Patents by Inventor Dewayne E. Baucum

Dewayne E. Baucum 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).

  • Method and apparatus for installing a roof support member in a mine
    Patent number: 4491440
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for safely supporting a first end of a roof support member in position on a mine roof from a safe location while a second end of the roof support member is bolted in place by a roof bolting machine including a personnel shielding means. The method consists essentially of positioning a miner beneath the personnel shielding means so that the miner can use the apparatus for supporting the first end of the roof support member while the second end of the roof support member is bolted in place. The apparatus comprises an elongated support member, a fitting means positioned on a first end of the elongated support member for engaging a hole in the first end of the roof support member, and means for use in gripping the apparatus to support the first end of the roof support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1983
    Date of Patent: January 1, 1985
    Assignee: Atlantic Richfield Company
    Inventor: Dewayne E. Baucum