Patents by Inventor Martin Hurlebaus

Martin Hurlebaus 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).

  • Patent number: 11766798
    Abstract: A cutter is provided for cutting through obstructions disposed in the interior of pipes ranging in size from approximately 8? to approximately 15? in diameter or from approximately 12? to approximately 24? in diameter. The cutter has been reduced in size relative to known root cutters to be capable of being used with smaller-diameter pipes, but is sufficiently powerful to cut through obstructions, such as mineral deposits, for example, that known flexible cutters capable of being used with these smaller-diameter pipes are incapable of cutting through.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: USB-USA, LLC
    Inventors: Ulrich Simpfendorfer, Simon Simpfendorfer, Martin Hurlebaus, Manuel Schwab
  • Publication number: 20230062905
    Abstract: A nozzle is provided for cleaning the interior of pipes that is capable of cutting through obstructions disposed in the interior of pipes. The nozzle comprises a three-dimensional (3-D) fluid mechanics comprising a 3-D redirection configuration that redirects high-pressure fluid received in the nozzle from a fluid source onto multiple pathways, or channels, toward rearwardly-facing jet outlets. The 3-D fluid redirection configuration redirects the water in a manner that reduces or eliminates vibrations in the nozzle that can degrade performance and cause other problems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Uli Simpfendorfer, Simon Simpfendorfer, Martin Hurlebaus
  • Publication number: 20210260879
    Abstract: A nozzle camera system and method that can be used to inspect the interior of a pipe. The system comprises a nozzle main body, a video camera, a controller and a user interface (UI). The nozzle main body serves as a housing for the video camera and for a jet former configuration. The jet former configuration comprises at least one liquid intake port and at least one liquid flow channel. The liquid intake port has a connection for connecting the jet former configuration to a liquid conduit that supplies liquid to the nozzle main body. The liquid intake port is in fluid communication with the liquid flow channel for supplying liquid via the liquid flow channel to one or more jet ports. The controller is in communication with the video camera and the UI is in communication with the controller and includes at least a display system that displays video images captured by the video camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Uli Simpfendorfer, Simon Simpfendorfer, Martin Hurlebaus, Manual Schwab, Patrick Savio
  • Publication number: 20200262094
    Abstract: A cutter is provided for cutting through obstructions disposed in the interior of pipes ranging in size from approximately 8? to approximately 15? in diameter or from approximately 12? to approximately 24? in diameter. The cutter has been reduced in size relative to known root cutters to be capable of being used with smaller-diameter pipes, but is sufficiently powerful to cut through obstructions, such as mineral deposits, for example, that known flexible cutters capable of being used with these smaller-diameter pipes are incapable of cutting through.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Uli Sempfendoefer, Simon Simpfendoefer, Martin Hurlebaus, Manual Schwab
  • Patent number: 7546959
    Abstract: The cleaning nozzle according to the invention having a nozzle body (100) and a nozzle head (104) arranged on a shaft (106) rotatably seated on said nozzle body, and having a cavity (107), which extends in axial direction in said nozzle body (100) and which is connected with a pressurized water supply (102), by means of which cavity pressurized water supplied via the pressurized water supply (102) is guided to the nozzle head (104) and is discharged to the outside in said nozzle head (104) by at least one nozzle orifice (118), is formed especially by a friction brake comprising at least two disc elements (108, 110) that are in mechanical contact one with the other in the axial direction for restricting the rotational motion of the shaft (106).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Inventors: Hans Dieter Wagner, Simon Simpfendoerfer, Ulrich Simpfendoerfer, Martin Hurlebaus
  • Publication number: 20080035184
    Abstract: The cleaning nozzle according to the invention having a nozzle body (100) and a nozzle head (104) arranged on a shaft (106) rotatably seated on said nozzle body, and having a cavity (107), which extends in axial direction in said nozzle body (100) and which is connected with a pressurized water supply (102), by means of which cavity pressurized water supplied via the pressurized water supply (102) is guided to the nozzle head (104) and is discharged to the outside in said nozzle head (104) by at least one nozzle orifice (118), is formed especially by a friction brake comprising at least two disc elements (108, 110) that are in mechanical contact one with the other in the axial direction for restricting the rotational motion of the shaft (106).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Hans Dieter Wagner, Simon Simpfendoerfer, Ulrich Simpfendoerfer, Martin Hurlebaus