the wheels to transmit power from the rotation unit to at least one of the wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Joy MM Delaware, Inc.
    Inventors: Will Eddowes, Brant Wright, Michael Georgiou
  • Publication number: 20140238715
    Abstract: A drilling rig includes a base and a rotation unit for drilling a hole in a mine surface. The rotation unit is moveably coupled to the base. The drilling rig further includes a cable feed device for feeding a cable bolt into the hole created by the rotation unit. The cable feed device is moveably coupled to the base and includes a pair of wheels and a transmission. The cable bolt is received between the pair of wheels. The transmission is coupled between the rotation unit and at least one of the wheels to transmit power from the rotation unit to at least one of the wheels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Joy MM Delaware, Inc.
    Inventors: Will Eddowes, Brant Wright, Michael Georgiou
  • Patent number: 8727669
    Abstract: A cable bolt lifting and feeding device that is a lightweight unit that mounts into a drill rig rotation unit. The device uses the mechanical power provided in the rotation unit to drive a set of wheels that engage with the cable bolt, causing the cable bolt to be pushed through the device and into a pre-drilled hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Joy MM Delaware, Inc.
    Inventors: Will Eddowes, Brant Wright, Michael Georgiou
  • Publication number: 20100266346
    Abstract: A cable bolt lifting and feeding device that is a lightweight unit that mounts into a drill rig rotation unit. The device uses the mechanical power provided in the rotation unit to drive a set of wheels that engage with the cable bolt, causing the cable bolt to be pushed through the device and into a pre-drilled hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: JOY MM DELAWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Will Eddowes, Brant Wright, Michael Georgiou
  • Patent number: D650151
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Inventor: Brant Wright