Patents by Inventor Robert Trueman

Robert Trueman 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).

  • Erectable arm assembly for use in boreholes
    Patent number: 7370710
    Abstract: An erectable arm assembly for use in a borehole, the erectable arm assembly comprising a main body and an arm member, the arm member being able to move between a collapsed position in which the assembly can be removed from the borehole and an erected position, the erectable arm assembly being adapted to house a fluid drilling assembly comprising a fluid cutting device and a flexible hose drill string such that the arm member during erection can contain at least part of the fluid drilling assembly, and when in the erected position the arm member is able to guide the fluid cutting device towards the borehole wall, the assembly further including at least one sensor for monitoring the arm member or the fluid drilling assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignees: University of Queensland, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, BHP Coal Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert Trueman, Timothy Gregory Hamilton Meyer, Matthew Stockwell
  • Erectable arm assembly for use in boreholes
    Publication number: 20050067166
    Abstract: An erectable arm assembly for use in a borehole, the erectable arm assembly comprising a main body and an arm member, the arm member being able to move between a collapsed position in which the assembly can be removed from the borehole and an erected position, the erectable arm assembly being adapted to house a fluid drilling assembly comprising a fluid cutting device and a flexible hose drill string such that the arm member during erection can contain at least part of the fluid drilling assembly, and when in the erected position the arm member is able to guide the fluid cutting device towards the borehole wall, the assembly further including at least one sensor for monitoring the arm member or the fluid drilling assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2004
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Robert Trueman, Timothy Meyer, Matthew Stockwell
  • Fluid drilling system with flexible drill string and retro jets
    Patent number: 6866106
    Abstract: A self-advancing drilling system comprising a drilling apparatus, the drilling apparatus having at least one leading fluid cutting nozzle, an advancing device on the drilling apparatus to provide forward movement to the drilling apparatus, the drilling system further comprising a drill string formed from recoverable flexible hose and a steering device having at least one jet nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignees: University of Queensland, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, BHP Coal Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert Trueman, Timothy Gregory Hamilton Meyer, Matthew Stockwell
  • Fluid drilling system
    Publication number: 20030164253
    Abstract: A self-advancing drilling system comprising a drilling apparatus, the drilling apparatus, the drilling apparatus having at least one leading fluid cutting nozzle, means on the drilling apparatus to provide forward movement to the drilling apparatus, the drilling system further comprising a drill string formed from recoverable flexible hose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventors: Robert Trueman, Timothy Gregory Hamilton Meyer, Matthew Stockwell
  • Fluid drilling system with drill string and retro jets
    Patent number: 6470978
    Abstract: A self-advancing drilling system comprising a drilling apparatus, the drilling apparatus having at least one leading fluid cutting nozzle, means on the drilling apparatus to provide forward movement to the drilling apparatus, the drilling system further comprising a drill string formed from a recoverable flexible hose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: University of Queensland
    Inventors: Robert Trueman, Timothy Gregory Hamilton Meyer, Matthew Stockwell
  • Erectable arm assembly for use in boreholes
    Publication number: 20020043404
    Abstract: An erectable arm assembly for use in a borehole, the erectable arm assembly comprising a main body and an arm member, the arm member being able to move between a collapsed position in which the assembly can be removed from the borehole and an erected position, the erectable arm assembly being adapted to house a fluid drilling assembly comprising a fluid cutting device and a flexible hose drill string such that the arm member during erection can contain at least part of the fluid drilling assembly, and when in the erected position the arm member is able to guide the fluid cutting device towards the borehole wall, the assembly further including at least one sensor for monitoring the arm member or the fluid drilling assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Inventors: Robert Trueman, Timothy Gregory Hamilton Meyer, Matthew Stockwell
  • Fluid drilling system with drill string and retro jets
    Publication number: 20020011357
    Abstract: A self-advancing drilling system comprising a drilling apparatus, the drilling apparatus, the drilling apparatus having at least one leading fluid cutting nozzle, means on the drilling apparatus to provide forward movement to the drilling apparatus, the drilling system further comprising a drill string formed from recoverable flexible hose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2000
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Inventors: Robert Trueman, Timothy Gregory Hamilton Meyer, Matthew Stockwell