Patents by Inventor Jared Shapell

Jared Shapell 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: 20250263266
    Abstract: A compact, open path vertical cable pulling apparatus, having a low center of gravity and composed of two detachable, single person hand-portable components. The apparatus is competent to pull cable horizontally through space underground with a pulling force in the range of at least about 20 to 100 tons using low pressure flow hydraulics and has utility in the cable pulling industries, including in the drilling and horizontal directional drilling industries, and as part of a method for pulling cable through space, including pulling cable through space in the pipe bursting and trenchless pipe replacement industries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2025
    Publication date: August 21, 2025
    Applicant: RODDIE, INC.
    Inventors: ROD HERRICK, JARED SHAPELL
  • Patent number: 12391510
    Abstract: A compact, open path vertical cable pulling apparatus, having a low center of gravity and composed of two detachable, single person hand-portable components. The apparatus is competent to pull cable horizontally through space underground with a pulling force in the range of at least about 20 to 100 tons using low pressure flow hydraulics and has utility in the cable pulling industries, including in the drilling and horizontal directional drilling industries, and as part of a method for pulling cable through space, including pulling cable through space in the pipe bursting and trenchless pipe replacement industries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2025
    Assignee: RODDIE, Inc.
    Inventors: Rod Herrick, Jared Shapell