Patents by Inventor Edward C. Rohde

Edward C. Rohde 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 for dewatering a subterranean formation via a borehole
    Patent number: 4349228
    Abstract: An improvement in a method for communicating the surface and a subterranean coal seam via a borehole positioned to provide access for the positioning of power transmission and fluid transmission lines from the seam to the surface, the improvement comprising; extending a portion of the borehole beneath the seam, casing at least a portion of the extension of the borehole and thereafter pumping water from the borehole extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1982
    Assignee: Consolidation Coal Company
    Inventor: Edward C. Rohde