Patents by Inventor SOLVAY CHEMICALS, INC.

SOLVAY CHEMICALS, INC. 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).

  • Demountable Pin and Collet Assembly and Method to Securely Fasten a Ranging Arm to a Longwall Shearer Using Such Assembly
    Publication number: 20130093236
    Abstract: A pin-and-collet assembly, a longwall shearer comprising a ranging arm attached to a lifting bracket with such assembly, a method for the secure fastening of one piece to another, such as securely fastening the ranging arm to the lifting bracket of a longwall shearer using such assembly as a bushing, and a method for longwall mining of ore, such as trona, using such longwall shearer. This assembly is easy to install, does not have to be tightened during longwall operation of an ore panel, and is also demountable when it is time to stop the longwall mining operation and time to remove/replace the ranging arm for maintenance and/or when the end of the ore panel is reached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: SOLVAY CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventor: SOLVAY CHEMICALS, INC.