Patents by Inventor Ronald Paul ELLIOTT

Ronald Paul ELLIOTT 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).

  • Counterweight ore chute system
    Patent number: 9809386
    Abstract: An ore chute system, comprising: a chute box for collecting material and having a chute opening formed therein for discharging the material therethrough; a chute press gate mounted over the chute opening and moveable between an opened position to allow discharge of the material from the chute box and a closed position to prevent discharge of the material from the chute box; a chute press gate actuator coupled to the chute press gate and controllable to move the chute press gate between the opened position and the closed position; and, a chute press gate counterweight system coupled to the chute press gate and configured to move the chute press gate from the opened position to the closed position upon failure of the chute press gate actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: NORDIC MINESTEEL TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Ronald Paul Elliott, Bryan Jay Keslo
  • COUNTERWEIGHT ORE CHUTE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160355329
    Abstract: An ore chute system, comprising: a chute box for collecting material and having a chute opening formed therein for discharging the material therethrough; a chute press gate mounted over the chute opening and moveable between an opened position to allow discharge of the material from the chute box and a closed position to prevent discharge of the material from the chute box; a chute press gate actuator coupled to the chute press gate and controllable to move the chute press gate between the opened position and the closed position; and, a chute press gate counterweight system coupled to the chute press gate and configured to move the chute press gate from the opened position to the closed position upon failure of the chute press gate actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Ronald Paul ELLIOTT, Bryan Jay KESLO, Bryan CLARK