Patents by Inventor Vijayanath Subaschandran

Vijayanath Subaschandran 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).

  • BOLTER
    Publication number: 20230340879
    Abstract: A drilling and bolting rig includes a carousel rotatable about a carousel axis and including a plurality of stations configured to support a plurality of consumables, one or more actuators, and a position sensor coupled to the carousel. The one or more actuators are configured to rotate the carousel about the carousel axis. The drilling and bolting rig further includes an electronic processor coupled to the one or more actuators and the position sensor. The electronic processor is configured to detect, using the position sensor, a rotational position of the carousel, and rotate, using the one or more actuators, the carousel based on the rotational position of the carousel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Willem Fourie, Xuanwen Luo, Vijayanath Subaschandran, Patrick Ross Willaman, Michael Georgiou
  • Bolter
    Patent number: 11725514
    Abstract: A drilling and bolting rig includes a carousel rotatable about a carousel axis and including a plurality of stations configured to support a plurality of consumables, one or more actuators, and a position sensor coupled to the carousel. The one or more actuators are configured to rotate the carousel about the carousel axis. The drilling and bolting rig further includes an electronic processor coupled to the one or more actuators and the position sensor. The electronic processor is configured to detect, using the position sensor, a rotational position of the carousel, and rotate, using the one or more actuators, the carousel based on the rotational position of the carousel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Joy Global Underground Mining LLC
    Inventors: Willem Fourie, Xuanwen Luo, Vijayanath Subaschandran, Patrick Ross Willaman, Michael Georgiou
  • BOLTER
    Publication number: 20220106838
    Abstract: A drilling and bolting rig includes a carousel rotatable about a carousel axis and including a plurality of stations configured to support a plurality of consumables, one or more actuators, and a position sensor coupled to the carousel. The one or more actuators are configured to rotate the carousel about the carousel axis. The drilling and bolting rig further includes an electronic processor coupled to the one or more actuators and the position sensor. The electronic processor is configured to detect, using the position sensor, a rotational position of the carousel, and rotate, using the one or more actuators, the carousel based on the rotational position of the carousel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Willem Fourie, Xuanwen Luo, Vijayanath Subaschandran, Patrick Ross Willaman, Michael Georgiou