Patents by Inventor Greg Broad

Greg Broad 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).

  • BOLTER
    Publication number: 20230417141
    Abstract: A drilling and bolting rig for performing drilling and bolting operations. The drilling and bolting rig includes a magazine for storing a consumable, a feed supporting a drill head for movement relative to a work surface, and a loader configured to retrieve the consumable from the magazine and load the consumable into the drill head. The loader includes an arm operable to engage the consumable. The arm is supported for both rotational and translational movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Patrick Ross Willaman, Michael Georgiou, Greg Broad, Kevin Saeler
  • Bolter
    Patent number: 11781430
    Abstract: A drilling and bolting rig for performing drilling and bolting operations. The drilling and bolting rig includes a magazine for storing a consumable, a feed supporting a drill head for movement relative to a work surface, and a loader configured to retrieve the consumable from the magazine and load the consumable into the drill head. The loader includes an arm operable to engage the consumable. The arm is supported for both rotational and translational movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Joy Global Underground Mining LLC
    Inventors: Patrick Ross Willaman, Michael Georgiou, Greg Broad, Kevin Saeler
  • BOLTER
    Publication number: 20220106880
    Abstract: A drilling and bolting rig for performing drilling and bolting operations. The drilling and bolting rig includes a magazine for storing a consumable, a feed supporting a drill head for movement relative to a work surface, and a loader configured to retrieve the consumable from the magazine and load the consumable into the drill head. The loader includes an arm operable to engage the consumable. The arm is supported for both rotational and translational movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Patrick Ross Willaman, Michael Georgiou, Greg Broad, Kevin Saeler