ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,587, issued on Sept. 8.
"Portable drill for multidirectional underground drilling" was invented by John A. Coniglio (Stuart, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable, attachable drill for multidirectional underground drilling is disclosed. The drill includes jack assembly for adjusting the drill angle and an attachment for portability and placement of the drill. The drill further comprises a body, a track assembly mounted on the body and a carriage assembly slidably mounted on the track assembly to rotate and move the drill pipe along the track assembly. The drill pipe is rotated by a gearbox assembly attachably detached to the...