Patents by Inventor Richard WOLANSKI

Richard WOLANSKI 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).

  • System and method for sorting scrap materials
    Patent number: 11192146
    Abstract: A system has a conveyor for carrying at least two categories of scrap particles positioned at random on a surface of the conveyor, with at least some of the particles comprising metal. The system has a sensor array with a series of analog inductive proximity sensors arranged transversely across the conveyor. An active sensing end face of each sensor lies in a sensing plane, and the sensing plane is generally parallel with the surface of the conveyor. A control system of is configured to sample and quantize analog signals from the series of sensors in the array, and locate and classify a scrap particle on the conveyor passing over the array into one of at least two categories of material based on the quantized signals. A method for sorting the particles is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Huron Valley Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Michael A Hawkins, Kalyani Chaganti, Paul Torek, Benjamin H Aubuchon, Richard Wolanski, Kerry Lang
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SORTING SCRAP MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20200101497
    Abstract: A system has a conveyor for carrying at least two categories of scrap particles positioned at random on a surface of the conveyor, with at least some of the particles comprising metal. The system has a sensor array with a series of analog inductive proximity sensors arranged transversely across the conveyor. An active sensing end face of each sensor lies in a sensing plane, and the sensing plane is generally parallel with the surface of the conveyor. A control system of is configured to sample and quantize analog signals from the series of sensors in the array, and locate and classify a scrap particle on the conveyor passing over the array into one of at least two categories of material based on the quantized signals. A method for sorting the particles is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: HURON VALLEY STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael A HAWKINS, Kalyani CHAGANTI, Paul TOREK, Benjamin H AUBUCHON, Richard WOLANSKI, Kerry LANG