Patents by Inventor Daniel Hernstedt

Daniel Hernstedt has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for installing irrigation drip line couplers
    Patent number: 10244688
    Abstract: A method for utilizing a tool for installing drip tubes to main drip lines with a coupler. The tool may have an integral body which serves several functions in installing drip tubes to main drip lines with a coupler. The tool has a needle which punctures holes in the main drip line for insertion of one end of the coupler. The tool has a slotted head which grasps the coupler facilitating the insertion of the coupler into the hole in the main line. Embodiments of the tool may also have apertures in the tool which fit around the coupler for facilitating the insertion of an end of the coupler into the open end of the drip tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Inventor: Daniel Hernstedt
  • Method for Installing Irrigation Drip Line Couplers
    Publication number: 20170245445
    Abstract: A method for utilizing a tool for installing drip tubes to main drip lines with a coupler. The tool may have an integral body which serves several functions in installing drip tubes to main drip lines with a coupler. The tool has a needle which punctures holes in the main drip line for insertion of one end of the coupler. The tool has a slotted head which grasps the coupler facilitating the insertion of the coupler into the hole in the main line. Embodiments of the tool may also have apertures in the tool which fit around the coupler for facilitating the insertion of an end of the coupler into the open end of the drip tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventor: Daniel Hernstedt
  • Installation tool and method for irrigation drip line couplers
    Patent number: 9655310
    Abstract: A tool, which may have an integral body, serves several functions in installing drip tubes to main drip lines with a coupler. The tool has a needle which punctures holes in the main drip line for insertion of one end of the coupler. The tool has a slotted head which grasps the coupler facilitating the insertion of the coupler into the hole in the main line. Embodiments of the tool may also have apertures in the tool which fit around the coupler for facilitating the insertion of an end of the coupler into the open end of the drip tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Inventor: Daniel Hernstedt