Patents
US 9850715 B2: Modular compaction boring machine system
- Granted
- 2017-12-26
- Filed
- 2015-01-27 application 14606155
- Type
- Utility · 45 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A modular compaction boring device. The boring device comprises a compaction boring head which creates a borehole through a subsurface by operation of a thruster and a rear and forward anchor. Extension of the thruster while the rear anchors are engaged move the boring head forward. Retraction of the thruster while the forward anchors are engaged brings the rear anchors forward for an addition stroke. A steering geometry in the boring head and rotation of the boring head allow steering of the boring device. Steering, thrust, and anchors may be controlled remotely through an umbilical cable pulled through the borehole by the boring device.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg171226.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Charles Machines Works, Inc. 255 patents | US company or organization | Perry, OK | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry W. Beckwith | Perry, OK | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Dustin L. Blessum | Edmond, OK | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Michael F. Gard | Perry, OK | 18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Tony D. Kukuk | Perry, OK | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jason N. MacDonald | Stillwater, OK | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Monika E. B. Salas | Perry, OK | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| F. Loyd Sands | Perry, OK | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Wally E. Shaffer | Perry, OK | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Richard F. Sharp | Perry, OK | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Brent G. Stephenson | Mulhall, OK | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Damon Webb | Perry, OK | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Kendall C. Young | Stillwater, OK | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| E21B | Earth or rock drilling; obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells | E21B7/267 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-09 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GARD, MICHAEL F. signed 2014-08-06 STEPHENSON, BRENT G. signed 2014-08-06 BECKWITH, JERRY W. signed 2014-08-07 SHAFFER, WALLY E. signed 2014-08-07 SHARP, RICHARD F. signed 2014-08-07 YOUNG, KENDALL C. signed 2014-08-07 BLESSUM, DUSTIN signed 2014-08-22 KUKUK, TONY D. signed 2014-08-22 WEBB, DAMON C. signed 2014-08-22 MACDONALD, JASON N. signed 2014-10-29 SALAS, MONIKA E.B. signed 2014-10-29 SANDS, F. LOYD signed 2014-10-29 | THE CHARLES MACHINE WORKS, INC. PERRY, OK | 34915/31 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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