Patents by Inventor Will Eddowes
Will Eddowes 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).
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Patent number: 9815660Abstract: A drilling rig includes a base and a rotation unit for drilling a hole in a mine surface. The rotation unit is moveably coupled to the base. The drilling rig further includes a cable feed device for feeding a cable bolt into the hole created by the rotation unit. The cable feed device is moveably coupled to the base and includes a pair of wheels and a transmission. The cable bolt is received between the pair of wheels. The transmission is coupled between the rotation unit and at least one of the wheels to transmit power from the rotation unit to at least one of the wheels.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2014Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: Joy MM Delaware, Inc.Inventors: Will Eddowes, Brant Wright, Michael Georgiou
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Publication number: 20140238715Abstract: A drilling rig includes a base and a rotation unit for drilling a hole in a mine surface. The rotation unit is moveably coupled to the base. The drilling rig further includes a cable feed device for feeding a cable bolt into the hole created by the rotation unit. The cable feed device is moveably coupled to the base and includes a pair of wheels and a transmission. The cable bolt is received between the pair of wheels. The transmission is coupled between the rotation unit and at least one of the wheels to transmit power from the rotation unit to at least one of the wheels.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: Joy MM Delaware, Inc.Inventors: Will Eddowes, Brant Wright, Michael Georgiou
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Patent number: 8727669Abstract: A cable bolt lifting and feeding device that is a lightweight unit that mounts into a drill rig rotation unit. The device uses the mechanical power provided in the rotation unit to drive a set of wheels that engage with the cable bolt, causing the cable bolt to be pushed through the device and into a pre-drilled hole.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2010Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Joy MM Delaware, Inc.Inventors: Will Eddowes, Brant Wright, Michael Georgiou
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Patent number: 8714882Abstract: A bolting apparatus and method for inserting a rod into a surface, the bolting apparatus including a base having a foot end and a head end, at least one stabilizing rod extendable from the base head end and having a stabilizing rod end adapted to contact a surface to be drilled, and a mechanism attached to the base between the base foot end and the stabilizing rod end and adapted to grip the rod.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2012Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Joy MM Delaware, Inc.Inventors: Will Eddowes, Gregory Wayne Broad, John Edward Bailey
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Patent number: 8297886Abstract: A bolting apparatus and method for inserting a rod into a surface, the bolting apparatus including a base having a foot end and a head end, at least one stabilizing rod extendable from the base head end and having a stabilizing rod end adapted to contact a surface to be drilled, and a mechanism attached to the base between the base foot end and the stabilizing rod end and adapted to grip the rod.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2009Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Joy MM Delaware, Inc.Inventors: Will Eddowes, Gregory Wayne Broad, John Edward Bailey
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Publication number: 20100266346Abstract: A cable bolt lifting and feeding device that is a lightweight unit that mounts into a drill rig rotation unit. The device uses the mechanical power provided in the rotation unit to drive a set of wheels that engage with the cable bolt, causing the cable bolt to be pushed through the device and into a pre-drilled hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: JOY MM DELAWARE, INC.Inventors: Will Eddowes, Brant Wright, Michael Georgiou
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Publication number: 20100003120Abstract: A bolting apparatus and method for inserting a rod into a surface, the bolting apparatus including a base having a foot end and a head end, at least one stabilizing rod extendable from the base head end and having a stabilizing rod end adapted to contact a surface to be drilled, and a mechanism attached to the base between the base foot end and the stabilizing rod end and adapted to grip the rod.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2009Publication date: January 7, 2010Applicant: JOY MM DELAWARE, INC.Inventors: Will Eddowes, Gregory Wayne Broad, John Edward Bailey
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Patent number: 7607866Abstract: A bolting apparatus and method for inserting a rod into a surface, the bolting apparatus including a base having a foot end and a head end, at least one stabilizing rod extendable from the base head end and having a stabilizing rod end adapted to contact a surface to be drilled, and a mechanism attached to the base between the base foot end and the stabilizing rod end and adapted to grip the rod.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2006Date of Patent: October 27, 2009Assignee: Joy MM Delaware, Inc.Inventors: Will Eddowes, Gregory Wayne Broad, John Edward Bailey
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Publication number: 20070286707Abstract: A bolting apparatus and method for inserting a rod into a surface, the bolting apparatus including a base having a foot end and a head end, at least one stabilizing rod extendable from the base head end and having a stabilizing rod end adapted to contact a surface to be drilled, and a mechanism attached to the base between the base foot end and the stabilizing rod end and adapted to grip the rod.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2006Publication date: December 13, 2007Applicant: Joy MM Delaware, Inc.Inventors: Will Eddowes, Gregory Wayne Broad, John Edward Bailey
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Method of mining and an improved mining machine with a shovel moveable relative to a vehicle chassis
Publication number: 20030111892Abstract: A continuous miner having a cutting head and a conveyor mounted on a moveable chassis, the miner including a shovel mounted on a supporting structure, the shovel being translatable relative to the miner, and means for translating the shovel relative to the moveable chassis so as to be able to be moved from a rearward location to a forward location relative to the moveable chassis.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2002Publication date: June 19, 2003Applicant: Joy MM Delaware Inc.Inventors: Brad Neilson, William A. Furniss, Will Eddowes, Guy Phillips