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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2018
J.h. Fletcher & Co., Huntington, WV (US);
William Garnet Kendall, Chesapeake, OH (US);
Timothy D. Burgess, South Point, OH (US);
Robert D. Burgess, Huntington, WV (US);
William A. Burgess, Huntington, WV (US);
J.H. Fletcher & Co., Huntington, WV (US);
Abstract
An autonomous roof bolter includes a material handling system having a storage pod with a plurality of spaced, fixed holders, each receiving at least one of a plurality of roof bolts. A guidance system may automatically guide the roof bolter to a location for installing a roof bolt, such as by using a manipulator for retrieving the roof bolt from the storage pod and delivering it to a drill mast. The guidance provided by the guidance system may be distance or direction. Related methods are disclosed.