Patents by Inventor John K. Gilday

John K. Gilday 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 and apparatus for underground connection of pipe
    Patent number: 6669406
    Abstract: The method and two devices provide for the underground connection of pipe with minimal disruption of the surrounding landscape. A main pipe is cleaned by a surface preparation tool designed to access the main pipe through a small hole. An adaptor is attached to a second pipe, and then placed in a clamping device designed to access the main pipe and clamp the adaptor thereto through the small hole. Electricity is passed through the adaptor, thereby softening the plastic so that this softening and the pressure of the clamp secures the adaptor to the main pipe. The main pipe is then pierced by the adaptor's tapping tee.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Omega Tools, Inc.
    Inventors: William M. Hutton, Frank P. Russo, John K. Gilday, Michael G. Palmer
  • Fluid lance apparatus
    Patent number: 6618966
    Abstract: The present invention is a lance for removing dirt or other substances from an underground hole, by the use of air and water under high pressure. The water is used as an abrading material or lance to loosen dirt in a hole or to pick or chip off substances which are attached to a pipe. A limited amount of water is used during the operation of the apparatus, to prevent the formation of wet mud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Assignee: Omega Tools Inc.
    Inventors: Frank P. Russo, William M. Hutton, Jeffery C. Bond, John K. Gilday
  • Fluid lance apparatus
    Publication number: 20030041484
    Abstract: The present invention is a lance for removing dirt or other substances from an underground hole, by the use of air and water under high pressure. The water is used as an abrading material or lance to loosen dirt in a hole or to pick or chip off substances which are attached to a pipe. A limited amount of water is used during the operation of the apparatus, to prevent the formation of wet mud.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2001
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventors: Frank P. Russo, William M. Hutton, Jeffery C. Bond, John K. Gilday
  • Method and apparatus for underground connection of pipe
    Publication number: 20020122704
    Abstract: The method and two devices of the present invention provide for underground connection of pipe with minimal disruption of the surrounding landscape. The main pipe is cleaned by a surface preparation tool of the present invention designed to access the pipe through a small hole. An adaptor is attached to the second pipe, and then placed in a clamping device of the present invention, designed to access the main pipe and clamp the adaptor thereto through a small hole. Electricity is passed through the adaptor, thereby softening the plastic so that this softening and the pressure of the clamp secures the adaptor to the main pipe. The main pipe is then pierced by the adaptor's tapping tee.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Inventors: William M. Hutton, Frank P. Russo, John K. Gilday, Michael G. Palmer