ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,515, issued on July 15, was assigned to Caterpillar Global Mining Equipment LLC (Denison, Texas).
"Drill carousel for machine" was invented by Yagneshwar Natarajan (Chennai, India).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pipe rack for a machine includes a drill carousel for supporting at least two drill strings. The drill carousel defines a first end and a second end spaced apart from the first end. The drill carousel includes a base disposed proximate to the first end of the drill carousel and a plurality of receptacles coupled to and extending from the base. At least two of the plurality of receptacles are adapted to at least partially rec...