Patents by Inventor Uno S. Lof

Uno S. Lof 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).

  • Patent number: 5259469
    Abstract: A drilling tool for percussive and rotary drilling in advance of a trailing casing tube (20) has a reamer (15) pivotally journalled and an eccentric shaft (12) rearwardly of a centric pilot bit (11). The reamer (15) has an eccentric portion (32) carrying axially directed hard metal button inserts (36-40) grouped within an arcuate angle (V) of a circle sector centered on the drilling axis (C). The inserts comprise primary inserts (36-38) with a radial reach defining the full diameter of the drilled hole and inner secondary inserts (39, 40) closer to the shaft (12). The reamer (15) is pivotable on the shaft (12) between a projected and a retracted position. When projected, the group of button inserts (36-40) ream up the hole from the diameter drilled by the pilot bit (11) to the full diameter of the hole enabling the casing tube (20) to advance. In the retracted position, the drilling tool (10) can pass through the casing tube (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1993
    Assignee: Uniroc Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Karl-Axel Stjernstrom, Uno S. Lof