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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2004
Gregory E. Hinshaw, Proctorville, OH (US);
Henry E. Wilson, Ironton, OH (US);
William G. Kendall, Jr., Spanish Fork, UT (US);
Gregory E. Hinshaw, Proctorville, OH (US);
Henry E. Wilson, Ironton, OH (US);
William G. Kendall, Jr., Spanish Fork, UT (US);
J.H. Fletcher & Co., Huntington, WV (US);
Abstract
In one aspect, the invention comprises an instrumented drill head for intended use with a drilling machine including a drilling element, such as a drill bit. The drill head includes a case with a rotatable chuck for the drilling element. A first sensor associated with the drill head senses and generates an output signal representative of a first parameter of the drilling operation. A transmitter wirelessly transmits the signal to a receiver associated with a controller. A roof bolting machine including the drill head and a resin inserter is also disclosed, as are related methods of instrumenting a drill head and drilling using an instrumented drill head.