Patents by Inventor Brandon W. LeRoy

Brandon W. LeRoy 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING AND UPDATING GEARBOX LIFETIME EXPECTANCY
    Publication number: 20220334027
    Abstract: A method for predicting and updating gearbox lifetime expectancies is provided. The method includes: determining, by a computing system, a lifetime expectancy of a gearbox located at a first location; obtaining, by the computing system and from a computing device at the first location, sensor measurements associated with the gearbox; updating, by the computing system, the lifetime expectancy of the gearbox based on the sensor measurements; and causing, by the computing system, display of the updated lifetime expectancy of the gearbox.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: Dodge Acquisition Co.
    Inventors: Marius Rutkevicius, Rajib Mikail, Stefan Rakuff, Brandon W. LeRoy
  • Pulley wear sensor system and method
    Patent number: 11414276
    Abstract: A drive pulley for a continuous conveyor includes an inner drum and a traction drum disposed along an outer peripheral surface of the inner drum. The traction drum has a thickness in a radial direction relative to the axle that is subject to wear during driving contact between the traction drum and a conveyor belt. At least one sensor is embedded in the traction drum. The at least one sensor has an outer wear surface that coincides with an outer surface of the traction drum. The at least one sensor is configured to wear such that the outer wear surface of the at least one sensor is adapted to wear at a same rate as the outer surface of the traction drum. The at least one sensor is configured to generate a wear signal that is indicative of wear of the traction drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Dodge Industrial, Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon W LeRoy, Artur Rdzanek, Isaac P. O'Brien-Herr, Kevin E. Walker
  • Pulley Wear Sensor System and Method
    Publication number: 20220219908
    Abstract: A drive pulley for a continuous conveyor includes an inner drum and a traction drum disposed along an outer peripheral surface of the inner drum. The traction drum has a thickness in a radial direction relative to the axle that is subject to wear during driving contact between the traction drum and a conveyor belt. At least one sensor is embedded in the traction drum. The at least one sensor has an outer wear surface that coincides with an outer surface of the traction drum. The at least one sensor is configured to wear such that the outer wear surface of the at least one sensor is adapted to wear at a same rate as the outer surface of the traction drum. The at least one sensor is configured to generate a wear signal that is indicative of wear of the traction drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: Dodge Acquisition Co.
    Inventors: Brandon W. LeRoy, Artur Rdzanek, Isaac P. O'Brien-Herr, Kevin E. Walker