Celebrity Inventors
Penn Jillette of Penn and Teller fame has patented a "Hydro-Therapeutic Stimulator", which uses a hot tub for stimulation.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7325338 | Engulfment rescue device and method A device and method is provided for rescuing a person trapped in engulfing material at an engulfment site. A reduction tool is used to loosen the engulfing material in order to free or facilitate freeing a buried or partially buried victim. The loosened engulfing ma... | 02/05/2008 |
| 6751893 | Nozzle mount for soft excavation An excavation wand including a vacuum tube is disclosed herein. The vacuum tube includes a side wall defining at least one air relief opening adjacent a distal end of the vacuum tube. The excavation wand also includes at least one nozzle for directing excavation flu... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6604304 | Dual mode evacuation system for vacuum excavator The present invention is an improved vacuum excavation system for use in the excavation of earth, waste, or other materials. A liftable and pivotable slurry or spoils tank and vacuum system are mounted on a mobile base. If required, a fluid source may be ... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6564880 | Manually-operated, water-powered digging tool A manually-operated, water-powered digging tool which does not utilize a pressure gauge, and a process for digging holes with such tool.... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6446365 | Nozzle mount for soft excavation A nozzle mount assembly for use in soft excavation. The assembly includes a vacuum tube, nozzle ports, and a wear ring. The vacuum tube defines air flow passages including an open lower end of the vacuum tube and air relief slots located near its lower en... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6385867 | System for vacuum excavation The present invention is an improved vacuum excavation system for use in the excavation of earth, waste, or other materials. A slurry or spoils tank and vacuum system are mounted on a mobile base. If required, a fluid source may be used to loosen earth or... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6385868 | Jet excavating device An excavating device configured to form a channel of predetermined cross section in the ground in an excavation direction. The excavating device includes an assembly of jet excavating units which together define the cross section of the channel and are ea... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6233851 | Lightweight, fighting position excavation system A method and compact portable system for excavating a two-soldier fighting position is disclosed in which the method includes using a material-retention type auger to bore a plurality of spaced hollow recesses to a desired depth, placing prepared explosiv... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6202330 | Excavation assembly, apparatus and method of operating the same An excavation assembly, an apparatus and method of operating the same. At least a portion of the assembly is attachable to a vehicle including a frame and an arm supported on the frame, the arm having one end supported on the frame and an other end movabl... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6185918 | Fan head mobilizer for air (leaf) blowers to displace matted vegetation This Power air blower fan head mobilizer of matted vegetation solves the problem of blowing leaves and other debris matted together by wind or rain. A flexible serrated mobilizer probe (composed of metal, plastic, or composite) is inserted into the termin... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6178670 | Underwater mining apparatus There is provided an improved apparatus for recovery of sea-bed material. Known apparatus suffer from problems such as low recovery rate and capital cost. The invention, therefore, provides a recovery apparatus comprising a vehicle upon which are mounted ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 5860232 | Mobile safe excavation system having a deflector plate and vacuum source An integrated safe excavation apparatus utilizing supersonic air jets coupled with high flow, pneumatic vacuum transport and a unique separation system to excavate earth and other like material for the purpose of repairing, replacing or installing buried ... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5542784 | Method and means for driving pipes into the ground and cartridge used therefor and for subsequent pipe blasting When driving a tube (24) into the ground, primarily for subsequently loading the tube with an explosive substance and subsequent blasting of the surrounding ground, a driving rod (20) whose rear end is provided with an insert end (13) which can be connect... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5425188 | Suction excavator The invention relates to an excavator for suction material, particularly for removing soil from underground pipes. The excavator has a pneumatic elephant trunk for removing the suctioned material and which issues into a storage tank for the suctioned mate... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5408766 | Hydraulic excavating machine A hydraulic excavating machine of the type that utilizes a jet of water to loosen soil, the loosened soil and water then being removed from the excavation by suction, comprises a self-propelled vehicle having a holding tank for receiving the excavated soi... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5404661 | Method and apparatus for determining the location of a work implement An apparatus for determining the location of a work implement at a work site is provided. The apparatus includes an undercarriage, a car body rotatably connected to the undercarriage, a boom connected to the car body, a stick connected to the boom, a work... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5299370 | Excavation apparatus An excavation apparatus includes a tank partitioned into two isolated chambers. One of the chambers is adapted to hold fresh water and communicates with a flexible wand to be carried by operating personnel. The other chamber is adapted to hold excavated m... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5295317 | Apparatus for excavating earthen material by evacuation of same An apparatus supported on a truck bed and including a high pressure water conduit for dislodging earthen material for evacuation by a suction conduit. The evacuated material and water pass through a cyclone separator with the removed air directed through ... | 03/22/1994 |
