Patents by Inventor Rowe Hakes

Rowe Hakes 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).

  • Hydraulic drilling apparatus and method
    Patent number: 4930586
    Abstract: Hydraulic drilling method and apparatus in which the drilling fluid itself is utilized to control the direction in which a hole is bored in the earth. The orientation of the drill head is monitored by tilt and roll sensors, and the discharge of drilling fluid through radially or obliquely directed nozzles is controlled by poppet valves in accordance with the orientation to control the direction in which the hole is cut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 5, 1990
    Assignees: Ben Wade Oakes Dickinson, III, Robert Wayne Dickinson
    Inventors: Paul S. Turin, Robert D. Wilkes, Jr., Rowe Hakes