Patents by Inventor Henri VISSER

Henri VISSER 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).

  • Patent number: 11215053
    Abstract: A rock anchor assembly includes: a tubular sleeve between first and second ends, having an anchor retaining portion opening on the second end; a rock anchor with an elongate body extending between distal and proximal ends, received in the tubular sleeve with the proximal and distal ends of the body projecting from the first and second ends respectively of the sleeve; a tensioning and locking assemblage on the anchor body between the proximal end and the first end of the sleeve, a forward part being engageable with the first end of the sleeve; and a mechanical anchor engaged to the anchor body at the distal end which, from an unexpanded configuration, expands radially to an expanded configuration. The anchor retaining portion at least partially retains the mechanical anchor in the unexpanded configuration. The anchor retaining portion expands circumferentially to accommodate retracted ingress of the anchor in the expanded configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: NCM INNOVATIONS (PTY) LTD
    Inventors: Martin Cawood, Henri Visser, Adrian Berghorst
  • Publication number: 20210071525
    Abstract: A rock anchor assembly includes: a tubular sleeve between first and second ends, having an anchor retaining portion opening on the second end; a rock anchor with an elongate body extending between distal and proximal ends, received in the tubular sleeve with the proximal and distal ends of the body projecting from the first and second ends respectively of the sleeve; a tensioning and locking assemblage on the anchor body between the proximal end and the first end of the sleeve, a forward part being engageable with the first end of the sleeve; and a mechanical anchor engaged to the anchor body at the distal end which, from an unexpanded configuration, expands radially to an expanded configuration. The anchor retaining portion at least partially retains the mechanical anchor in the unexpanded configuration. The anchor retaining portion expands circumferentially to accommodate retracted ingress of the anchor in the expanded configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Martin CAWOOD, Henri VISSER, Adrian BERGHORST
  • Patent number: 10858937
    Abstract: Disclosed is a grout anchored rock bolt which includes an elongate cylindrical body of a suitable material which has at least one integral anchor portion which includes of a plurality projection, each of which extends laterally from the body in at least one radial direction, wherein the projections are consecutively serially arranged along the length of the anchor portion and wherein each projection is radially offset relatively to the preceding formation at an angle that is not orthogonal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: EPIROC DRILLING TOOLS AB
    Inventors: Brendan Robert Crompton, Cornelius Adriaan Nieuwenhuis, James William Sheppard, Henri Visser
  • Publication number: 20200157939
    Abstract: Disclosed is a grout anchored rock bolt which includes an elongate cylindrical body of a suitable material which has at least one integral anchor portion which includes of a plurality projection, each of which extends laterally from the body in at least one radial direction, wherein the projections are consecutively serially arranged along the length of the anchor portion and wherein each projection is radially offset relatively to the preceding formation at an angle that is not orthogonal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Brendan Robert CROMPTON, Cornelius Adriaan NIEUWENHUIS, James William SHEPPARD, Henri VISSER