Rate of Penetration/Depth Monitor for a Millimeter-Wave Beam Made Hole
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Invention type: Technology
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Case number: #23062
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
Impact Areas: Sustainable Future, Connected World
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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
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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
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rate of penetration/depth monitor for a borehole formed with millimeter-wave beam
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rate of penetration/depth monitor for a borehole formed with millimeter-wave beam
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rate of penetration/depth monitor for a borehole formed with millimeter-wave beam
Korea (south) | Published application
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