Rate of Penetration/Depth Monitor for a Millimeter-Wave Beam Made Hole

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Apparatus and methods are described for drilling deep boreholes with millimeter-wave radiation in earthen materials to access deep resources such as geothermal heat. Borehole depth and temperature at the bottom of the borehole can be monitored with probe signals and/or radiative emission from the bottom of the borehole.

Researchers

Paul Woskov

Technology Areas: Electronics & Photonics: Photonics / Industrial Engineering & Automation / Sensing & Imaging: Imaging, Optical Sensing

  • rate of penetration/depth monitor for a borehole formed with millimeter-wave beam
    United States of America | Published application
  • rate of penetration/depth monitor for a borehole formed with millimeter-wave beam
    Australia | Pending
  • rate of penetration/depth monitor for a borehole formed with millimeter-wave beam
    Canada | Published application
  • rate of penetration/depth monitor for a borehole formed with millimeter-wave beam
    China | Published application
  • rate of penetration/depth monitor for a borehole formed with millimeter-wave beam
    European Patent Convention | Published application
  • rate of penetration/depth monitor for a borehole formed with millimeter-wave beam
    India | Pending
  • rate of penetration/depth monitor for a borehole formed with millimeter-wave beam
    Japan | Published application
  • rate of penetration/depth monitor for a borehole formed with millimeter-wave beam
    Korea (south) | Published application

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