The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2021

Filed:

Aug. 19, 2019
Applicant:

Sandvik Mining and Construction Oy, Tampere, FI;

Inventors:

Pasi Hamalainen, Tampere, FI;

Timo Setala, Tampere, FI;

Juha Pursimo, Tampere, FI;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 45/00 (2006.01); E21B 44/00 (2006.01); E21B 1/02 (2006.01); G01V 1/30 (2006.01); E21B 7/02 (2006.01); E21B 47/007 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 45/00 (2013.01); E21B 1/02 (2013.01); E21B 7/025 (2013.01); E21B 44/00 (2013.01); E21B 47/007 (2020.05); G01V 1/301 (2013.01); G01V 2210/1216 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of monitoring a rock drilling and a rock drilling device includes generating a stress wave, which propagates in a tool of the rock drilling device, measuring the stress wave propagating in the tool and measuring a drilling parameter indicating a drilling penetration rate. The method further includes identifying, from the measured stress wave propagating in the tool, at least one of a compressive stress wave and a tensile stress wave of a reflected stress wave reflected from a rock to be drilled back to the tool, determining at least one property of the at least one of the compressive stress wave and the tensile stress wave of the reflected stress wave, detecting, on the basis of a change in the at least one property of the at least one of the compressive stress wave and the tensile stress wave, that the tool is approaching the cavity.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Loading…