Patents by Inventor Dustin Bauman

Dustin Bauman 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).

  • DREDGE HEAD ASSEMBLY AND RELATED DIVER-ASSISTED DREDGING SYSTEM AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20230272592
    Abstract: A dredge head assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes: a shroud having a generally open bottom end and a top end; a screen structure covering the generally open bottom end of the shroud; a suction pipe with a first end connected to the top end of the shroud and a second end configured to be operatively connected with a pump which induces suction; a handle connected to and extending from the shroud and having at least one grasping portion; and one or more vacuum relief valve assemblies, each comprising a valve, at least one opening configured to be in communication with water, and an actuation mechanism positioned to be accessible to a diver. Dredging systems and methods of dredging are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Greg Smith, Randy Jacobs, Dustin Bauman, Adam Thorson, Justin Scherf, Victor J. Buhr
  • Dredge head assembly and related diver-assisted dredging system and methods
    Patent number: 11674286
    Abstract: A dredge head assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes: a shroud having a generally open bottom end and a top end; a screen structure covering the generally open bottom end of the shroud; a suction pipe with a first end connected to the top end of the shroud and a second end configured to be operatively connected with a pump which induces suction; a handle connected to and extending from the shroud and having at least one grasping portion; and one or more vacuum relief valve assemblies, each comprising a valve, at least one opening configured to be in communication with water, and an actuation mechanism positioned to be accessible to a diver. Dredging systems and methods of dredging are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: J.F. Brennan Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Smith, Randy Jacobs, Dustin Bauman, Victor J. Buhr, Adam Thorson, Justin Scherf
  • Dredge Head Assembly and Related Diver-Assisted Dredging System and Methods
    Publication number: 20190161150
    Abstract: A dredge head assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes: a shroud having a generally open bottom end and a top end; a screen structure covering the generally open bottom end of the shroud; a suction pipe with a first end connected to the top end of the shroud and a second end configured to be operatively connected with a pump which induces suction; a handle connected to and extending from the shroud and having at least one grasping portion; and one or more vacuum relief valve assemblies, each comprising a valve, at least one opening configured to be in communication with water, and an actuation mechanism positioned to be accessible to a diver. Dredging systems and methods of dredging are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Greg Smith, Randy Jacobs, Dustin Bauman, Victor J. Buhr, Adam Thorson, Justin Scherf