Patents by Inventor James K. Franz

James K. Franz 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).

  • MODULAR ULTRA LOW DRAG SUB-SURFACE MEMBRANE INSTALLATION APPARATUS, MACHINE, AND METHODS WITH VARIOUS AUTOMATED AND SEMI-AUTOMATED SUB-SYSTEMS INCLUDING SUB-SURFACE DRIP TAPE INSTALLATION
    Publication number: 20220053711
    Abstract: A sub-surface membrane deposition device including a movable frame, at least one chisel attached to the frame, hydraulics to raise and lower the at least one chisel from the frame, and a membrane deployable to a sub-surface level by the at least one chisel as the movable frame is moved. Also provided is a method of deposing a membrane to a sub-surface level that includes providing a movable frame, at least one chisel attached to the frame, hydraulics to raise and lower the at least one chisel from the frame, and a membrane. The method including lowering the at least one chisel with the hydraulics to the sub-surface level, moving the frame and at least one chisel forward, and deploying the membrane to the sub-surface level with the at least one chisel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: TERRA NOVA RESEARCH, INC.
    Inventor: James K. Franz