Patents by Inventor Willi Schmitz

Willi Schmitz 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).

  • Apparatus and method for making boreholes in the ground, the cross sections of which boreholes partially intersect
    Patent number: 8505650
    Abstract: An apparatus for making a second borehole in the ground, a cross section of which second borehole partially intersects a cross section of an existing first borehole, includes a boring device and a guide device operatively connected to the boring device. The guide device includes a first guide element configured to interact with a first side of a wall of the existing first borehole facing the second borehole and a second guide element configured to interact with a second side of the existing first borehole remote from the second borehole. The guide device is configured to guide the boring device relative to the existing first borehole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Aker Wirth GmbH
    Inventors: Willi Schmitz, Hermann Josef Von Wirth
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAKING BOREHOLES IN THE GROUND, THE CROSS SECTIONS OF WHICH BOREHOLES PARTIALLY INTERSECT
    Publication number: 20110005833
    Abstract: An apparatus for making a second borehole in the ground, a cross section of which second borehole partially intersects a cross section of an existing first borehole, includes a boring device and a guide device operatively connected to the boring device. The guide device includes a first guide element configured to interact with a first side of a wall of the existing first borehole facing the second borehole and a second guide element configured to interact with a second side of the existing first borehole remote from the second borehole. The guide device is configured to guide the boring device relative to the existing first borehole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2009
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: Aker Wirth GmbH
    Inventors: Willi Schmitz, Hermann Josef Von Wirth