Patents by Inventor Robert M. McGinn, JR.

Robert M. McGinn, JR. 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).

  • Portable modular earth boring machine
    Patent number: 9650833
    Abstract: A portable modular horizontal earth boring machine includes three main components: a digging mechanism, a discharge mechanism and a driving mechanism. The digging mechanism includes an auger and a rigid sleeve positioned around the auger. The driving mechanism and the discharge mechanism are positioned within an outer housing. The driving mechanism spins the drive shaft and the auger, and the discharge mechanism includes discharge paddles that rotate, causing dirt and debris that is generated during a boring operation to be expelled from the discharge mechanism through a discharge port. The auger and sleeve are removably connected to the machine, so that it may be disassembled for transport and storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Inventors: Robert M. McGinn, Jr., Robert W. Cummins, Jr., Darrell G. Payne, Jr.
  • PORTABLE MODULAR EARTH BORING MACHINE
    Publication number: 20150060147
    Abstract: A portable modular horizontal earth boring machine includes three main components: a digging mechanism, a discharge mechanism and a driving mechanism. The digging mechanism includes an auger and a rigid sleeve positioned around the auger. The driving mechanism and the discharge mechanism are positioned within an outer housing. The driving mechanism spins the drive shaft and the auger, and the discharge mechanism includes discharge paddles that rotate, causing dirt and debris that is generated during a boring operation to be expelled from the discharge mechanism through a discharge port. The auger and sleeve are removably connected to the machine, so that it may be disassembled for transport and storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Robert M. McGinn, JR., Robert W. Cummins, JR., Darrell G. Payne, JR.