Patents by Inventor Mike App

Mike App 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).

  • Bend navigating insertion tool for pipes
    Patent number: 12730083
    Abstract: A probe provides one end of an electrically conductive path with a ground stake defining a second end. The probe is supported on a tip of a cable rotatably supported by a snake, with the snake including a conductor routed toward the ground stake. A voltage source and a current sensor are located upon said electrically conductive path. The probe is fed by action of the snake along an underground pipe to be scanned. The current sensor senses current flow between the probe within the underground pipe and the ground stake. Analysis of the current flowing in this electric circuit allows for determining if underground pipe material includes lead, based at least partially on electrical conductivity of pipe segments through which the probe passes. A tool is provided to assist in navigating a sharp bend near where the probe enters the pipeline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2025
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2026
    Assignee: Electro Scan, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles A. Hansen, Sean Blottie, Matthew Campos, Janine Mullinix, Sonja Hansen, Bianca Hansen, Morgan Hansen, Valeri Zaharie, Bansari Doshi, Mike App
  • BEND NAVIGATING INSERTION TOOL FOR PIPES
    Publication number: 20250137957
    Abstract: A probe provides one end of an electrically conductive path with a ground stake defining a second end. The probe is supported on a tip of a cable rotatably supported by a snake, with the snake including a conductor routed toward the ground stake. A voltage source and a current sensor are located upon said electrically conductive path. The probe is fed by action of the snake along an underground pipe to be scanned. The current sensor senses current flow between the probe within the underground pipe and the ground stake. Analysis of the current flowing in this electric circuit allows for determining if underground pipe material includes lead, based at least partially on electrical conductivity of pipe segments through which the probe passes. A tool is provided to assist in navigating a sharp bend near where the probe enters the pipeline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2025
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Charles A. Hansen, Sean Blottie, Matthew Campos, Janine Mullinix, Sonja Hansen, Bianca Hansen, Morgan Hansen, Valeri Zaharie, Bansari Doshi, Mike App