Patents by Inventor Ben SCOTT

Ben SCOTT 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).

  • Monitoring device, monitoring arrangement and monitoring method for monitoring a screw joint of an object
    Patent number: 12298157
    Abstract: A monitoring device for monitoring a screw joint of an object includes a base plate to be attached to the object and a top plate to be attached to one part of the screw joint, wherein the base plate and the top plate are positioned parallel to and on top of each other and wherein both plates each includes at least one electrode that capacitively interact with each other. The monitoring device is characterized in that the electrodes are shaped and positioned such that at least one electrode of one of the plates interacts with at least two different electrodes of the other one of the plates depending on the rotational position of the plates relative to each other. A monitoring arrangement having at least one monitoring device of this kind and a monitoring method are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rick West, Christopher Lee Shih Hao Sam Soon, Gerald Busch, Mathew Courtney, David Head, Steffen Niggemann, Ben Scott
  • MONITORING DEVICE, MONITORING ARRANGEMENT AND MONITORING METHOD FOR MONITORING A SCREW JOINT OF AN OBJECT
    Publication number: 20230314184
    Abstract: A monitoring device for monitoring a screw joint of an object includes a base plate to be attached to the object and a top plate to be attached to one part of the screw joint, wherein the base plate and the top plate are positioned parallel to and on top of each other and wherein both plates each includes at least one electrode that capacitively interact with each other. The monitoring device is characterized in that the electrodes are shaped and positioned such that at least one electrode of one of the plates interacts with at least two different electrodes of the other one of the plates depending on the rotational position of the plates relative to each other. A monitoring arrangement having at least one monitoring device of this kind and a monitoring method are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Rick WEST, Christopher Lee Shih Hao SAM SOON, Gerald BUSCH, Mathew COURTNEY, David HEAD, Steffen NIGGEMANN, Ben SCOTT