Patents by Inventor Robert Sandnes

Robert Sandnes 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).

  • Patent number: 11826762
    Abstract: A grinding apparatus may include a frame and a pair of rolls each having a circumferential surface and being rotatably mounted on the frame, and a plurality of teeth located on the circumferential surface. In embodiments, at least one roll comprises a roll body structure rotatably mounted on the frame and a roll cover structure forming the circumferential surface, and the roll cover structure may be at least partially removable from the roll body structure to permit replacement of at least a portion of the circumferential surface without requiring removal of the roll body structure from the frame. In embodiments, the teeth on one roll may include an upper cap portion formed of a relatively harder material and a lower base portion formed of a relatively softer material. In embodiments, the teeth on one roll have a coating of a relatively harder material than a relatively softer base material forming the tooth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Pearson Incorporated
    Inventors: Lucas Zebroski, Roy Olson, Robert Sandnes, Alex Pearson, Joshua Tracy
  • Patent number: 11077445
    Abstract: A grinding apparatus may include a frame and a pair of rolls each having a circumferential surface and being rotatably mounted on the frame, and a plurality of teeth located on the circumferential surface. In embodiments, at least one roll comprises a roll body structure rotatably mounted on the frame and a roll cover structure forming the circumferential surface, and the roll cover structure may be at least partially removable from the roll body structure to permit replacement of at least a portion of the circumferential surface without requiring removal of the roll body structure from the frame. In embodiments, the teeth on one roll may include an upper cap portion formed of a relatively harder material and a lower base portion formed of a relatively softer material. In embodiments, the teeth on one roll have a coating of a relatively harder material than a relatively softer base material forming the tooth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Pearson Incorporated
    Inventors: Lucas Zebroski, Roy Olson, Robert Sandnes, Alex Pearson, Joshua Tracy
  • Publication number: 20210178401
    Abstract: A grinding apparatus may include a frame and a pair of rolls each having a circumferential surface and being rotatably mounted on the frame, and a plurality of teeth located on the circumferential surface. In embodiments, at least one roll comprises a roll body structure rotatably mounted on the frame and a roll cover structure forming the circumferential surface, and the roll cover structure may be at least partially removable from the roll body structure to permit replacement of at least a portion of the circumferential surface without requiring removal of the roll body structure from the frame. In embodiments, the teeth on one roll may include an upper cap portion formed of a relatively harder material and a lower base portion formed of a relatively softer material. In embodiments, the teeth on one roll have a coating of a relatively harder material than a relatively softer base material forming the tooth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: LUCAS ZEBROSKI, ROY OLSON, ROBERT SANDNES, ALEX PEARSON, JOSHUA TRACY
  • Patent number: 10933424
    Abstract: A grinding apparatus may include a frame and a pair of rolls each having a circumferential surface and being rotatably mounted on the frame, and a plurality of teeth located on the circumferential surface. In embodiments, at least one roll comprises a roll body structure rotatably mounted on the frame and a roll cover structure forming the circumferential surface, and the roll cover structure may be at least partially removable from the roll body structure to permit replacement of at least a portion of the circumferential surface without requiring removal of the roll body structure from the frame. In embodiments, the teeth on one roll may include an upper cap portion formed of a relatively harder material and a lower base portion formed of a relatively softer material. In embodiments, the teeth on one roll have a coating of a relatively harder material than a relatively softer base material forming the tooth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Pearson Incorporated
    Inventors: Lucas Zebroski, Roy Olson, Robert Sandnes, Alex Pearson, Joshua Tracy