US 7,402,804 B2
Geosteering of solid mineral mining machines
Larry D. Frederick, Huntsville, Ala. (US); and Dwight Medley, Kelso, Tenn. (US)
Assigned to Geosteering Mining Services, LLC, Huntsville, Ala. (US)
Filed on Aug. 24, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/924,247.
Application 10/924247 is a continuation of application No. 10/101374, filed on Mar. 20, 2002, granted, now 6,781,130.
Application 10/101374 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/811781, filed on Mar. 20, 2001, abandoned.
Application 09/811781 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/626744, filed on Jul. 26, 2000, granted, now 6,465,788.
Application 09/626744 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/471122, filed on Dec. 23, 1999, granted, now 6,435,619.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/276896, filed on Mar. 20, 2001.
Prior Publication US 2005/0173639 A1, Aug. 11, 2005
Int. Cl. G01T 1/20 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 250—361R 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An armored radiation detector for a solid mineral mining apparatus, comprising:
a scintillation element for detecting radiation emitted from a material to be mined;
a high strength armor assembly surrounding portions of said scintillation element;
a window in said armor assembly adapted to allow gamma rays to reach said scintillation element,
wherein said scintillation element has a length and a diameter such that said scintillation element has a ratio of said length over said diameter, and wherein said window in said armor assembly is along at least a portion of said length of said scintillation element.