Patents by Inventor Rodney Poland

Rodney Poland 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).

  • Mine Support Having a Linearly Moveable and/or Pivoting End Plate
    Publication number: 20120027529
    Abstract: A mine support yieldable prop includes a threaded shaft rotatably mounted in an end of the prop to move into and out of the prop end to move a bearing plate toward or away from a mine roof, and/or a bearing plate pivotally mounted to the end of the prop to level the prop with uneven mine roofs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: FCI HOLDINGS DELAWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Wallace Bolton, Demrey G. Brandon, Ben Mirabile, John G. Oldsen, John C. Stankus, Rodney Poland
  • Mine support having a linearly moveable and/or pivoting end plate
    Patent number: 8052352
    Abstract: A mine support yieldable prop includes a threaded shaft rotatably mounted in an end of the prop to move into and out of the prop end to move a bearing plate toward or away from a mine roof, and/or a bearing plate pivotally mounted to the end of the prop to level the prop with uneven mine roofs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: FCI Holdings Delaware, Inc.
    Inventors: Wallace Bolton, Demrey G. Brandon, Ben Mirabile, John G. Oldsen, John C. Stankus, Rodney Poland
  • Mine support having a linearly moveable and/or pivoting end plate
    Publication number: 20080240868
    Abstract: A mine support yieldable prop includes a threaded shaft rotatably mounted in an end of the prop to move into and out of the prop end to move a bearing plate toward or away from a mine roof, and/or a bearing plate pivotally mounted to the end of the prop to level the prop with uneven mine roofs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Wallace Bolton, Demrey G. Brandon, Ben Mirabile, John G. Oldsen, John C. Stankus, Rodney Poland