Patents by Inventor Ben Plant

Ben Plant 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: 11959258
    Abstract: A device for removing a wear member from a ground engaging surface, the device comprising: a body having cavity and a wear member engaging portion to engage the wear member when the wear member extends into the cavity; a gripper movable relative to the body, the gripper having a bracing member adapted to bear against a portion of the ground engaging surface to thereby provide a load path from the ground engaging surface to the wear member engaging portion; and a first actuator connected to the gripper and the body, to apply a force to the gripper, to urge the gripper to move relative to the body, such that, when the bracing member bears against the ground engaging surface, movement of the gripper relative to the body removes the wear member from the ground engaging surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: CQMS PTY LTD
    Inventors: Quintin Nienaber, Ian Ashby, David Vandersee, Ben Plant
  • Publication number: 20220403630
    Abstract: A device for removing a wear member from a ground engaging surface, the device comprising: a body having cavity and a wear member engaging portion to engage the wear member when the wear member extends into the cavity; a gripper movable relative to the body, the gripper having a bracing member adapted to bear against a portion of the ground engaging surface to thereby provide a load path from the ground engaging surface to the wear member engaging portion; and a first actuator connected to the gripper and the body, to apply a force to the gripper, to urge the gripper to move relative to the body, such that, when the bracing member bears against the ground engaging surface, movement of the gripper relative to the body removes the wear member from the ground engaging surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: CQMS PTY LTD
    Inventors: Quintin NIENABER, Ian ASHBY, David VANDERSEE, Ben PLANT
  • Patent number: 9091042
    Abstract: A wear assembly for an excavator bucket comprises a cast lip, a lower wing shroud and a retaining member. The cast lip includes two upstanding wing plates. Each wing plate has a wing face on a side of the wing plate and a plate retaining formation formed on the wing face. The plate retaining formation has a plate retaining face. The wing shroud is mounted to the wing plate. The wing shroud includes a shroud retaining formation having a shroud retaining face. The retaining member includes a first bearing formation having a first face opposing and engaging the shroud retaining face, and a second bearing formation having a second face opposing and engaging the plate retaining face. The retaining member has a longitudinal axis extending between the first bearing formation and the second bearing formation. The longitudinal axis is located in a plane substantially parallel to the wing face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: CQMS Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Miguel Guimaraes, Paul Heaphy, Andrew Drager, Ben Plant, Martial Vicq, Gérard Weber
  • Publication number: 20130008062
    Abstract: A wear assembly for an excavator bucket comprises a cast lip, a lower wing shroud and a retaining member. The cast lip includes two upstanding wing plates. Each wing plate has a wing face on a side of the wing plate and a plate retaining formation formed on the wing face. The plate retaining formation has a plate retaining face. The wing shroud is mounted to the wing plate. The wing shroud includes a shroud retaining formation having a shroud retaining face. The retaining member includes a first bearing formation having a first face opposing and engaging the shroud retaining face, and a second bearing formation having a second face opposing and engaging the plate retaining face. The retaining member has a longitudinal axis extending between the first bearing formation and the second bearing formation. The longitudinal axis is located in a plane substantially parallel to the wing face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: CQMS Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Miguel Guimaraes, Paul Heaphy, Andrew Drager, Ben Plant, Martial Vicq, Gérard Weber
  • Patent number: 6889820
    Abstract: There is provided exciter apparatus having a cast housing (11) and mounting base (14) secured to mounts bolted to the side plates of screening apparatus. A pair of shafts are mounted for rotation in and extend out of both sides of the cast housing (11). A gear assembly is keyed to each shaft t form a gear train coupling the shafts. The outer ends of each of the shafts are provided with eccentric masses (30) aligned on their respective shafts 180° out of phase. Drive spools (35) are driven by electric motors (not shown). Coupling spools (37) are adapted to accept flexible couplings for joining exciter units together. The gears (26) comprise 9 teeth of an 18-tooth module at 325.0 mm pitch circle diameter (PCD) and 65 mm axial dimension. The lands between the teeth are at a notional diameter 262.6 mm, the teeth having a corresponding notional tooth height of 31.2 mm to the PCD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Assignee: Ludowici Mineral Processing Equipment PTY LTD
    Inventors: Peter Rubie, John Russell, Paul Dalziel, Ben Plant
  • Patent number: 6830155
    Abstract: There is provided screen apparatus comprising side walls having a lower edge portion configured to accept tubular screen support members. An upper edge extends from the inlet end of the side walls to an apex from which a declining edge extends to the foot of the side walls. The lower edge, upper edge and declining edge are each provided with edge stiffening. A torque tube is secured between the respective exciter mount castings, the torque tube and stiffened side wall being selected to provide that the first fundamental frequency mode greater than the exciter frequency is at least 2 Hz greater than the exciter frequency and the first fundamental frequency below the exciter frequency is at least 2 Hz lower than the exciter frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2004
    Assignee: Ludowici Mineral Processing Equipment Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael Trench, Robert John Allen, Peter Rubie, John Russell, Paul Dalziel, Ben Plant, John Oliver, Neville Warnes, Russell Taylor, John Ettingshausen, Edward McKerr
  • Publication number: 20040045877
    Abstract: There is provided exciter apparatus having a cast housing (11) and mounting base (14) secured to mounts bolted to the side plates of screening apparatus. A pair of shafts are mounted for rotation in and extend out of both sides of the cast housing (11). A gear assembly is keyed to each shaft t form a gear train coupling the shafts. The outer ends of each of the shafts are provided with eccentric masses (30) aligned on their respective shafts 180° out of phase. Drive spools (35) are driven by electric motors (not shown). Coupling spools (37) are adapted to accept flexible couplings for joining exciter units together. The gears (26) comprise 9 teeth of an 18-tooth module at 325.0 mm pitch circle diameter (PCD) and 65 mm axial dimension. The lands between the teeth are at a notional diameter 262.6 mm, the teeth having a corresponding notional tooth height of 31.2 mm to the PCD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Inventors: Peter Rubie, John Russell, Paul Dalziel, Ben Plant
  • Publication number: 20020195377
    Abstract: There is provided screen apparatus comprising side walls having a lower edge portion configured to accept tubular screen support members. An upper edge extends from the inlet end of the side walls to an apex from which a declining edge extends to the foot of the side walls. The lower edge, upper edge and declining edge are each provided with edge stiffening. A torque tube is secured between the respective exciter mount castings, the torque tube and stiffened side wall being selected to provide that the first fundamental frequency mode greater than the exciter frequency is at least 2 Hz greater than the exciter frequency and the first fundamental frequency below the exciter frequency is at least 2 Hz lower than the exciter frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2002
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Inventors: Michael Trench, Robert John Allen, Peter Rubie, John Russell, Paul Dalziel, Ben Plant, John Oliver, Neville Warnes, Russell Taylor, John Ettingshausen, Edward McKerr