Intellegent blast-hole drill bit with redundant transducer wear sensor and remote recessed reflector antenna
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United States of America
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Mar 31, 2020
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Abstract
An intelligent blast-hole drill bit that includes a housing embedded into a cavity in a bit body. A controller is disposed in the housing. An external antenna is disposed in the housing and coupled to the controller. An internal antenna is disposed in the housing and coupled to the controller. A wear transducer is disposed in the housing and coupled to the controller.
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US | B1 | US11293228 | Feb 28, 2020 | Patent | Grant |
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GRANTED PATENT AS FIRST PUBLICATION | Intelligent blast-hole drill bit with redundant transducer wear sensor and remote recessed reflector antenna | Apr 05, 2022 |
- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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REI INC | WESTERN REGION 250 WEST BERGER LANE SALT LAKE CITY UT 84107 |
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- 2017 Application Filing Year
- H01Q Class
- 2969 Applications Filed
- 2411 Patents Issued To-Date
- 81.21 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Brunner, Daniel J | Salt Lake City, US | 26 | 62 |
# of filed Patents : 26 Total Citations : 62 | |||
Johnson, Randall | Salt Lake City, US | 75 | 1008 |
# of filed Patents : 75 Total Citations : 1008 | |||
Koontz, Robert | Herriman, US | 15 | 24 |
# of filed Patents : 15 Total Citations : 24 | |||
Richardson, Randy | South Jordan, US | 20 | 44 |
# of filed Patents : 20 Total Citations : 44 | |||
Schumacher, Alex | Salt Lake City, US | 16 | 23 |
# of filed Patents : 16 Total Citations : 23 |
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- 3 Citation Count
- H01Q Class
- 36.51 % this patent is cited more than
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