Apparatus, Method And Software Product For Drilling Sequence Planning - EP3789579

The patent EP3789579 was granted to Sandvik Mining And Construction on Jan 11, 2023. The application was originally filed on Sep 5, 2019 under application number EP19195649A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3789579

SANDVIK MINING AND CONSTRUCTION
Application Number
EP19195649A
Filing Date
Sep 5, 2019
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Dec 9, 2022
Grant Date
Jan 11, 2023
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EPIROC ROCK DRILLS AKTIEBOLAGOct 11, 2023EHRNER & DELMAR PATENTBYRAADMISSIBLE
EPIROC ROCK DRILLS AKTIEBOLAGOct 11, 2023EPIROC ROCK DRILLSADMISSIBLE

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OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "Boomer E3 C, XE3 C and WE3 C - Operator’s instructions", Atlas Copco, (20090901), Atlas Copco, (20240306), XP093138201-
OPPOSITION- Kirkeby Eivind Jahr, "Automatic dynamic generation of drill sequences for tunneling", Master's Thesis, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU, (20180601), Master's Thesis, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, URL: https://ntnuopen.ntnu.no/ntnu-xmlui/bitstream/handle/11250/2616140/18655_FULLTEXT.pdf?sequence=1, (20240306), XP093138197-
OPPOSITION- Michael Gregory Champion, "Optimal Drill Assignment for Multi-Boom Jumbos", A thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy atThe University of Queensland in April 2010 School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, Australia, The University of Queensland, (20100331), pages 1 - 189, XP009552848-
OPPOSITION- Peter E. Hart ; Nils J. Nilsson ; Bertram Raphael, "A Formal Basis for the Heuristic Determination of Minimum Cost Paths", IEEE Transactions on Systems Science and Cybernetics, IEEE, US, US , (19680701), vol. 1, no. 2, ISSN 0536-1567, pages 100 - 107, XP011163309-
OPPOSITION- Steven M. LaValle, "2 Discrete Planning", PLANNING ALGORITHMS, University of Illinois, (20060101), pages 27 - 76, ISBN 0-521-86205-1, XP009553973-
OPPOSITION- Steven M. LaValle, "Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction", Steven M. LaValle, Steven M. LaValle, PLANNING ALGORITHMS, University of Illinois, (20060101), pages IX - 26, ISBN 0-521-86205-1, XP009553974-
OPPOSITION- Khamis Alaa, Hussein Ahmed, Elmogy Ahmed, "Multi-robot Task Allocation: A Review of the State-of-the-Art", Cooperative Robots and Sensor Networks 2015, Cham, Springer International Publishing, (20150101), vol. 604, pages 31 - 51, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-18299-5_2, ISSN 1860-949X, ISBN 978-3-319-18299-5, XP093138191
OPPOSITION- Brian P. Gerkey, Maja J. Matarić, "A Formal Analysis and Taxonomy of Task Allocation in Multi-Robot Systems", The International Journal of Robotics Research, (20040901), vol. 23, no. 9, doi:10.1177/0278364904045564, pages 939 - 954, XP055623283

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