Patents by Inventor Nelson G. Bingel, III
Nelson G. Bingel, III 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).
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Patent number: 11486806Abstract: The present invention pertains to a device, system, and method for evaluating the condition of a wooden structure by automated profiling of the hardness of the structure. More particularly, the present invention is directed towards a probing device comprising a blade coupled to a resistance mechanism and a mechanical sensor for measuring the hardness of wood in a structure; a system comprising such a device, and a computing device coupled to the device that outputs the hardness measurements of the device; and a method for operating such a device and determining the condition of wood by identifying changes in hardness in a wooden structure.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Osmose Utilities Services, Inc.Inventors: Randal K. More, Nelson G. Bingel, III, Thomas Pope, Lawrence J. Geitner
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Publication number: 20200200658Abstract: The present invention pertains to a device, system, and method for evaluating the condition of a wooden structure by automated profiling of the hardness of the structure. More particularly, the present invention is directed towards a probing device comprising a blade coupled to a resistance mechanism and a mechanical sensor for measuring the hardness of wood in a structure; a system comprising such a device, and a computing device coupled to the device that outputs the hardness measurements of the device; and a method for operating such a device and determining the condition of wood by identifying changes in hardness in a wooden structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2020Publication date: June 25, 2020Inventors: Randal K. More, Nelson G. Bingel, III, Thomas Pope, Lawrence J. Geitner
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Patent number: 10578532Abstract: The present invention pertains to a device, system, and method for evaluating the condition of a wooden structure by automated profiling of the hardness of the structure. More particularly, the present invention is directed towards a probing device comprising a blade coupled to a resistance mechanism and a mechanical sensor for measuring the hardness of wood in a structure; a system comprising such a device, and a computing device coupled to the device that outputs the hardness measurements of the device; and a method for operating such a device and determining the condition of wood by identifying changes in hardness in a wooden structure.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2018Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: OSMOSE UTILITIES SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Randal K. More, Nelson G. Bingel, III, Thomas Pope, Lawrence J. Geitner
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Publication number: 20180136101Abstract: The present invention pertains to a device, system, and method for evaluating the condition of a wooden structure by automated profiling of the hardness of the structure. More particularly, the present invention is directed towards a probing device comprising a blade coupled to a resistance mechanism and a mechanical sensor for measuring the hardness of wood in a structure; a system comprising such a device, and a computing device coupled to the device that outputs the hardness measurements of the device; and a method for operating such a device and determining the condition of wood by identifying changes in hardness in a wooden structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2018Publication date: May 17, 2018Inventors: Randal K. More, Nelson G. Bingel, III, Thomas Pope, Lawrence J. Geitner
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Patent number: 9869622Abstract: The present invention pertains to a device, system, and method for evaluating the condition of a wooden structure by automated profiling of the hardness of the structure. More particularly, the present invention is directed towards a probing device comprising a blade coupled to a resistance mechanism and a mechanical sensor for measuring the hardness of wood in a structure; a system comprising such a device, and a computing device coupled to the device that outputs the hardness measurements of the device; and a method for operating such a device and determining the condition of wood by identifying changes in hardness in a wooden structure.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2015Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: OSMOSE UTILITIES SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Randal K. More, Nelson G. Bingel, III, Thomas Pope, Lawrence J. Geitner
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Publication number: 20150233806Abstract: The present invention pertains to a device, system, and method for evaluating the condition of a wooden structure by automated profiling of the hardness of the structure. More particularly, the present invention is directed towards a probing device comprising a blade coupled to a resistance mechanism and a mechanical sensor for measuring the hardness of wood in a structure; a system comprising such a device, and a computing device coupled to the device that outputs the hardness measurements of the device; and a method for operating such a device and determining the condition of wood by identifying changes in hardness in a wooden structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2015Publication date: August 20, 2015Inventors: Randal K. More, Nelson G. Bingel, III, Thomas Pope, Lawrence J. Geitner
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Patent number: 7415808Abstract: A pole reinforcement truss has an open cross-sectional configuration characterized by opposite side flanges that diverge with respect to one another as they extend from respective opposite side edges of the truss body. In one embodiment, the cross-sectional configuration has an intermediate curved bend through an excluded bend angle and a pair of curved bridge bends on opposite sides of the intermediate curved bend each through an included bend angle, wherein all three curved bends have the same radius of curvature. The truss maintains its geometry in an improved manner after the onset of yielding, thereby increasing ultimate strength of the pole-truss assembly.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2004Date of Patent: August 26, 2008Assignee: Osmose Utilities Services, Inc.Inventors: Nelson G. Bingel, III, Lawrence J. Geitner, Brian E. Reed
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Patent number: 7363752Abstract: A pole reinforcement truss has an open cross-sectional configuration characterized by opposite side flanges that diverge with respect to one another as they extend from respective opposite side edges of the truss body. In a preferred cross-sectional configuration, five curved bends of equal obtuse angle and radius of curvature are used to define the side flanges, a pair of bridge portions, and a pair of apex portions in symmetrical arrangement. The truss maintains its geometry in an improved manner after the onset of yielding, thereby increasing ultimate strength of the pole-truss assembly.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2004Date of Patent: April 29, 2008Assignee: Osmose, Inc.Inventors: Nelson G. Bingel, III, Lawrence J. Geitner, Brian E. Reed
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Publication number: 20020056501Abstract: In a computer having a display device, an entry device, and a computer processor for executing a computer program, a method of pole analysis comprising the steps of: providing a computer executable program; running the computer executable program on the computer processor; inputting data pertaining to pole loading into the computer; determining the loading on the pole; and outputting the results. A computer system for determining loads on a pole, the system comprising a computer processor; computer executable instructions for being run on the computer processor; a computerized memory for storing pole data; computer executable instructions for determining pole loading; a means for outputting the results. A computer program product for determining the loading on a pole.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2001Publication date: May 16, 2002Inventors: Nelson G. Bingel, III, Lawrence J. Geitner
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Patent number: 6079165Abstract: A reinforcing apparatus for supporting a utility pole against the bending forces of transverse wind components is described. The apparatus comprises an intermediate section extending to and meeting with spaced apart flanges. The intermediate section and the flanges are configured such that the elastic axis and shear center of the reinforcing apparatus is closer to the longitudinal axis of the pole and the point of load transfer from the pole than realized by prior art reinforcing apparatus. The intermediate section may have a variety of shapes, such as a "U" shape, "V" shape, or channel shape. The reinforcing apparatus may be constructed of high yield strength steel and is secured to the pole by means of one or more bands, or by means of bolts, screws or other fastening means.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 1998Date of Patent: June 27, 2000Assignee: Osmose Wood Preserving, Inc.Inventors: Nelson G. Bingel, III, Lawrence J Geitner