Patents by Inventor Ken Beyer

Ken Beyer 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: 20260158527
    Abstract: A vacuum head apparatus for cleaning pipe interiors includes a tubular body defining a longitudinal axis and having a proximal end, a distal end, and a central passage extending therebetween for debris flow. A plurality of circumferential fins extend radially outward from the tubular body exterior surface in spaced relation along the longitudinal axis. An intake opening at the distal end defines an intake plane oriented at a non-perpendicular angle relative to the longitudinal axis. The circumferential fins are configured to sealingly engage an interior surface of a pipe during cleaning operations. In certain embodiments, the tubular body is flexible and radially compressible to accommodate varying pipe diameters. In operation, the vacuum head is inserted into a pipe, vacuum pressure is applied, and the apparatus is advanced through the pipe while maintaining sealing engagement and extracting debris through the intake opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2025
    Publication date: June 11, 2026
    Inventor: Ken Beyer
  • Patent number: 11103900
    Abstract: A drain servicing assembly including: an outer housing; an inner containment member, wherein the inner containment member is rotatable proximate a centralized axis; a motor and/or drill secured to the inner containment member; a shaft sub-assembly in communication with the motor and/or drill that includes an outer sheath and a flexible inner shaft that is rotatable independently of the outer sheath; and a guide, wherein the guide enables a user to extract and/or retract the shaft sub-assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Inventor: Ken Beyer
  • Patent number: 10987708
    Abstract: A drain cleaning apparatus is described that uses a FlexShaft type drain cleaning cable. The drain cleaning apparatus includes a drum housing, a rotatable cable carrier mounted within an interior of the drum housing and a transmission assembly for transferring rotary power to an end of a FlexShaft cable residing in the interior of the drum housing. Also described are systems using these apparatuses in combination with a rotary power source such as a drill. In addition, various methods of use are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Ridge Tool Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey Szucs, Alex Michael Cole, Nicholas Christopher Mavros, Billy Odon M. Yrad, Jr., Ken Beyer
  • Publication number: 20200238345
    Abstract: A drain cleaning apparatus is described that uses a FlexShaft type drain cleaning cable. The drain cleaning apparatus includes a drum housing, a rotatable cable carrier mounted within an interior of the drum housing and a transmission assembly for transferring rotary power to an end of a FlexShaft cable residing in the interior of the drum housing. Also described are systems using these apparatuses in combination with a rotary power source such as a drill. In addition, various methods of use are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Nicholas Christopher Mavros, Billy Odon M. Yrad, JR., Jeffrey Szucs, Alex Michael Cole, Ken Beyer
  • Publication number: 20180085797
    Abstract: A drain servicing assembly including: an outer housing; an inner containment member, wherein the inner containment member is rotatable proximate a centralized axis; a motor and/or drill secured to the inner containment member; a shaft sub-assembly in communication with the motor and/or drill that includes an outer sheath and a flexible inner shaft that is rotatable independently of the outer sheath; and a guide, wherein the guide enables a user to extract and/or retract the shaft sub-assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventor: Ken Beyer
  • Patent number: D1127324
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Emerson Professional Tools, LLC
    Inventors: Ken Beyer, Jeffrey Szucs, Alex M. Cole, Jacob Schneider