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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Vermeer Manufacturing Company, Pella, IA (US);
Inventors:
Louis C. Hartke, Otley, IA (US);
David J. Hackman, Pella, IA (US);
Daniel L. Gustafson, Pella, IA (US);
Chad A. Bartels, Pleasantville, IA (US);
Orin L. Miller, Pella, IA (US);
John W. Philbrook, Pella, IA (US);
Assignee:
Vermeer Manufacturing Company, Pella, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 19/16 (2006.01); E21B 7/00 (2006.01); E21B 7/02 (2006.01); E21B 15/00 (2006.01); E21B 15/04 (2006.01); E21B 7/04 (2006.01); E21B 19/086 (2006.01); E21B 19/15 (2006.01); E21B 19/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/00 (2013.01); E21B 7/02 (2013.01); E21B 7/046 (2013.01); E21B 15/006 (2013.01); E21B 15/04 (2013.01); E21B 19/086 (2013.01); E21B 19/15 (2013.01); E21B 19/166 (2013.01); E21B 19/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a machine capable of drilling into the ground at a wide range of angles relative to the ground surface. The present disclosure also provides novel drilling methods.