Patents by Inventor Keith Fritz

Keith Fritz 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).

  • Robotic Systems And Methods For Tank Seal Inspection
    Publication number: 20240139975
    Abstract: Robotic systems and methods for tank seal inspection. A tank inspection robot includes a housing containing a drive assembly, and wheels disposed outside of the housing and operably coupled to the drive assembly. The tank inspection robot also includes at least one sensor coupled to, or disposed in or on a portion of the robot, for collecting data sufficient to evaluate a health, mechanical integrity or effectiveness of one or more circumferential seals between a floating roof, and an interior wall, of a storage tank. The disclosed robot and associated method enable safer and more efficient seal inspection routines as compared to conventional techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Mitchell Pryor, Connor D. Crawford, Robert Blake Anderson, Keith Fritz
  • Robotic Systems And Methods For Tank Seal Inspection
    Publication number: 20230294313
    Abstract: Robotic systems and methods for tank seal inspection. A tank inspection robot includes a housing containing a drive assembly, and wheels disposed outside of the housing and operably coupled to the drive assembly. The tank inspection robot also includes at least one sensor coupled to, or disposed in or on a portion of the robot, for collecting data sufficient to evaluate a health, mechanical integrity or effectiveness of one or more circumferential seals between a floating roof, and an interior wall, of a storage tank. The disclosed robot and associated method enable safer and more efficient seal inspection routines as compared to conventional techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Mitchell Pryor, Connor D. Crawford, Robert Blake Anderson, Keith Fritz
  • Universal second handle
    Patent number: 9943953
    Abstract: A universal second handle for attachment to tool members including shovels, brooms, rakes, and pitchforks, that is easily placed on a handle thereof to increase flexibility and leverage for performing various operations by providing the ability to use the tool member with hands on two separate handles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Inventor: Keith Fritz
  • Universal Second Handle
    Publication number: 20180021937
    Abstract: A universal second handle for attachment to tool members including shovels, brooms, rakes, and pitchforks, that is easily placed on a handle thereof to increase flexibility and leverage for performing various operations by providing the ability to use the tool member with hands on two separate handles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventor: Keith Fritz
  • POINT-TO-MULTIPOINT HIGH DEFINITION MULTIMEDIA TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER
    Publication number: 20080271105
    Abstract: A high definition video transmitter and receiver are disclosed. The transmitter provides high definition video to a one-point receiver or to multipoint receivers. The transmission network is asynchronous and the receiver re-synchronizes the video. The transmission can be wired or wireless.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: Avocent Huntsville Corporation
    Inventors: Jedd Perry, James Pursel, Lawrence Lo, Phil Kent, Bob Seifert, Luis Reyes, Jeff Fore, Wes Wirth, Doug Collins, John Hoskyn, Edwin Long, Mike Straub, John Reed, Keith Fritz, Karl Mills