Patents by Inventor Rene? Marcel Albert

Rene? Marcel Albert 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).

  • System for directional boring including a drilling head with overrunning clutch and method of boring
    Patent number: 7641000
    Abstract: A drilling system including a drill head configured to couple to a drill string. The drill head including an offset adapter, a one-way clutch, and a drill bit. The drill head being configured to provide straight drilling along a first axis, and deviated drilling along a second axis. The drilling system further including a gearbox configured to provide selective rotational operation corresponding to the straight drilling and the deviated drilling. The drilling system also including control systems to control the selected rotational operation of the gearbox.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Vermeer Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Rene′ Marcel Albert
  • Method and apparatus for directional boring under mixed conditions
    Patent number: 6588516
    Abstract: A drill head for an apparatus for horizontal directional drilling. The drill head includes a device for detecting angular orientation, a holder for the device for detecting angular orientation, the device for detecting angular orientation being disposed therein, a hammer driven by a liquid and a drill bit. The holder, the hammer and the drill bit are connected head to tail along a longitudinal axis of a drill string with the holder at a proximate end of the drill head and the drill bit at a distal end of the drill head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Vermeer Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Randy R. Runquist, Mark Van Houwelingen, James R. Rankin, Rene′ Marcel Albert
  • Method and apparatus for directional boring under mixed conditions
    Publication number: 20030024739
    Abstract: A drill head for an apparatus for horizontal directional drilling. The drill head includes a device for detecting angular orientation, a holder for the device for detecting angular orientation, the device for detecting angular orientation being disposed therein, a hammer driven by a liquid and a drill bit. The holder, the hammer and the drill bit are connected head to tail along a longitudinal axis of a drill string with the holder at a proximate end of the drill head and the drill bit at a distal end of the drill head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Applicant: Vermeer Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Randy R. Runquist, Mark Van Houwelingen, James R. Rankin, Rene Marcel Albert