Patents by Inventor Robert J. Schmon

Robert J. Schmon 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).

  • Externally vented drive head with solid center
    Patent number: 6659195
    Abstract: A drive head for supporting a soil sampling tube in a drive assembly in which the head and tube are driven into the ground by a power source connected to the head or to at least one drive rod connected to the head. The drive head has a body portion in the configuration of a truncated cone, which is provided with an integral upper threaded nipple for attaching to the drive rod, and an integral lower threaded nipple for attaching to the sampling tube. The drive head has, in addition, a solid body provided with a venting passageway that extends from the lower threaded nipple to an outer surface of the truncated cone for venting air from the head and tube when the head and tube are driven into the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Inventor: Robert J. Schmon
  • Externally vented drive head with solid center
    Publication number: 20030106716
    Abstract: A drive head for supporting a soil sampling tube in a drive assembly in which the head and tube are driven into the ground by a power source connected to the head or to at least one drive rod connected to the head. The drive head has a body portion in the configuration of a truncated cones, which is provided with an integral upper threaded nipple for attaching to the drive rod, and an integral lower threaded nipple for attaching to the sampling tube. The drive head has, in addition, a solid body provided with a venting passageway that extends from the lower threaded nipple to an outer surface of the truncated cone for venting air from the head and tube when the head and tube are driven into the ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2001
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventor: Robert J. Schmon