Patents by Inventor Timothy B. Dimock

Timothy B. Dimock 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).

  • Mining method for steeply dipping ore bodies
    Patent number: 6857706
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a mining method for steeply dipping orebodies. In the method, an excavator 152 is tethered to a deployment system 120 by one or more cables/umbilicals 144. The excavator 152 excavates slices 172a-h of the orebody 100 by moving generally up-dip, down-dip or a combination thereof. The excavator can be automated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: Placer Dome Technical Services Limited
    Inventors: Marilyn Patricia Ann Hames, Timothy B. Dimock, Edward William Drew Anwyll, Donald Duncan Young, Fredric Christopher Delabbio, Eric Jackson, Simon Mark Jackson
  • Mining method for steeply dipping ore bodies
    Publication number: 20030173819
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a mining method for steeply dipping orebodies. In the method, an excavator 152 is tethered to a deployment system 120 by one or more cables/umbilicals 144. The excavator 152 excavates slices 172a-h of the orebody 100 by moving generally up-dip, down-dip or a combination thereof. The excavator can be automated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Inventors: Marilyn Patricia Ann Hames, Timothy B. Dimock, Edward William Drew Anwyll, Donald Duncan Young, Fredric Christopher Delabbio, Eric Jackson, Paul Radu Prunianu, Allen Clifford Robinson, Simon Mark Jackson