Patents by Inventor Mark Paul Manteufel

Mark Paul Manteufel 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).

  • Underground drill
    Patent number: 11867056
    Abstract: An underground drill comprising a frame, a drill carriage, an anchor assembly, a multi-axis input device, an electronic controller, and a mode selector. The drill carriage and the anchor assembly are operably connected to the frame. The electronic controller is configured to receive input from the multi-axis input device and produce a corresponding output signal. The mode selector has an anchor mode, wherein the output signal actuates the anchor assembly, and a drill mode, wherein the output signal actuates the drill carriage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: THE TORO COMPANY
    Inventors: Stephen Joseph Sartori, Mark Paul Manteufel, Lee Evan von Lehe
  • UNDERGROUND DRILL
    Publication number: 20210404259
    Abstract: An underground drill comprising a frame, a drill carriage, an anchor assembly, a multi-axis input device, an electronic controller, and a mode selector. The drill carriage and the anchor assembly are operably connected to the frame. The electronic controller is configured to receive input from the multi-axis input device and produce a corresponding output signal. The mode selector has an anchor mode, wherein the output signal actuates the anchor assembly, and a drill mode, wherein the output signal actuates the drill carriage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Stephen Joseph Sartori, Mark Paul Manteufel, Lee Evan von Lehe
  • UNDERGROUND DRILL
    Publication number: 20200102791
    Abstract: An underground drill comprising a frame, a drill carriage, an anchor assembly, a multi-axis input device, an electronic controller, and a mode selector. The drill carriage and the anchor assembly are operably connected to the frame. The electronic controller is configured to receive input from the multi-axis input device and produce a corresponding output signal. The mode selector has an anchor mode, wherein the output signal actuates the anchor assembly, and a drill mode, wherein the output signal actuates the drill carriage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Stephen Joseph Sartori, Mark Paul Manteufel, Lee Evan von Lehe