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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 1976
Filed:
Nov. 20, 1974
Applicant:
Inventors:
Winfield W Salisbury, Belmont, MA (US);
Walter J Stiles, Tuscon, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B / ; E21C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
175 16 ; 299 14 ;
Abstract
A method of earth boring, useful for oil well drilling and the like, employs a high powered laser beam focused and directed by appropriate optics and/or scanning means to a vertically downwardly directed annular pattern. A fluid blast means directed generally into the bore hole is disposed adjacent the beam between the earth and the optics or scanning means. The beam and fluid blast are alternately pulsed and the fluid blast is effective to create thermal shock in the core to shatter it and to deflect material cleared from the hole by the laser beam away from the boring apparatus.