Patents by Inventor Duane Reimer

Duane Reimer 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).

  • Patent number: 7347218
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for removing a test plug from a vent when positioned at a remote location with respect to the vent. The apparatus includes a cover having a handle section and base, the cover being visible from a remote location with respect to the vent. The apparatus further includes a retainer coupled to the cover by a connecting sleeve. The test plug is maintained between the cover and retainer and is removable from the vent by forcibly engaging the apparatus with a retrieval device configured to extend from the remote location to the vent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Inventors: Cory Reimer, Duane Reimer, Jon Dorn
  • Patent number: 7272971
    Abstract: The present invention provides a quick-connect pressure test apparatus. The apparatus includes a test plug having a set of sealing rings extending around a sidewall thereof for fitting within an inner diameter of a pipe. The test plug has a first end having a receiving cavity in communication with a central lumen that extends through the test plug to a second end thereof. A retainer is configured to sit on an end section of the pipe, having a plurality of retaining arms flexibly extending about an outer diameter of the pipe. A slide compressor is configured to receive the retainer within a cylindrical cavity, urging the retaining arms to frictionally engage the outer diameter of the pipe and maintain the test plug within the pipe. A plug handle or, alternatively, a pressure coupler may be received in the receiving cavity of the test plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Inventors: Cory Reimer, Duane Reimer, John Dorn