Patents by Inventor John Wesley Philbrook

John Wesley Philbrook 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).

  • CONTROL SYSTEM AND INTERFACE FOR A TUNNELING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20130008718
    Abstract: A tunneling apparatus is disclosed. The tunneling apparatus includes a drill string formed by a plurality of drill string sections. The drill string has a proximal end and a distal end. The tunneling apparatus also includes a drill head mounted at the distal end of the drill string, the drill head including a cutting unit, a rotational driver that provides torque for rotating the cutting unit, and a thrust driver for applying thrust to the drill string. The tunneling apparatus further includes a vacuum system for withdrawing spoils generated by the cutting unit during operation of the tunneling apparatus and a drilling fluid system for providing drilling fluid to adjacent the cutting unit during operation of the tunneling apparatus. The tunneling apparatus includes a control system that allows an operator to select between a drilling mode and a break-out mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: Vermeer Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Melvin Nguyen, John Wesley Philbrook, Andis Salins, Stuart Harrison, Louis C. Hartke, Matthew Stephen Vos, Robert Hoch Shuman, V, Hans Kelpe, Douglas Eugene See, JR., Jeffrey Scieszinski