Patents by Inventor Todd Hutchings

Todd Hutchings 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: 12188218
    Abstract: A sewer cleaning system includes a water tank, a pump operatively coupled to the water tank, a water hose operatively coupled to the pump, a vacuum-generating system, a vacuum hose operatively coupled to the vacuum-generating system, and a debris tank having a forward bulkhead defining a fluid chamber. The bulkhead includes a debris sieve configured to allow water in the debris tank to flow through to the fluid chamber while retaining particulates in the debris tank. The sewer cleaning system further includes an extraction pump in fluid communication with the fluid chamber and configured to extract the water in the fluid chamber. The extraction pump is in fluid communication with the water tank so as to send the extraction water from the fluid chamber to the water tank for re-use. A method for cleaning a sewer line is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Hi-Vac Corp.
    Inventors: Todd Hutchings, Robert A. Courtwright, Jr., Daniel J. Coley
  • Publication number: 20220372747
    Abstract: A sewer cleaning system includes a water tank, a pump operatively coupled to the water tank, a water hose operatively coupled to the pump, a vacuum-generating system, a vacuum hose operatively coupled to the vacuum-generating system, and a debris tank having a forward bulkhead defining a fluid chamber. The bulkhead includes a debris sieve configured to allow water in the debris tank to flow through to the fluid chamber while retaining particulates in the debris tank. The sewer cleaning system further includes an extraction pump in fluid communication with the fluid chamber and configured to extract the water in the fluid chamber. The extraction pump is in fluid communication with the water tank so as to send the extraction water from the fluid chamber to the water tank for re-use. A method for cleaning a sewer line is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Todd Hutchings, Robert A. Courtwright, JR., Daniel J. Coley
  • Patent number: 6543706
    Abstract: A fuel injection nozzle controls the flow of pressurized fluid through a nozzle opening. The fuel pump includes a fuel valve under the control of an electronic engine control module to effect sequential ON/OFF cycles for the fuel valve to establish a pilot fuel delivery pulse through the nozzle followed by a full fuel delivery injection pulse, a damping flow passage in the nozzle, and a flow damping pin in the opening through which fuel flows as the needle valve displaces fuel, the damping pin being biased toward an injection nozzle closed position by a needle valve spring whereby a distinct pilot pulse of fuel is delivered through the nozzle in advance of delivery of a full injection pulse, the valve spring being in a spring chamber that is pressurized to effect a rapid needle valve closure at the end of the fuel delivery pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Diesel Technology Company
    Inventors: Todd Hutchings, Donna Mosher, Bruce Gillum