Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

Joy MM Delaware, Inc.

185Patents
149Active
185Granted
58Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jul 30, 1993 → May 5, 2017 · 28 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5725283A Apparatus for holding a cutting bit Fixed Constructions 120 Expired
US7934776B2 Mining machine with driven disc cutters Fixed Constructions 43 Active
US5692807A Highwall mining apparatus Fixed Constructions 34 Expired
US6662932B1 Chain and flight conveyor with swivel links Performing Operations; Transporting 33 Expired
US7607866B2 Drilling rig Fixed Constructions 33 Active
US6651804B2 Self-propelled articulated conveyor system Performing Operations; Transporting 32 Expired
US8636140B2 Chain tension sensor Physics 29 Active
US6530537B2 Movable electric machinery having a trailing cable extending through a hinged sheave bracket assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US6497536B1 Roof support arrangement for mining apparatus and roof bolting equipment Performing Operations; Transporting 27 Expired
US8177049B2 Chain and flight conveyor Performing Operations; Transporting 25 Active
US5873431A Articulated vehicle Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 24 Expired
US8328292B2 Mining machine with driven disc cutters Fixed Constructions 23 Active
US5518299A Dust control apparatus for longwall mining machinery Fixed Constructions 23 Expired
US6302623A Roof bolting apparatus Fixed Constructions 21 Expired
US8727450B2 Mining machine with driven disc cutters Fixed Constructions 21 Active
US9470087B2 Cutter head for mining machine Fixed Constructions 19 Active
US8740314B2 Bit holding system with an opening for removal of broken bits Fixed Constructions 19 Active
US7115822B1 Indirect entry cable gland assembly Electricity 19 Expired
US5811976A Method and apparatus to determine the location and resistance of an electrical leak within a battery without measuring individual battery cells Physics 19 Expired
US5348130A Advanceable auxiliary conveying apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 19 Expired
US8672415B2 Advancing longwall system for surface mining Fixed Constructions 18 Active
USD687702S1 Hose clip General 18 Active
US8950571B2 Chain and flight conveyor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Active
US8061510B2 Dual sensor chain break detector Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Active
US8141696B2 Replaceable sound dampening conveyor chain flight Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.