Patents by Inventor Benjamin Morgan Smith

Benjamin Morgan Smith 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).

  • Belt rib wear gauge
    Patent number: 7946047
    Abstract: A belt rib wear gauge comprising a body, an elongate member having a length and extending from the body, the elongate member having an arcuate surface, the elongate member further comprising a tactile surface cooperatively disposed with respect to the arcuate surface, and the arcuate surface having a predetermined radial dimension wherein engagement of the elongate member within a belt groove and the position of the tactile surface relative to a datum plane at a tip of belt ribs disposed immediately adjacent to the belt groove indicates a state of wear of the belt ribs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: The Gates Corporation
    Inventors: Benjamin Morgan Smith, David S. Miller, Kent Van Oort
  • Belt rib wear gauge
    Publication number: 20110072675
    Abstract: A belt rib wear gauge comprising a body, an elongate member having a length and extending from the body, the elongate member having an arcuate surface, the elongate member further comprising a tactile surface cooperatively disposed with respect to the arcuate surface, and the arcuate surface having a predetermined radial dimension wherein engagement of the elongate member within a belt groove and the position of the tactile surface relative to a datum plane at a tip of belt ribs disposed immediately adjacent to the belt groove indicates a state of wear of the belt ribs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventors: Benjamin Morgan Smith, David S. Miller, Kent Van Oort
  • Belt measurement device
    Publication number: 20100307221
    Abstract: A belt measurement device comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first and second portion are substantially parallel, the first portion and second portion defining a predetermined engagement position for the device in a belt, and, a switch cooperatively disposed with the first portion and second portion, the switch capable of closing a circuit by being compressed between a belt surface and the device, a light is illuminated upon the switch closing the circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: Benjamin Morgan Smith, David S. Miller, Imtiaz Ali, Douglas G. Gerring