Patents by Inventor Kevin M. Horan

Kevin M. Horan 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).

  • Insertion and guidance of a pipe travelling vehicle in the pipe
    Patent number: 5611283
    Abstract: A method for guiding a motor driven wheeled device in a required direction along the interior of a pipe comprises providing the device with a guard, lowering the device with the guard leading through a hole bored in the wall of the pipe to gain access to the interior of the pipe, causing the guard to engage the internal wall of the pipe and position the device on its wheels facing in the required direction and then starting the motor to cause the wheels to rotate and move the device in the required direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1997
    Assignee: British Gas plc
    Inventors: Michael Cotton, Kevin M. Horan