Patents by Inventor Peter Jantz

Peter Jantz 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).

  • Communication system for transmitting information via drilling rods
    Patent number: 9982529
    Abstract: A communication system for transmitting information via drilling rod linkages includes a drill drive, drilling rod linkages comprising a first drilling rod linkage and at least one second drilling rod linkage. The first drilling rod linkage comprises an electrical line, an upper end and a lower end which comprises a receptacle for a drill head. The second drilling rod linkage comprises at least one electrical line, an upper end and a lower end. A sensor and/or actuator is arranged at the lower end of the first drilling rod linkage and at the drill head and transmits data. A first communication unit and an electronics unit are arranged at a drive end. A further communication unit is arranged at the upper end of the first drilling rod linkage and at the upper and lower ends of the second drilling rod linkage. The first communication unit and the further communication units are radio modules which transmit/receive data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: UNIVERSITAET SIEGEN
    Inventors: Peter Jantz, Klaus Hartmann, Wolf-Henning Twelsiek
  • COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING INFORMATION VIA DRILLING RODS
    Publication number: 20130027216
    Abstract: A communication system for transmitting information via drilling rod linkages includes a drill drive, drilling rod linkages comprising a first drilling rod linkage and at least one second drilling rod linkage. The first drilling rod linkage comprises an electrical line, an upper end and a lower end which comprises a receptacle for a drill head. The second drilling rod linkage comprises at least one electrical line, an upper end and a lower end. A sensor and/or actuator is arranged at the lower end of the first drilling rod linkage and at the drill head and transmits data. A first communication unit and an electronics unit are arranged at a drive end. A further communication unit is arranged at the upper end of the first drilling rod linkage and at the upper and lower ends of the second drilling rod linkage. The first communication unit and the further communication units are radio modules which transmit/receive data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: UNIVERSITAET SIEGEN
    Inventors: Peter Jantz, Klaus Hartmann, Wolf-Henning Twelsiek