Closed loop control bore hole drilling system
CA 2573375 C · Owner: Mcrobbie, David Philip · Inventors: Mcrobbie, David Philip; Weston, John Lionel
Overview
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A steerable bore hole drilling tool and method of drilling bore holes. The steerable bore hole drilling tool comprise means for mechanically decoupling the sensor unit from the tool body. The method comprises a step of mechanically decoupling the sensor unit form the tool body.
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- Filed July 6, 2005 and granted February 7, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 6, 2025.
- Certificates of supplementary protection extend only drug patents, and it isn't classified as one.
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