Patents by Inventor Tim Nieding

Tim Nieding 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: 10180205
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sewer rehabilitation method, wherein a rehabilitation tool (5) is introduced, by means of a robot (2) that can be moved in a sewer main line (3) of a sewerage system, into a house sewer line (9) leading into said sewer main line (3), rehabilitation work is carried out in the house sewer line (9) by means of the rehabilitation tool (5), and the rehabilitation tool (5) is removed from the house sewer line (9) by means of the robot (2) once rehabilitation work is completed. The aim of the invention is to provide a viable and cost-effective sewer rehabilitation method and corresponding system enabling sewer rehabilitation work being carried out in the house sewer line (9) starting from the sewer main line (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: I.S.T. INNOVATIVE SEWER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Tim Nieding, Jorg Vogt
  • Publication number: 20160369929
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sewer rehabilitation method, wherein a rehabilitation tool (5) is introduced, by means of a robot (2) that can be moved in a sewer main line (3) of a sewerage system, into a house sewer line (9) leading into said sewer main line (3), rehabilitation work is carried out in the house sewer line (9) by means of the rehabilitation tool (5), and the rehabilitation tool (5) is removed from the house sewer line (9) by means of the robot (2) once rehabilitation work is completed. The aim of the invention is to provide a viable and cost-effective sewer rehabilitation method and corresponding system enabling sewer rehabilitation work being carried out in the house sewer line (9) starting from the sewer main line (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: I.S.T. INNOVATIVE SEWER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Tim Nieding, Jorg Vogt
  • Patent number: 9016322
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for renovating a pipe, the latter being provided with at least one opening arranged in the wall of the pipe, said device (1) having a base unit (2) that can be introduced into the pipe, a clearing unit (3) that is movable relative to the base unit (2), and an electronic sensor arrangement for detecting the instantaneous position of the clearing unit (3) relative to the base unit (2). To make available a novel device (1) for renovating a pipe provided with at least one opening arranged in the wall of the pipe, which device permits reliable and inexpensive repair of the pipe, the invention proposes that at least one electronic inclination sensor is arranged on the base unit (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: I.S.T. Innovation Sewer Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Jörg Vogt, Tim Nieding, Axel Spering
  • Publication number: 20130219640
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for renovating a pipe, the latter being provided with at least one opening arranged in the wall of the pipe, said device (1) having a base unit (2) that can be introduced into the pipe, a clearing unit (3) that is movable relative to the base unit (2), and an electronic sensor arrangement for detecting the instantaneous position of the clearing unit (3) relative to the base unit (2). To make available a novel device (1) for renovating a pipe provided with at least one opening arranged in the wail of the pipe, which device permits reliable and inexpensive repair of the pipe, the invention proposes that at least one electronic inclination sensor is arranged on the base unit (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: I.S.T. Innovative Sewer Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Jörg Vogt, Tim Nieding, Axel Spering