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Hans Kelpe
Also filed as: KELPE HANS · KELPE HANS FREDERICK
16 granted patents·6 pending applications·723 citations·filing 2001–2025
95Inventor score
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22 records- 0196US7143844B2Earth penetrating apparatus and method employing radar imaging and rate sensingVERMEER MFG CO·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 5, 2006·65 cites·20 claims
- 0296US6484818B2Horizontal directional drilling machine and method employing configurable tracking system interfaceVERMEER MFG CO·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 26, 2002·189 cites·28 claims
- 0394US11473418B1Horizontal directional drilling system and methodVERMEER MFG CO·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 18, 2022·4 cites·19 claims
- 0493US7607494B2Earth penetrating apparatus and method employing radar imaging and rate sensingVERMEER MFG CO·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 27, 2009·38 cites·20 claims
- 0593US6470976B2Excavation system and method employing adjustable down-hole steering and above-ground trackingVERMEER MFG CO·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 29, 2002·99 cites·65 claims
- 0692US6719069B2Underground boring machine employing navigation sensor and adjustable steeringVERMEER MFG CO·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 13, 2004·84 cites·33 claims
- 0791US6755263B2Underground drilling device and method employing down-hole radarVERMEER MFG CO·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 29, 2004·75 cites·32 claims
- 0887US6651755B1Macro assisted control system and method for a horizontal directional drilling machineVERMEER MFG CO·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 25, 2003·73 cites·70 claims
- 0984US2025297543A1Horizontal directional drilling system and methodVERMEER MFG CO·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1083US8220564B2Devices and methods for dynamic boring procedure reconfigurationRUNQUIST RANDY RAY·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 17, 2012·30 cites·22 claims
- 1183US7999562B2Apparatus and method of capacitively sensing operator presence for a stump cutterVERMEER MFG CO·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 16, 2011·13 cites·11 claims
- 1278US12352152B2Horizontal directional drilling system and methodVERMEER MFG CO·Filed 2024·Granted Jul 8, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1372US11927090B2Horizontal directional drilling system and methodVERMEER MFG CO·Filed 2022·Granted Mar 12, 2024·0 cites·19 claims
- 1467US9611732B2Horizontal directional drilling system including sonde position detection using global positioning systemsREMPE SCOTT ALAN·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 4, 2017·4 cites·11 claims
- 1567US6766869B2Remote lock-out system and method for a horizontal directional drilling machineVERMEER MFG CO·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 27, 2004·34 cites·25 claims
- 1656US6910541B2Macro assisted control system and method for a horizontal directional drilling machineVERMEER MFG CO·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 28, 2005·15 cites·57 claims
- 1754US2019234199A1Horizontal directional drilling system including sonde position detection using global positioning systemsVERMEER MFG CO·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 1852US10294776B2Horizontal directional drilling system including sonde position detection using global positioning systemsVERMEER MFG CO·Filed 2017·Granted May 21, 2019·0 cites·14 claims
- 1942US2006185899A1Underground drilling device employing down-hole radarVERMEER MFG CO·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 2038US2004190374A1Earth penetrating apparatus and method employing radar imaging and rate sensingVERMEER MFG CO·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 2138US2004256159A1Underground drilling device employing down-hole radarVERMEER MFG CO·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 2231US2013008718A1Control system and interface for a tunneling apparatusVERMEER MFG CO·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
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