Patents by Inventor Samuel J. Ferrec

Samuel J. Ferrec 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).

  • Publication number: 20220080472
    Abstract: A sewer cleaning machine including a rotatable drum, a cable positioned at least partially within the drum, the cable configured to be extended from and retracted into the drum along a cable axis, a motor coupled to the drum, the motor operable to rotate the drum, and a cable feed mechanism including a plurality of bearings arranged concentrically around the cable, the plurality of bearings configured to selectively engage the cable to feed the cable in a first linear direction along the cable axis, a cam ring including a plurality of cam surfaces, each of the plurality of cam surfaces engageable with a corresponding one of the plurality of bearings, and a handle configured to rotate the cam ring about the cable axis to move the plurality of cam surfaces into engagement with the first plurality of bearings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Peter J. Davies, Matt R. Wolf, Sean T. Kehoe, Justin Miller, Samuel J. Ferrec
  • Patent number: 11185897
    Abstract: A sewer cleaning machine includes a frame and a drum rotatably supported by the frame. The drum is positioned on a first side of the frame. The sewer cleaning machine also includes a first motor supported by the frame and coupled to the drum. The first motor is operable to rotate the drum. The sewer cleaning machine further includes a cable positioned at least partially within the drum. The cable is configured to be extended from and retracted into the drum. The sewer cleaning machine also includes a track positioned on a second side of the frame. The track includes a first endless belt configured to rotate about a first roller. The sewer cleaning machine further includes a second motor supported by the frame and coupled to the first roller. The second motor is operable to drive the track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Peter J. Davies, Matt R. Wolf, Sean T. Kehoe, Justin Miller, Samuel J. Ferrec
  • Publication number: 20190210078
    Abstract: A sewer cleaning machine includes a frame and a drum rotatably supported by the frame. The drum is positioned on a first side of the frame. The sewer cleaning machine also includes a first motor supported by the frame and coupled to the drum. The first motor is operable to rotate the drum. The sewer cleaning machine further includes a cable positioned at least partially within the drum. The cable is configured to be extended from and retracted into the drum. The sewer cleaning machine also includes a track positioned on a second side of the frame. The track includes a first endless belt configured to rotate about a first roller. The sewer cleaning machine further includes a second motor supported by the frame and coupled to the first roller. The second motor is operable to drive the track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Peter J. Davies, Matt R. Wolf, Sean T. Kehoe, Justin Miller, Samuel J. Ferrec