Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
299018000 | With material-handling | 41 |
20080197690 | Highwall Mining System, Conveyor Segment And Method For Providing Such A Mining System - The invention relates to a highwall mining system comprising: a cutterhead ( | 08-21-2008 |
20090039695 | GUIDE FRAME FOR GUIDING CONVEYOR SEGMENTS IN HIGH WALL MINING - The invention relates to a guide frame for use in high wall mining to be located between a launching apparatus and the entrance of a shaft ( | 02-12-2009 |
20090085395 | CONNECTION ARRANGEMENTS FOR MINE CONVEYOR SECTIONS - Arrangements are for use with interconnected conveyor sections, such as push beams, commonly found in mining applications. In one embodiment a mechanism includes an elongated dog-bone shaped coupler having a first and second end for insertion between the conveyor sections. A first end of the coupler is secured to a first conveyor section, while a second end of the coupler is received in a recess formed in a second conveyor section. A pivotally mounted cam includes a recess for mating with the upwardly projecting, flared portion of the second end of the coupler. The cam pivots automatically upon being engaged by a free end of the coupler to allow it to pass and then pivots to capture it in place, thereby simply establishing a secure manner of connection. In another, the ends of the conveyor sections are specially adapted to form an articulating joint. | 04-02-2009 |
20090236899 | Leach recovery of oil from oil sands and like host materials - Oil sands and like host materials are leached with a selected leachant to render pumpable the oil (including heavy oil, bitumen or kerogen and asphaltenes) as leachate. In a preferred embodiment, natural deposits are in situ leached and the leachate recovered and removed for treatment. The leachant is separated and recycled. The leachant is selected to be biodegradable and to not precipate asphaltenes, and to comprise monoterpenes of the formula C | 09-24-2009 |
20090256412 | SCANNING SYSTEM FOR 3D MINERALOGY MODELLING - A method of mining comprising: using a vehicle fitted with scanning module to scan a bench face of a mine bench for both geometric and geological information; making ore grade assessments of material at the bench face from the information provided by the bench face scan; removing material from the bench; and transporting removed material for processing. At least one of said removing, transporting, and processing is performed at least partially dependent on the ore grade assessments. | 10-15-2009 |
20100171360 | METHOD FOR OPEN PIT BENCH MINING - A bench mining method, particularly useful for open pit bench mining, which employs a combination of bulldozers and transversely movable apron feeders to provide the primary mechanism for removal of overburden. | 07-08-2010 |
20100201180 | SHOVELING APPARATUS WITH MULTI-POSITIONAL SHOVEL - A shoveling apparatus including a low profile vehicle, a boom assembly, and a shovel assembly for use in underground mining operations, and particularly useful in clearing coal and rock debris from a belt line corridor. The low profile vehicle includes an advanceable support that supports the boom assembly and laterally advances the boom assembly from the cab portion of the vehicle. The boom assembly includes a support structure, a rotary actuator and a linear actuator, to control lateral and vertical rotation of the support structure (and thus the shovel assembly) with respect to a ground surface. The shovel assembly includes a rotary actuator and a shovel, and in some embodiments a tilting mechanism, to control the lateral and in some cases vertical, rotation of the shovel with respect to the boom assembly. | 08-12-2010 |
20100237681 | Mining Machine, In Particular Surface Miner, As Well As Method For The Removal And Installation Of A Transport Device In A Mining Machine - In a mining machine ( | 09-23-2010 |
20100237682 | LOADING ARM WITH WEAR RESISTANT END, MINING EQUIPMENT USING THE ARM, AND METHOD OF USE - A loading arm assembly for directing material removed by a mining machining having a cutting head and a conveyor assembly includes one or more wear resistant plate assemblies at a terminal end of the loading arm. The wear resistant plate assembly includes a wear resistant plate arranged on a surface of arms of the loading arm assembly designed for directing the material to the conveyor. The assembly also has wear resistant inserts along a bottom surface of at least the arm end to protect the bottom surface of the arm from wear as well as the attachment of the wear resistant plate to the arm end. | 09-23-2010 |
20100308639 | Battery Powered Hauling Car Operated by Remote Control - A hauling system and hauling car for hauling mined materials includes a body defining a storage area for receiving the mined materials, a conveyor positioned in a bottom portion of the storage area, and a motor coupled with the conveyor and driving the conveyor. The motor is controllably operable via a remote control system, and the body includes at least one connector connectable to a winch system that controllably advances and retrieves the hauling car. The use of a winch system for advancing and retrieving the hauling car provides for increased volumetric capacity. Additionally, the structure enables transport of evenly distributed loads and more efficient dumping. | 12-09-2010 |
20110018332 | Method and Apparatus for Mining a Material in an Underground Environment - The present disclosure provides a method for mining a material in an underground environment. The method comprises positioning a structure in an underground roadway and locating the structure so that the structure provides a reactive force when a cutting head is pushed against the material via a series of members coupled to the structure. The roadway is suitable for passage of people and transportation of machinery and removed material. The method also comprises coupling the cutting head to at least one of the members of the series of members and the series of members to the structure. Further, the method comprises forming a plurality of branch tunnel portions projecting from the roadway into the material using the cutting head and the series of members coupled to the structure, comprising repositioning the cutting head and the series of members between formation of the branch tunnel portions. At least one of the formed branch tunnel portions has a length of more than 50 m. | 01-27-2011 |
20110037307 | SYSTEMS, MACHINES, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR EFFICIENTLY REMOVING SIDEWALK TRIP HAZARDS - A trip hazard removing apparatus includes a saw head and blade connected to guide rail(s), which are connected to a support structure, which is connected to lift arm(s) of a vehicle. The vehicle moves the trip hazard removing apparatus between trip hazards occurring between upper and lower slabs of a sidewalk, placing it on the lower slab adjacent to and in contact with a trip hazard, and lifting it after removing the trip hazard. A trip hazard engaging mechanism automatically locates the saw blade's position and angle relative to and above the upper slab to create appropriate transition surface(s) between the upper and lower slabs as it cuts off the trip hazard. The guide rail(s) allow placing the saw blade's facing the sidewalk's side surface. The saw head and blade are moved along the guide rail(s) across the upper slab and through the side surfaces to remove the trip hazard. | 02-17-2011 |
20110084540 | MANHOLE REMOVER - A device and system for removing structures embedded in surrounding material is disclosed. Embodiments include a powered, expandable clamp attached to a rotating cutting tool for removing manholes from roadways. Select embodiments include anchoring a clamp to a manhole and using the manhole itself as leverage to move a cutting device through the surrounding material. Alternate embodiments allow an operator, working alone from a control station, to secure the manhole remover to the manhole, cut through the surrounding roadway, remove the manhole, and deposit the manhole at another location without requiring the operator to leave the control station. Further embodiments optionally include a depth gauge indicating the penetration depth of the cutting tool, an indicator reflecting the expanded state of the clamp, a pendulum mount allowing the clamp and drum to vertically orient using gravity, and/or the ability to attach to a host machine, such as a skid-steer loader. | 04-14-2011 |
20110175429 | MINING SYSTEM - A method of mining ore in a mine pit ( | 07-21-2011 |
20110198914 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR WORKING ROCK - A method for driving tunnels, galleries, shafts or the like with a driving device ( | 08-18-2011 |
20110227396 | MINING SYSTEM - A method of mining ore in a mine pit ( | 09-22-2011 |
20110254347 | METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS OPERATION OF A SURFACE MINER - A surface miner operates in a first direction to remove material from a mining face with its rotational axis of the cutting drums oriented substantially perpendicular to the mining face. Upon reaching an end of the mining face, the surface miner turns such that the axis is oriented substantially parallel to the mining face. The surface miner then operates in a second direction to cut a first channel from the mining face. To withdraw the cutters from the first channel, the surface miner reverses. The surface miner repositions to cut a second channel from the mining face in the second direction. The first and second channels together define a cut out. The surface miner is positioned in the cut out with the axis oriented substantially perpendicular to the mining face facing in a direction substantially opposite the first direction. The surface miner then continues to remove material in that direction. | 10-20-2011 |
20110278907 | Concrete Profiler With Vacuum System - A concrete or asphalt profiling apparatus which operates without the use of a wetting agent includes a housing that encloses a plurality of diamond-tipped blades mounted to an arbor and adapted for high-speed rotation, and a suction device in communication with an area enclosed by the housing and configured to generate a suction force so to remove non-wetted dust generated during a profiling operation. During the profiling operation, a mixture of non-wetted dust and air can be drawn from the housing through a conduit and into a container by means of the suction device. An internally supported filter membrane extending into the container separates the concrete dust from the air in the mixture such that a portion of the concrete dust falls into a lower chamber and a portion of the concrete dust cakes on the filter membrane. The apparatus further includes a compressed air port that is adapted to selectively expel compressed air toward the filter membrane to dislodge concrete dust caked thereon. | 11-17-2011 |
20120062016 | MOBILE OIL SANDS MINING SYSTEM - A method of increasing a dwell time of a slurry facility at a given ore processing location by using a mobile oil sands mining system. The method involves coordinating the operation of at least two mining conveyors to facilitate mining at least one arc-shaped sector of ore that otherwise would not be within operational reach of the slurry facility at the ore processing location. The method increases the slurry facility's operational time at the ore processing location before relocation thereof is required to keep the slurry facility within operational reach of at least one receding mine face. | 03-15-2012 |
20120091782 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OR SITUATION OF INSTALLATION COMPONENTS IN MINERAL MINING INSTALLATIONS AND MINING INSTALLATION - A method and apparatus for determining the position and/or situation of installation components of a mineral mining installation which has as installation components at least one face conveyor for removing mined material, one shield-type support for keeping a face open, pushing devices for pushing the face conveyor and the shield-type support in active operation, an extracting machine which can be moved along the face conveyor, and a drift conveyor, the position and situation of at least one installation component being determined by a measuring system having a detection unit with measurement sensor and the detection unit decoupled from the movement of the extracting machine, can be or is moved to and fro between two points of the guiding system along at least one installation component at the face such as, e.g. the face conveyor, by a separate guiding system | 04-19-2012 |
20120181844 | CONTINUOUS MINING - A method useful in the continuous ore extraction in underground works intended for the permanent production of extraction from draw points or trenches, comprising the construction of reduced size drifts ( | 07-19-2012 |
20120200139 | UNDERGROUND MINING - In developing an underground mine a mine shaft | 08-09-2012 |
20120205964 | SEGMENTS AND APPARATUS FOR HIGH WALL MINING INCLUDING FLUID FEED - A cutter head segment for use at the front of a train of conveyor segments for high wall mining includes at least one fluid transporter connected to a fluid distribution chamber. A pump segment for use in a train of conveyor segments for high wall mining as a segment following the cutter head segment is provided with a second fluid transporter and at least one front connector and at least one rear connector for connecting the second fluid transporter to adjacent fluid transporters. An assembly includes a cutter head segment and a pump segment, and a train of conveyor segments. | 08-16-2012 |
20120306257 | DETERMINATION OF ROCK TYPES BY SPECTRAL SCANNING - Described herein is a method and system for classifying rock types in a rock body. The method comprises the steps of obtaining spectral data from a spectral measurement ( | 12-06-2012 |
20120319451 | LAUNCH VEHICLE FOR A MINING SYSTEM, A MINING SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR MINING - The invention provides for a launch vehicle for a mining system comprising a base frame provided with tracks, an upper frame rotatably connected to the base frame around a substantially vertical axis of rotation, a launch frame connecting to the upper frame, a crane unit and drive means for driving the tracks, the launch frame the crane unit, or a combination thereof. | 12-20-2012 |
20130033089 | MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEM FOR MINING MACHINE - A mining machine for cutting material from a mine wall includes a cutting head that is movable to engage the mine wall, a vacuum duct positioned proximate the cutting head and including an inlet for receiving the material that is cut from the mine wall, and a sizer for reducing the size of material that passes into the vacuum duct, the sizer being positioned proximate the inlet. | 02-07-2013 |
20130119745 | CONTINUOUS-EXTRACTION MINING SYSTEM - A material extraction system is provided for an underground mine. The mine includes a roadway entry and a draw-bell entry intersecting the roadway entry and affording access to a draw-bell. The system generally includes a loader movable from the roadway entry into the draw-bell entry for removing material from the draw-bell, a sizer coupled to the loader for sizing the removed material, a material collector operable to collect the sized material, and a shuttle car operable to receive the collected material from the material collector. The material collector has a loading end and a discharge end, and material transport device extending therebetween. The shuttle car is movable along the roadway entry for transferring the collected material so as to facilitate a substantially continuous extraction of the material. | 05-16-2013 |
20130154340 | Scraper Device, As Well As Construction Machine - A scraper device for a milling drum mounted in a construction machine at a machine frame between lateral walls with a milling drum axis, with a two-part scraper blade arranged in a height-adjustable fashion behind the milling drum when seen in the direction of travel, the lower part of which can glide over the ground surface milled off by the milling drum, where the lower part of the scraper blade is adjustable in height when in operating position, it is provided that the upper part of the scraper blade is attached, at the upper end, to swivel about a swivelling axis parallel to the axis of the milling drum. | 06-20-2013 |
20130187437 | Mining Machine, In Particular Surface Miner, As Well As Method For The Removal And Installation Of A Transport Device In A Mining Machine - In a mining machine for the processing of a ground surface, including a machine frame, a cutting drum mounted in the machine frame, a first conveyor which accepts mining material from the cutting drum, and a second conveyor which accepts the mining material from the first conveyor, a grease tensioner is connected to an upper roller of the second conveyor. A grease feeding connection is accessible by a person standing on the ground and is communicated with the grease tensioner. | 07-25-2013 |
20130193743 | Apparatus and Method for Mining Coal - The present invention relates to a novel method of mining underground coal and recovering coal seam gas, the method including locating a seam of coal; digging a mine shaft to reach the seam of coal; constructing a ventilated underground control center which includes a computerized control panel, wherein the computerized control panel controls the movement of a drill head, a hollow drill shaft, a movable hydraulic shield, a movable resin roof bolting machine, and a movable waste extrusion device; providing mining personnel to the ventilated underground control center; wherein the mining personnel operate the computerized control panel to perform the tasks of moving the drill head into the seam of coal to obtain aggregate coal and coal seam gas; extruding waste material into mined-out space of the coal seam; and transferring the aggregate coal and coal seam gas to the surface of the earth. | 08-01-2013 |
20130214585 | CONTINUOUS-EXTRACTION MINING SYSTEM - A material extraction system is provided for an underground mine. The mine includes a roadway entry and a draw-bell entry intersecting the roadway entry and affording access to a draw-bell. The system generally includes a loader movable from the roadway entry into the draw-bell entry for removing material from the draw-bell, a sizer coupled to the loader for sizing the removed material, and a material collector operable to collect the sized material. The material collector places the sized material at a substantially elevated position relative to a mine floor. A shuttle car is operable to receive the collected material from the material collector. The shuttle car is movable along the roadway entry for transferring the collected material so as to facilitate a substantially continuous extraction of the material. | 08-22-2013 |
20130234493 | Self-Propelled Road Milling Machine For Milling Road Surfaces, In Particular Large-Scale Milling Machine, And Method For Milling Road Surfaces - In a self-propelled road milling machine for milling road surfaces comprising a milling roller housing arranged at the machine frame between the front and rear chassis axles, it is provided that the rear end, as seen in the direction of travel, of the milling roller housing is flush with a height adjustable stripper shield which laterally rests in the milling track of the milling roller and resiliently against a milling edge of the milling track extending orthogonally to the road surface. | 09-12-2013 |
20130257137 | LAUNCH VEHICLE FOR A MINING SYSTEM, A MINING SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR MINING - The invention provides for a launch vehicle for a mining system comprising a base frame provided with tracks, an upper frame rotatably connected to the base frame around a substantially vertical axis of rotation, a launch frame connecting to the upper frame, a crane unit and drive means for driving the tracks, the launch frame the crane unit, or a combination thereof. | 10-03-2013 |
20130307315 | LAUNCH PLATFORM FOR HIGH WALL MINING - A system and method for high wall bench mining, for example, of horizontal coal seams in mountains, includes a launch platform having two side-by-side tracks for guiding mining equipment, and utilizes two continuous miner machines and conveyor cars. Two side-by-side mine entries can be worked simultaneously, one miner advancing deeper into the coal seam and conveyor cars being added behind the miner at a first mine entry, and the mining completed and cars and miner retreating and being extracted from a second mine entry. As conveyor cars are being extracted onto one track from the mine entry that a string is retreating from, the cars are moved across the launch platform to the other track and are added behind the advancing miner machine launched from that track into the other mine entry. | 11-21-2013 |
20140339880 | ORE REMOVAL PRODUCTION LINE, TWIN RAMPS AND GROUND SUPPORT INSTALLATION METHOD - The present invention refers to a set of methods and procedures that may be combined in order to greatly increase the speed of development of an access ramp in a underground hard-rock mine. | 11-20-2014 |
20150028653 | Self-Propelled Cold Milling Machine, As Well As Method For Milling Off And Transporting Away A Milled-Off Stream Of Material - In a self-propelled cold milling machine, in particular cold milling machine, for working ground surfaces, with a milling drum supported at a machine frame, no less than one conveying device arranged at the machine frame which accepts the milled-off material from the milling drum and discharges said milled-off material, in conveying direction, at a discharge end along a parabolic trajectory onto a point of discharge, it is provided for the following features to be achieved: that the conveying device comprises a shielding device at the discharge end, where said shielding device shields the material milled off and leaving the conveying device without influencing the parabolic trajectory on a part of the path to the point of discharge at least by means of lateral sections. | 01-29-2015 |
20150115691 | CONTINUOUS MATERIAL HAULAGE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A material haulage system that transports mining materials, such as but not limited to, coal, ore, etc., from a mine is provided. The material transport system includes a continuous conveyor that transports the mining material, a movable assembly that moves and/or supports the continuous conveyor, and a propulsion assembly attached to the movable assembly that maneuver the continuous conveyor through the mine. | 04-30-2015 |
20160090838 | LAUNCH VEHICLE WITH A TILT DECK FOR HIGHWALL MINING - Embodiments of this invention relate to highwall mining, and more particularly to a launch vehicle adapted for use in highwall mining of downward angled seams of mineable material, such as coal. More specifically, the provided launch vehicle includes a substantially horizontally oriented control deck, a launch deck pivotally attached to the control deck, and a substantially horizontally oriented conveyor belt. A miner and at least one conveyor car are positioned on the launch deck while the launch deck is in a substantially horizontal orientation, then the launch deck is tilted upward relative to the conveyor belt to substantially match a planned entry dip angle of the seam to be mined. As the miner and at least one conveyor car advance into the seam, the launch deck is returned to a substantially horizontal orientation, an additional conveyor car is added to the launch deck, and the launch deck is again tilted to substantially match the entry dip angle of the seam to connect the additional conveyor car as the rearmost car in the conveyor train. | 03-31-2016 |
20160096688 | LAUNCH VEHICLE WITH A MULTI-DIP DECK FOR HIGHWALL MINING - Embodiments of this invention relate to highwall mining, and more particularly to a launch vehicle adapted for use in highwall mining of downward angled seams of mineable material, such as coal. More specifically, the provided launch vehicle includes a lower deck, an upper deck disposed above the lower deck, a launch deck pivotally attached to the upper deck, a first conveyor belt carried on the lower deck and a second conveyor belt carried on the launch deck. A conveyor car is positioned on the launch deck while the launch deck is in a substantially horizontal orientation, then the launch deck is tilted in a vertical place relative to the upper deck to substantially match a dip angle of the seam to be mined. The conveyor car is attached to a conveyor train extending into the seam as the rearmost car in the train. As the conveyor train advances into the seam, the launch deck is returned to a horizontal orientation, an additional conveyor car is added to the launch deck, and the launch deck is again tilted to substantially match the dip angle of the seam to add the additional conveyor car as the new rearmost car in the conveyor train. | 04-07-2016 |
20160114678 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MATERIAL TRANSFER AND TRANSPORT - An embodiment of the present invention relates to a system. The system includes a first vehicle, a second vehicle, and an interface between the first vehicle and the second vehicle. The interface is configured to enable the transfer of mechanical power from the second vehicle to the first vehicle when the first vehicle and the second vehicle are stationary. | 04-28-2016 |
20160175847 | VEHICLE SYSTEM AND METHOD | 06-23-2016 |