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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2016
Applicant:
The United States of America As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Crane, IN (US);
Inventors:
Brad Moan, Greenwood, IN (US);
Eric Scheid, Bloomington, IN (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25D 17/02 (2006.01); B28D 1/14 (2006.01); B23B 51/00 (2006.01); B23P 15/28 (2006.01); E21B 10/00 (2006.01); B23B 51/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25D 17/02 (2013.01); B23B 51/009 (2013.01); B23P 15/28 (2013.01); B28D 1/146 (2013.01); B23B 2226/75 (2013.01); B23B 2228/36 (2013.01); B25D 2217/0007 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method employing an apparatus in conjunction with a hammer-drill to penetrate composite metal and non-metal structure or structures including, for example, thick metal or rebar encountered during concrete, rock or masonry boring operations without requiring a change in drill equipment.