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Digital Twin for Geomechanical Safety Monitoring
This technology is a 3D digital twin of rock mass used by mining experts and companies to monitor rock mass conditions to ultimately enhance mine safety. This comprehensive framework incorporates various geotechnical parameters, scanning technologies, and data acquisition systems to manage, analyze, and interpret the data to generate up-to-date 3D visualizations...
Published: 9/3/2024
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Inventor(s): Nilufer Blanche Akbulut, Angelina Anani, Leonard Brown
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Industrial & Manufacturing > Mining, Technology Classifications > Software & Information Technology > Databases & Data Mining
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Escape! A Multi-user Gaming App for Underground Mine Escape Training
Escape! is a multiplayer, turn-based strategy game for mobile devices designed to enhance emergency response and self-escape training for underground miners. Through engaging roleplaying scenarios that mimic real-life mine emergencies, the app helps miners improve decision-making and response times in high-stress situations. The app trains miners to...
Published: 8/26/2024
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Inventor(s): Ngan Pham, Leonard Brown, Eric Lutz, Rustin Reed
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Industrial & Manufacturing > Mining, Technology Classifications > Software & Information Technology > Mobile Application, Technology Classifications > Software & Information Technology > Education & Training
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Virtual Ore Microscopy: An Interactive Cloud Application to Learn Optical Properties of Ore Minerals
This is a software application designed to provide an interactive virtual petrographic microscope that will allow users to study ore minerals and their microscopic features. This app digitizes polished thin sections of ore using both transmitted and reflected light allowing the user to explore alteration minerals associated with the ore. The app helps...
Published: 7/10/2024
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Inventor(s): Herve Rezeau, Ngan Pham, Leonard Brown
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Microscopy, Spectroscopy, Polarimetry, Technology Classifications > Software & Information Technology > Mobile Application
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Learn with Harry: A Serious Games Platform and Solution for Training in Mine Safety
This invention uses an integrated set of software to creatively teach mine safety.
Background:
Mining inherently involves significant risks to worker health and safety. Traditional courses to mitigate that danger present material in lengthy modules that can fail to fully integrate critical thinking or engagement. The "serious games"...
Published: 8/23/2024
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Inventor(s): Leonard Brown, Michael Peltier, Mary Poulton
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Software & Information Technology > Education & Training
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MineSafe: A Software Platform for Serious Games in Mine Safety Education
InventionMineSAFE is a new approach to mining safety education that goes beyond the traditional approach of seminars and videos. Mine Safe has the capability to place a miner in a simulated environment. Employers will have a variety of pre-packed scenarios to choose from, or may choose to create their own in order to further custom-tailor their safety...
Published: 8/23/2024
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Inventor(s): Leonard Brown, Michael Peltier, John Hill, Mary Poulton
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Software & Information Technology, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Industrial & Manufacturing > Mining
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Small Mine Activities Reporting Tool (SMART): A Mobile App to Improve Compliance Reporting and Track Outcomes
This technology is a smartphone-based software platform to implement the mining health and safety reporting requirements overseen by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). Small mining operators often face challenges implementing the requirements, and this software helps demystify the process. Developed with input from MSHA, state grants...
Published: 6/21/2023
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Inventor(s): Leonard Brown, Ngan Pham, Kelli McCormick
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Software & Information Technology > Education & Training, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Industrial & Manufacturing > Mining, Technology Classifications > Software & Information Technology > Mobile Application
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