Patents by Inventor Kenneth McIntosh

Kenneth McIntosh 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).

  • Subsurface material property measurement
    Patent number: 7234362
    Abstract: Subsurface material property measurements, such as soil or chemical properties, are obtained in situ by a direct push method that includes rotating a ring bit at the end of a casing to drill through subsurface materials, lowering a measurement probe through the advanced casing, extending the lowered measurement probe through the ring bit, and advancing the extended probe through the soil at a controlled rate while gathering material property data from sensors attached to the probe. The probe may be withdrawn for drilling, and then replaced for further data gathering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: Applied Research Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: James D. Shinn, II, Charles R. Reed, Jr., Stephen P. Farrington, Kenneth A. McIntosh
  • Subsurface material property measurement
    Publication number: 20060107772
    Abstract: Subsurface material property measurements, such as soil or chemical properties, are obtained in situ by a direct push method that includes rotating a ring bit at the end of a casing to drill through subsurface materials, lowering a measurement probe through the advanced casing, extending the lowered measurement probe through the ring bit, and advancing the extended probe through the soil at a controlled rate while gathering material property data from sensors attached to the probe. The probe may be withdrawn for drilling, and then replaced for further data gathering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2004
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Inventors: James Shinn, Charles Reed, Stephen Farrington, Kenneth McIntosh