Pumpable mine ventilation structure

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9022689
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14174984

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A pumpable mine ventilation stopping wall structure comprised of a pumpable bag having spaced walls of generally parallel nonporous and flexible sheets with the sheets retained in spaced relationship with spaced flexible cross ties. The perimeter of the spaced walls are closed off with a permeable mesh having a mesh size which will permit restricted flow of cementitious grout therethrough for sealing the wall structure to surrounding rough mine faces. The bag is provided with at least one grout fill port for filling the bag by pumping cementitious grout into the bag.

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FCI HOLDINGS DELAWARE INC1105 NORTH MARKET ST WILMINGTON DE 19801

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  • 2014 Application Filing Year
  • E21F Class
  • 52 Applications Filed
  • 44 Patents Issued To-Date
  • 84.62 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bower, Joseph P Morgantown, US 5 18
Breedlove, John J Cedar Bluff, US 8 7
Denver, Erik Keen Mountain, US 7 8
Fleagle, Steven S Syracuse, US 4 22
Proffitt, Tyler Pounding Mill, US 4 4

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