Patents by Inventor Daniel Plumb

Daniel Plumb 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).

  • Support for drilling and bolting tool
    Patent number: 12546168
    Abstract: A boom for supporting a drilling and bolting tool includes a first portion, a second portion, an actuator for moving the second portion relative to the first portion in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis. The second portion includes an elongated shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end supported by a shaft support for movement relative to the first portion in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis, the distal end configured to support the drilling and bolting tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: JOY GLOBAL UNDERGROUND MINING LLC
    Inventors: Peter Hanna, Daniel Plumb, Callum Tyler
  • CUTTING DISC WITH REMOVABLE CUTTING PORTIONS
    Publication number: 20250188837
    Abstract: A cutting device for engaging a rock face includes a disc body, receiving portions disposed circumferentially about an outer perimeter of the disc body, and cutting members. The disc body is supported for rotation about an axis of rotation. Each of the receiving portions includes a receiving surface and a plurality of carrier openings extending through the receiving surface. Each of the cutting members includes a peripheral edge and a plurality of cutting bits positioned on the peripheral edge. Each of the cutting members further includes a plurality of posts. Each of the plurality of posts engages an associated one of the plurality of carrier openings to releasably secure the cutting member against rotation relative to the receiving portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2024
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Inventors: Stuart Reeves, Daniel Plumb, Michael Laing, Joaquim Antonio Soares de Sousa
  • SUPPORT FOR DRILLING AND BOLTING TOOL
    Publication number: 20240352798
    Abstract: A boom for supporting a drilling and bolting tool includes a first portion, a second portion, an actuator for moving the second portion relative to the first portion in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis. The second portion includes an elongated shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end supported by a shaft support for movement relative to the first portion in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis, the distal end configured to support the drilling and bolting tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Peter Hanna, Daniel Plumb, Callum Tyler
  • Support for drilling and bolting tool
    Patent number: 12025003
    Abstract: A boom for supporting a drilling and bolting tool includes a first portion, a second portion, an actuator for moving the second portion relative to the first portion in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis. The second portion includes an elongated shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end supported by a shaft support for movement relative to the first portion in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis, the distal end configured to support the drilling and bolting tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: JOY GLOBAL UNDERGROUND MINING LLC
    Inventors: Peter Hanna, Daniel Plumb, Callum Tyler
  • SUPPORT FOR DRILLING AND BOLTING TOOL
    Publication number: 20230076602
    Abstract: A boom for supporting a drilling and bolting tool includes a first portion, a second portion, an actuator for moving the second portion relative to the first portion in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis. The second portion includes an elongated shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end supported by a shaft support for movement relative to the first portion in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis, the distal end configured to support the drilling and bolting tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Peter Hanna, Daniel Plumb, Callum Tyler