Patents by Inventor Bruce Tobey

Bruce Tobey 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).

  • Publication number: 20210310230
    Abstract: A collector system installed utilizing trenchless or minimally invasive methods and devices configured to intercept and direct surface and/or subsurface fluids to a designated reception location to control groundwater elevations is disclosed. In one aspect, a target collection and drainage area is identified and a gravity drainage pipe is accessed or trenchlessly installed at the target collection and drainage area. The gravity drainage pipe can be accessed at one or more drawdown points. An end of the collection pipe can be connected to the drain pipe. By venting an end of the collection pipe to the surface, surface and subsurface water is hydrostatically drawn into the collection pipe from the target collection and drainage area. The surface and subsurface water can be passively drained from the collection pipe into the distribution pipe and onto the designated reception location providing a green process that eliminates power dependency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: TRENCHLESS GROUNDWATER MOVERS, LLC
    Inventors: John Jurgens, Larry Kiest, Bruce Tobey
  • Patent number: 11041298
    Abstract: A trenchless collector system is configured to intercept and direct surface and/or subsurface fluids to a designated reception location to control groundwater elevations. A target collection and drainage area is identified and a gravity drainage pipe is accessed or trenchlessly installed at the target collection and drainage area. The gravity drainage pipe can be accessed at one or more drawdown points. One end of a collection pipe can be connected to the gravity drainage pipe. Surface and subsurface water is hydrostatically drawn into the collection pipe from the target collection and drainage area through venting at the one end of the collection pipe connected to the gravity drainage pipe. The surface and subsurface water can be passively drained from the collection pipe into the gravity drainage pipe and onto the designated reception location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: TRENCHLESS GROUNDWATER MOVERS, LLC
    Inventors: John Jurgens, Larry Kiest, Bruce Tobey
  • Publication number: 20200299948
    Abstract: A collector system installed utilizing trenchless or minimally invasive methods and devices configured to intercept and direct surface and/or subsurface fluids to a designated reception location to control groundwater elevations is disclosed. In one aspect, a target collection and drainage area is identified and a gravity drainage pipe is accessed or trenchlessly installed at the target collection and drainage area. The gravity drainage pipe can be accessed at one or more drawdown points. An end of the collection pipe can be connected to the drain pipe. By venting an end of the collection pipe to the surface, surface and subsurface water is hydrostatically drawn into the collection pipe from the target collection and drainage area. The surface and subsurface water can be passively drained from the collection pipe into the distribution pipe and onto the designated reception location providing a green process that eliminates power dependency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: TRENCHLESS GROUNDWATER MOVERS, LLC
    Inventors: John Jurgens, Larry Kiest, Bruce Tobey
  • Patent number: 10711446
    Abstract: A trenchless collector system is configured to intercept and direct surface and/or subsurface fluids to a designated reception location to control groundwater elevations. A target collection and drainage area is identified and a gravity drainage pipe is accessed or trenchlessly installed at the target collection and drainage area. The gravity drainage pipe can be accessed at one or more drawdown points. One end of a collection pipe can be connected to the gravity drainage pipe. Surface and subsurface water is hydrostatically drawn into the collection pipe from the target collection and drainage area through venting at the one end of the collection pipe connected to the gravity drainage pipe. The surface and subsurface water can be passively drained from the collection pipe into the gravity drainage pipe and onto the designated reception location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: TRENCHLESS GROUNDWATER MOVERS, LLC
    Inventors: John Jurgens, Larry Kiest, Bruce Tobey
  • Publication number: 20190169830
    Abstract: A collector system installed utilizing trenchless or minimally invasive methods and devices configured to intercept and direct surface and/or subsurface fluids to a designated reception location to control groundwater elevations is disclosed. In one aspect, a target collection and drainage area is identified and a gravity drainage pipe is accessed or trenchlessly installed at the target collection and drainage area. The gravity drainage pipe can be accessed at one or more drawdown points. An end of the collection pipe can be connected to the drain pipe. By venting an end of the collection pipe to the surface, surface and subsurface water is hydrostatically drawn into the collection pipe from the target collection and drainage area. The surface and subsurface water can be passively drained from the collection pipe into the distribution pipe and onto the designated reception location providing a green process that eliminates power dependency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: TRENCHLESS GROUNDWATER MOVERS, LLC
    Inventors: John Jurgens, Larry Kiest, Bruce Tobey