Patents by Inventor Harry Reid, Jr.

Harry Reid, Jr. 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).

  • Coal-shale interface detector
    Patent number: 4195512
    Abstract: A coal-shale interface detector for use with coal cutting equipment consisting of a reciprocating hammer having an accelerometer mounted thereon to measure the impact of the hammer as it penetrates the ceiling or floor surface of a mine. Additionally, a pair of reflectometers simultaneously view the same surface, and the outputs from the accelerometer and reflectometers are detected and jointly registered to determine when an interface between coal and shale is being cut through.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1977
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1980
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventor: Harry Reid, Jr.
  • Coal-shale interface detection system
    Patent number: 4157655
    Abstract: A coal-shale interface detection system for use with coal cutting equipment consisting of a reciprocating hammer having an accelerometer mounted thereon to measure the impact of the hammer as it penetrates the ceiling or floor surface of a mine. Additionally, a pair of reflectometers simultaneously view the same surface, and the outputs from the accelerometer and reflectometers are detected and jointly registered to determine when an interface between coal and shale is being cut through.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1977
    Date of Patent: June 12, 1979
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: Richard A. Campbell, Jerry L. Hudgins, Paul W. Morris, Harry Reid, Jr., Joe E. Zimmerman