Patents by Inventor Vollrath Jurgen

Vollrath Jurgen 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).

  • Method and system for emptying wetlines of a tanker truck
    Publication number: 20020197170
    Abstract: In a system and method for emptying wetlines on a tanker truck, a pipe is secured to the tanker truck and extends from the wetlines to the top of the housing tank of the tanker truck. A pump is mounted in the pipe or a housing connected to the pipe. The pump is preferably driven by air flow from a compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2001
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Inventors: Mark A. Bowen, Frank R. Smith, Vollrath Jurgen
  • Method and system for emptying wetlines of a tanker truck
    Publication number: 20020195162
    Abstract: In a system and method for emptying wetlines on a tanker truck, a pipe is secured to the tanker truck and extends from the wetlines to the top of the housing tank of the tanker truck. A pump is mounted in the pipe or a housing connected to the pipe. The pump is preferably driven by air flow from a compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2001
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Inventors: Mark A. Bowen, Frank R. Smith, Vollrath Jurgen
  • Method and system for propelling liquid through a pipe
    Publication number: 20020195163
    Abstract: In a system and method for pumping liquid along a pipe, an impeller is mounted in a the pipe or a housing connected to the pipe. The impeller is driven by a turbine mounted outside the pipe or housing, wherein the turbine is preferably driven by air flow from a compressor. The invention finds use in the emptying the fuel left in the wetlines on a tanker truck, by providing a pipe that extends from the wetlines to the top of the housing tank of the tanker truck, and propelling the fuel using an impeller and turbine arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Inventors: Vollrath Jurgen, Mark A. Bowen, Frank R. Smith