Patents by Inventor Tim Robb

Tim Robb 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).

  • Projectile launcher
    Patent number: 12138672
    Abstract: A projectile launching apparatus for cleaning the inner surface of a tube by forcing a projectile through the tube, comprising: a main body containing a breech chamber terminating in an exit port, wherein the breech chamber is provided with a loading port in a side thereof for radially loading a projectile into the breech chamber; a slide disposed on an exterior surface of the main body, the slide being axially movable between a first position wherein the loading port is exposed for loading of a projectile into the breech chamber and a second position wherein the loading port and the breech chamber are sealed; a gas gun operatively connected to the main body in pneumatic communication with the breech chamber; and an exit nozzle connected to the exit port and being connectable to a first end of the tube to be cleaned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: DiversiTech Corporation
    Inventors: Tim Robb, Michael Hardy, Victor Ceci, Steve Bitondo, Joseph Franzino
  • PROJECTILE LAUNCHER
    Publication number: 20220118488
    Abstract: A projectile launching apparatus for cleaning the inner surface of a tube by forcing a projectile through the tube, comprising: a main body containing a breech chamber terminating in an exit port, wherein the breech chamber is provided with a loading port in a side thereof for radially loading a projectile into the breech chamber; a slide disposed on an exterior surface of the main body, the slide being axially movable between a first position wherein the loading port is exposed for loading of a projectile into the breech chamber and a second position wherein the loading port and the breech chamber are sealed; a gas gun operatively connected to the main body in pneumatic communication with the breech chamber; and an exit nozzle connected to the exit port and being connectable to a first end of the tube to be cleaned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Tim Robb, Michael Hardy, Victor Ceci, Steve Bitondo, Joseph Franzino
  • Projectile launcher
    Patent number: 11203047
    Abstract: A projectile launching apparatus for cleaning the inner surface of a tube by forcing a projectile through the tube, comprising: a main body containing a breech chamber terminating in an exit port, wherein the breech chamber is provided with a loading port in a side thereof for radially loading a projectile into the breech chamber; a slide disposed on an exterior surface of the main body, the slide being axially movable between a first position wherein the loading port is exposed for loading of a projectile into the breech chamber and a second position wherein the loading port and the breech chamber are sealed; a gas gun operatively connected to the main body in pneumatic communication with the breech chamber; and an exit nozzle connected to the exit port and being connectable to a first end of the tube to be cleaned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Diversitech Corporation
    Inventors: Tim Robb, Michael Hardy, Victor Ceci, Steve Bitondo, Joseph Franzino