Patents by Inventor Derik ENGLE

Derik ENGLE 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).

  • Apparatus and method for drilling generally horizontal underground boreholes
    Patent number: 10900286
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for drilling an underground borehole is presented, wherein pressurized air may be used to discharge out of the borehole cuttings created by a cutter head. A casing may be secured to the cutter head such that the cutter head and casing may be rotatable together as a unit. The casing may have larger and smaller diameter sections. An auger may be disposed adjacent the front of the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Barbco, Inc.
    Inventor: Derik Engle
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRILLING GENERALLY HORIZONTAL UNDERGROUND BOREHOLES
    Publication number: 20190093430
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for drilling an underground borehole is presented, wherein pressurized air may be used to discharge out of the borehole cuttings created by a cutter head. A casing may be secured to the cutter head such that the cutter head and casing may be rotatable together as a unit. The casing may have larger and smaller diameter sections. An auger may be disposed adjacent the front of the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventor: Derik Engle
  • Apparatus and method for drilling generally horizontal underground boreholes
    Patent number: 10180031
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for drilling an underground borehole is presented, wherein pressurized air may be used to discharge out of the borehole cuttings created by a cutter head. A casing may be secured to the cutter head such that the cutter head and casing may be rotatable together as a unit. The casing may have larger and smaller diameter sections. An auger may be disposed adjacent the front of the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Barbco, Inc.
    Inventor: Derik Engle
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRILLING GENERALLY HORIZONTAL UNDERGROUND BOREHOLES
    Publication number: 20160160566
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for drilling an underground borehole is presented, wherein pressurized air may be used to discharge out of the borehole cuttings created by a cutter head. A casing may be secured to the cutter head such that the cutter head and casing may be rotatable together as a unit. The casing may have larger and smaller diameter sections. An auger may be disposed adjacent the front of the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventor: Derik ENGLE