Patents by Inventor Michael A. Imig

Michael A. Imig 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: 5840128
    Abstract: An apparatus for removing an obstruction within a pressurized fluid service pipeline which includes a flexible rod; a module for connecting to the service pipeline in which the module defines a channel and a first opening in which the first opening communicates with and between the service pipeline and the channel and permits the channel to receive the pressurized fluid from the pipeline in which the module defines a second opening which communicates with and between the channel and an outside of the module; and a flexible seal in which the seal defines an opening and in which the seal is positioned to abut the module and align the opening of the seal with the second opening for receiving the insertion of the flexible rod through the opening of the seal to engage the obstruction in the pipeline, in which at least a portion of the flexible seal engages the flexible rod inhibiting the pressurized fluid in the channel from moving along the flexible rod to the outside of the module, and in which at least a portio
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1998
    Inventor: Michael A. Imig