Patents by Inventor Keith R. Boye

Keith R. Boye 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: 20240017917
    Abstract: Systems and methods for sanitizing, cleaning, and deodorizing the interior of a garbage can are provided. A device is provided that includes a housing and an adjustable nozzle configured to dispense a cleaning solution into the interior of the garbage can. Additionally, the device includes a power source such as a battery, as well as an electronic board that can enable and disable the nozzle. The device can be mounted to an underside of a lid of the garbage can, which allows solution to be sprayed downwardly into the interior of the garbage can and bags contained therein. The adjustable nozzle can be adjusted to a number of different spray patterns. When the solution of the device is depleted, it can be replaced for further use of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Keith R. Boye, Robert Godfrey, Jared Miller, Jeffrey J. Brickl
  • Publication number: 20220347819
    Abstract: Systems and methods for cleaning and preparing a surface are described. The system includes a housing with a first hopper configured to receive a first material and a second hopper configured to receive a second material. A tube housing an auger may be located where the two hoppers meet. In this way, the materials are mixed in the tube before being pushed through a hose to a nozzle. The mixture can be sprayed out of the nozzle. The mixture only requires a single air source, and the system operates using a combination of gravity, venturi suction, vibration, an auger and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Keith R. Boye, Matthew D. Peterson
  • Publication number: 20220252255
    Abstract: Systems and methods for cleaning a heat recovery steam generator system including tubes and fins associated therewith using deep cleaning alignment equipment are described. The deep cleaning alignment equipment primarily includes at least one wedge and at least one wand. The wedge may be an elongate wedge configured to maximize the surface area that contacts the tubes and fins, which in turn minimizes the amount of stress about any specific point of the tubes or the fins. Additionally, the wedge may be made of a variety of different materials. The wedge may include multiple pieces that can be releasably secured together. The wedge may also have at least one opening formed therein to assist in removal of the wedge from the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Keith R. Boye, Matthew Peterson
  • Patent number: 11313632
    Abstract: Systems and methods for cleaning a heat recovery steam generator system including tubes and fins associated therewith using deep cleaning alignment equipment are described. The deep cleaning alignment equipment primarily includes at least one wedge and at least one wand. The wedge may be an elongate wedge configured to maximize the surface area that contacts the tubes and fins, which in turn minimizes the amount of stress about any specific point of the tubes or the fins. Additionally, the wedge may be made of a soft, composite material, such as a high strength carbon fiber nylon. The composite material is softer than the material that makes the tubes and fins. As a result, when the wedge contacts the tubes and fins, the tubes and fins will not sustain damage. Instead, any damage that may occur would be to the wedge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Precision Iceblast Corporation
    Inventors: Keith R. Boye, Matthew D. Peterson
  • Publication number: 20220112030
    Abstract: Systems and methods for sanitizing, cleaning, and deodorizing a garbage can are provided. The sanitization product can include a disposable pad covered in a solution that is inserted into indoor or outdoor garbage cans. The solution may be configured to minimize and prevent the spread of bacteria and other germs within a garbage can, which routinely occurs due to spilling of food, liquids, and other garbage within the can. Additionally, the pad may be made of an absorbable material so that any liquids that enter a garbage can can immediately be absorbed. Different solutions may be applied to the product depending on where the pad will be used. Additionally, a kit may be provided that includes multiple disposable pads. For instance, the kit may include a dozen pads, or more or less pads, that help to keep the user's garbage can clean and void of unpleasant odors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventor: Keith R. Boye
  • Publication number: 20200086328
    Abstract: Systems and methods for cleaning a precipitator including plates and wires associated therewith using dry ice blasting equipment are described. The dry ice blasting equipment primarily includes an elongate wand. The elongate wand is configured to blast dry ice at a high level of pressure to ensure that debris and biproduct that is caked or coated onto the plates and wires is disengaged from the plates and wires. For instance, the dry ice may be blasted at pressures of at least 100 pounds per square inch, and more preferably at least 400 pounds per square inch. To achieve this pressure, the wand may be at least 2 feet in length, and more preferably at least 6 feet in length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Keith R. Boye, Matthew D. Peterson
  • Publication number: 20190178593
    Abstract: Systems and methods for cleaning a heat recovery steam generator system including tubes and fins associated therewith using deep cleaning alignment equipment are described. The deep cleaning alignment equipment primarily includes at least one wedge and at least one wand. The wedge may be an elongate wedge configured to maximize the surface area that contacts the tubes and fins, which in turn minimizes the amount of stress about any specific point of the tubes or the fins. Additionally, the wedge may be made of a soft, composite material, such as a high strength carbon fiber nylon. The composite material is softer than the material that makes the tubes and fins. As a result, when the wedge contacts the tubes and fins, the tubes and fins will not sustain damage. Instead, any damage that may occur would be to the wedge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Keith R. Boye, Matthew D. Peterson
  • Patent number: D876189
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Precision Iceblast Corporation
    Inventors: Keith R. Boye, Matthew D. Peterson