ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,163, issued on July 22, was assigned to JOY GLOBAL UNDERGROUND MINING LLC (Warrendale, Pa.).
"Support for drilling and bolting tool" was invented by Peter Hanna (Stanwell Tops, Australia), Callum Tyler (Keiraville, Australia) and Brad Neilson (Mount Keira, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A boom for supporting a drilling and bolting tool includes a first portion including a first end and a second end, a longitudinal axis extending between the first end and the second end; a second portion including a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end supported for translational movement relative to the first portion in a directi...