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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:
Apr. 28, 2026

Filed:

Nov. 30, 2023
Applicant:

Phoenix Boring, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);

Inventors:

Shivani Torres, San Francisco, CA (US);

Thomas Egan, San Francisco, CA (US);

Barzin Moridian, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

Phoenix Boring, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 4/16 (2006.01); E21B 47/07 (2012.01); E21B 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 4/16 (2013.01); E21B 47/07 (2020.05); E21B 49/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

The systems and techniques described herein may allow for optimized boring through a variety of geologies. A plurality of different boring techniques may be utilized for boring through a geological formation, in order to suit the characteristics of various portions of the geological formation. The systems and techniques described herein includes determining geological features and adjusting operation of boring based on the geological features. In certain such embodiments, boring systems may include a bore head that includes a plurality of boring elements. Such boring elements may be contact and/or non-contact boring elements.


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