Patents by Inventor Ming L. Lam

Ming L. Lam 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: 4703811
    Abstract: This invention relates to a drilling and/or lifting machine, in particular a track-mounted drilling and lifting rig. The machine comprises a movable carriage, a first lifting and/or tool carrying device (A), a support (2, 4, 5) mounting the first lifting and/or tool carrying device (A) on the carriage to enable the first lifting and/or tool carrying device to be positioned in a selected one of a variety of different positions and a second lifting and/or tool carrying device (B) mounted on the carriage so as to be movable either with or independently of the first lifting and/or tool carrying device (A). The support is rotatably connected by a bearing member (3) to the first lifting and/or tool carrying device and connecting mechanism (6, HH', PP') connects the support to the first lifting and/or tool carrying device (A), the connecting mechanism being movable to rotate the first lifting and/or tool carrying device (A) relative to the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1987
    Inventor: Ming L. Lam