Patents by Inventor Benjamin Scott Patterson

Benjamin Scott Patterson 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).

  • Chain conveyor and link for same
    Patent number: 11858745
    Abstract: Mining machines such as continuous miners and chain haulage units may include chain conveyors that are capable of deflecting laterally in order to travel through lateral turns. The chain conveyors may include flight members for pushing or urging material along a pan. The chain may be driven by one or more sprockets. In one independent aspect, a link for a chain conveyor includes a body including a first end a second end opposite the first end, a first opening proximate the first end and extending in a direction transverse to a direction of travel of the link, a second opening proximate the second end and extending in a direction transverse to the direction of travel of the link, and a relief opening extending through the link body and positioned between the first end and the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Joy Global Underground Mining LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Daniel Hoover, Grant William Johanningsmeier, Dirk Johannes van Dyk, Christopher George Stewart, Benjamin Scott Patterson
  • CHAIN CONVEYOR AND LINK FOR SAME
    Publication number: 20220234835
    Abstract: Mining machines such as continuous miners and chain haulage units may include chain conveyors that are capable of deflecting laterally in order to travel through lateral turns. The chain conveyors may include flight members for pushing or urging material along a pan. The chain may be driven by one or more sprockets. In one independent aspect, a link for a chain conveyor includes a body including a first end a second end opposite the first end, a first opening proximate the first end and extending in a direction transverse to a direction of travel of the link, a second opening proximate the second end and extending in a direction transverse to the direction of travel of the link, and a relief opening extending through the link body and positioned between the first end and the second end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Joseph Daniel Hoover, Grant William Johanningsmeier, Dirk Johannes van Dyk, Christopher George Stewart, Benjamin Scott Patterson