Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
175019000 | BORING WITHOUT EARTH REMOVAL (I.E., COMPACTING EARTH FORMATION) | 28 |
20080223615 | Methods and Apparatus for Forming Hole in Ground - An apparatus for forming a hole in ground ( | 09-18-2008 |
20080257603 | Telescopic Conductor Casing for a Well Installation and a Method of Driving Same into the Underground - A conductor casing device for establishing and lining a wellbore in unconsolidated sediments, the conductor casing being arranged to be driven into and to displace the unconsolidated sediments by axially directed impulses against an internal abutment in the lower portion of the conductor casing, where the conductor casing is telescopic. The invention also comprises a method of driving a telescopic conductor casing into unconsolidated sediments. | 10-23-2008 |
20090057013 | Method and apparatus for rotary mining - In various embodiments, a mining device can include a first housing portion and a second housing portion where relative movement between the first and second housing portions can extend and/or retract a cutting member with respect to the mining device. The mining device can further include a cable which can be mounted to the second housing portion where the cutting member is mounted to the cable and can be radially extended with respect to the first and second housing portions when the second housing portion is moved relative to the first housing portion along an axis. As the cutting member is extended, it can contact the sidewalls of a subterranean shaft to loosen material therefrom. | 03-05-2009 |
20100263928 | EXCAVATION AND COMPACTION EQUIPMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SCREW PILES - Excavation equipment for the construction of compaction piles includes a tool mounted at the end of a drilling rod; the tool is constituted by a shaft ( | 10-21-2010 |
20100263929 | EXCAVATION AND COMPACTION EQUIPMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SCREW PILES - Excavation and compaction equipment for the construction of piles includes a drilling rod rotating around a rotation axis (A) and a tool ( | 10-21-2010 |
20100300752 | Method and apparatus for penetrating particulate substrates - A method or corresponding apparatus in an example embodiment of the present invention relates to penetrating a particulate substrate using a compact, lightweight, low-energy, reversible, and dynamic device for burrowing through particulate substrates. In one preferred embodiment, the apparatus includes at least one vessel and a displacement module coupled with the vessel. The actuation of the displacement module fluidizes the particulate substrate proximate to the vessel and thereby reduces resistance of the particulate substrate to movement of the vessel and causes further penetration of the apparatus through the particulate substrate. The example embodiment utilizes volume contraction and localized fluidizing to efficiently move through substrates. | 12-02-2010 |
20110162887 | INSERTING AND EXTRACTING UNDERGROUND SENSORS - Devices and methods for placing sensors underground are described. A preferred device has a first structure and a second structure that are placed into the ground. A third structure is connected to a portion of the first structure. The second structure is removed from the ground, leaving sensors or other equipment underground. | 07-07-2011 |
20120097448 | Percussion Mole - An apparatus for inserting a ground-loop for a geothermal heat-pump system comprises: a percussion mole ( | 04-26-2012 |
20130025936 | GROUND-DRILLING DEVICE - A ground-drilling device includes a basic body and a drill head movably mounted in relation thereto in the longitudinally axial direction, wherein a free space, which is variable in its size owing to the movable mounting, is formed between the drill head and the basic body, and a sealing element for sealing the free space with respect to the environment, wherein the sealing element is designed as a valve element which opens when an overpressure is present inside the clearance, in order to produce a pressure compensation, and which is closed when a negative pressure is present inside the clearance, in order to prevent a pressure compensation. | 01-31-2013 |
20130270004 | BORING RAM - A ram for boring through soil, comprising an elongate body terminating at one end in a head, wherein during use the head is separated from the body to form a channel therebetween for the soil to pass through from one side of the ram to another side of the ram. | 10-17-2013 |
20130313020 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DRILLING A PIT OR PASSAGE, AND FLEXIBLE TUBE THEREFOR - A method and device are disclosed for drilling a pit or passage extending substantially vertically into the ground, and a flexible hose therefor. The method includes providing a frame with a pressure chamber; arranging a first outer end of a flexible tube on the pressure chamber using at least one connecting device; applying a pressure in the pressure chamber with a pressure medium by way of at least one pressure device; and carrying the flexible tube into the ground. | 11-28-2013 |
20150053480 | KINETIC PENETRATOR BEACONS FOR MULTISTATIC GEOPHYSICAL SENSING - A kinetic penetrator for multistatic geophysical sensing includes a tubular body having a first end and a second end, a nose coupled to the first end of the tubular body, and a sensing element coupled to at least one of the tubular body and the nose. The nose is configured to penetrate a ground surface and subsurface materials of a subterranean ground volume. The sensing element is configured to interface with an external geophysical sensing system. | 02-26-2015 |
20150060139 | Two-Port Percussion Mole - A percussion mole for inserting a ground-loop for a geothermal heat-pump apparatus. The ground-loop includes a first pipe and a second pipe. The mole comprises: a percussive drive mechanism; a first passage connectable to the first pipe, for receiving a driving fluid via the first pipe and delivering it to the drive mechanism, during insertion of the ground-loop; a second passage connectable to the second pipe, for exhausting the driving fluid from the drive mechanism via the second pipe, during insertion of the ground-loop; and a connection connecting the first passage with the second passage. The connection includes a non-return valve arranged to restrict flow of the driving fluid from the first passage to the second passage during insertion of the ground-loop but permit flow in the opposite direction, whereby after insertion, when the heat pump apparatus is in use, the ground-loop comprises the first and second pipes; the first and second passages; and the connection. | 03-05-2015 |
20150292267 | Vibrating Soil Probe - A vibrating soil is provided for locating one or more underground utility conduits. The vibrating soil probe includes a handle, an elongate rigid probe body attached to the handle at a proximal end of the probe body, a probe head attached to a distal end of the probe body, a drive shaft attached to a motor at a first end of the drive shaft, the driveshaft disposed within the elongate rigid probe body, and a vibration mechanism disposed within the probe head, the vibration mechanism attached to a second end of the drive shaft. The vibration mechanism induces a vibration in the probe head of the soil probe to enable the probe head to penetrate the soil. | 10-15-2015 |
20160040481 | OPTIMIZED SOIL PENETRATING MACHINE - The optimized soil penetrating machine is characterized by parameters that are optimized with respect to maximum kinetic energy that the machine cyclically obtains for soil deformation during the forward mode of operation. The optimization of the parameters is based on the author's analytical investigation that revealed the existence of the optimal values of the lengths of the striker and its forward stroke at which the machine's kinetic energy reaches its maximum value, resulting in the maximum performance efficiency. The investigation shows that the optimal value of the length of the striker is shorter than the length of its forward stroke. In the existing machines the striker is longer than its forward stroke. This investigation also shows that the efficiency of the existing machines is about | 02-11-2016 |
175020000 | Combined with earth removal (e.g., removing sample) | 9 |
20080296063 | LOW GROUND PRESSURE AND AMPHIBIOUS CORING SYSTEM - An amphibious coring apparatus is provided for operations on ground including wetlands. A rig deck is supported above a substructure. The substructure has mobile, low ground pressure, wetland-engaging ground components. Between the deck and the substructure is an articulation interface for leveling the rig deck. A top drive is movable in a derrick for rotating a drill string. Hydraulic rams supported from the deck raise and lower the top drive, such as by a cable extending over a sheave at a top end of each ram. A pipe handler racks pipe to and from multiple tiers and a live bottom trough assists with tripping pipe. | 12-04-2008 |
20090071714 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SOIL SAMPLING - A soil collection device can be used to collect soil samples from a harvester that excavates soil while harvesting a ground crop. The soil collection device can include a collection area for collecting soil that is excavated from the ground by the harvester and discarded from the harvester. A storage device can receive and store at least a portion of the discarded soil in individual containers. A location marking device can being configured to mark the individual containers of discarded soil with information concerning the location of the soil collection device at or about the time the discarded soil was received in the individual containers. | 03-19-2009 |
20110198124 | SUBSTANTIALLY SIMULTANEOUS CORE CONTAINMENT, CORE RETRIEVAL AND BOREHOLE ABATEMENT - Device, method and system for substantially simultaneous injection of air or sealant into a borehole resulting from extraction of a sampling assembly from a formation. An auxiliary conduit is attached along a sampling tube. Fluids, including a slurry or compressed air, are injected into the borehole as the sampling assembly is extracted. Injection of compressed air reduces or removes the suction of the vacuum forming below the retracting assembly. Introduction of a bentonite slurry seals the borehole that is opening as the sampling assembly withdraws. Fluids containing disinfectants or nutrients may be injected into the borehole as the assembly withdraws. Fluid flow of the auxiliary conduit may be used to activate a cut and cap mechanism for containing the sampled core. The auxiliary conduit is formed not to interfere with the insertion of sampling tube into the formation and is outfitted with mechanisms that keep the conduit closed during descent. | 08-18-2011 |
20120073875 | SLIDE-TYPE CORE RETAINER FOR SAMPLE COLLECTOR - A slide-type core retainer for a sample collector including a sampler tube driven into a sea floor. The slide-type core retainer includes a catcher holder detachably coupled to a tip end of the sampler tube; a catcher installed on an inner peripheral surface of a tip end of the catcher holder and configured to allow sediment introduction into the sampler tube and preventing sediment from being lost using resiliency. A control member slidably installed inside the catcher holder controls opening and closing of the catcher. The control member is coupled to the catcher before sample collection so that the catcher remains opened. The control member slides into an inner side of the catcher holder while being separated from the catcher by the resistance of the solid sediment such that the catcher is closed, when resistance is generated by solid sediment after the sampler tube is driven into the sediment. | 03-29-2012 |
20120261189 | UNDISTURBED CORE SAMPLER - A core sampler that complies with European Standard BS EN ISO 22457-1 and takes Class 1 samples, while being able to withstand forces associated with sonic drilling. The core sampler includes a smaller diameter, thin-walled sampler shoe portion that transitions to a larger diameter, thick-walled tube at a specific distance along the longitudinal axis of the core sampler. The smaller diameter shoe portion allows for an undisturbed sample, while the larger diameter tube imparts sufficient strength to the core sampler such that the core sampler can handle forces associated with sonic drilling techniques. Optionally, the larger diameter tube can provide the thickness needed for a liner. | 10-18-2012 |
20130319763 | SOIL SAMPLER - A vehicle carrying apparatus for generating soil samples. Means are mounted to the vehicle for collecting multiple soil probes. Means are provided for conveying soil probes from relative positions at which they are disposed to a distributor generally at the centerline of the vehicle. A circular array of receiving stations are provided for sequentially receiving the soil probes. | 12-05-2013 |
20140034385 | DRILLING BUCKET AND METHOD FOR DRILLING A BORE HOLE - A drilling bucket for drilling a bore hole in the ground including a hollow cylindrical body and at least one cutting tool arranged at a lower side of the hollow cylindrical body for cutting soil material. The hollow cylindrical body has a lower opening for receiving soil material cut by the at least one cutting tool. For guiding the hollow cylindrical body in the bore hole an upper guiding device is provided which is arranged above the hollow cylindrical body and fixed to the hollow cylindrical body. The upper guiding device is configured to abut on a side wall of the bore hole. | 02-06-2014 |
20150053481 | KINETIC PENETRATOR WITH A RETRIEVAL TETHER - A retrievable kinetic penetrator includes a tubular body having a first end and a second end, a nose coupled to the first end of the tubular body, and a retrieval system. The nose is configured to penetrate a ground surface and subsurface materials of a subterranean ground volume. The retrieval system includes a tether coupled to the tubular body and is configured to facilitate recovery of the tubular body from the subterranean ground volume. | 02-26-2015 |
20150337611 | METHOD, HANDLING UNIT AND STAND FOR ACQUIRING A SAMPLE FROM A SEABED TOP LAYER - Handling unit equipped to acquire a sample from a seabed top layer by retracting and retrieving a piston corer holding the sample from a seabed, and to remove the sample from the piston corer, wherein the handling unit is a standalone unit arranged for mounting on a vessel and for retrieval of a sample from the piston corer while it remains vertical. The handling unit comprises a container with dimensions and/or lifting points and/or connections as provided on a standard sea freight container. It also comprises a lifting device which is foldable out of and back into a container of the handling unit. | 11-26-2015 |
175021000 | Fluid passage to exterior of drive point | 3 |
20090044975 | SUBTERRANEAN MATERIAL DISPENSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A material dispensing device delivers material directly into the ground. According to one embodiment of the material dispensing device, the device comprises an elongated hollow shaft, a receptacle, a helical flange and on or more openings formed in the shaft or helical flanges. The receptacle is disposed adjacent one end of the shaft for holding material. The receptacle is communicatively open to the shaft such that the material or a liquid-material mixture dissolved from at least a portion of the material can flow from the receptacle into the shaft. The helical flange is secured to the shaft. The shaft and helical flange are configured such that rotation of the shaft and flange causes the material dispensing device to be driven into the ground. The one or more openings formed in the shaft or helical flange disperse the material or the liquid-material mixture into the ground. | 02-19-2009 |
20090211812 | BORING HEAD METHOD AND BORING HEAD FOR A GROUND BORING DEVICE - The invention relates to a boring head for a ground-boring device displacing earth with a percussive action, comprising at least three boring head sections, of which the first section has a form optimized for the loosening and for guiding the device, the second section is optimized with regard to the radial displacement of the earth with low resistance to motion, and the third section has a fixed connection to the housing of the ground-boring device. Improved transmission of the advancing forces to the earth and consequently an improved advance of the ground-boring device can be achieved by at least two of the boring head sections being designed so as to be axially movable relative to one another in the longitudinal direction. | 08-27-2009 |
20100059277 | A REVERSIBLE, PERCUSSIVE, RAM-BORING MACHINE - A superior ram-boring machine “mole”, employing compressed air to drive a reciprocating piston onto either forward or rearward anvils thereby imparting momentum. Wherein a control valve received into the rear of the piston interacts with ports therein determining its stroke characteristics. The end receiving impacts, and hence the direction of action are determined by accurately positioning the control valve forwardly or rearwards. Incorporating a robust, air-on, fail-safe “Rapid Reverse” mechanism, actuated by a small rotation of the air hose. Whereby guide means and an indexing collar incorporating or comprising encompassing spring or elastic means having inter-engaging features deforms by flexing and or compression to disengage and is biased to re-engage with corresponding features to position and lock the control valve into forward and reverse settings; thereby assisting easy switching, location and retention of operating positions. The invention also provides improvements in durability, product life, ease of operation and servicing. | 03-11-2010 |
175022000 | Drive point detached from shaft to form cased bore or with installation of casing | 1 |
175023000 | Drive point retracted through shaft or casing | 1 |
20100236828 | TOOL FOR DRILLING THROUGH LOOSELY PACKED MATERIALS - There is described a method of laying pipe ( | 09-23-2010 |