Patents by Inventor Brian Weber

Brian Weber 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).

  • Publication number: 20250084600
    Abstract: A system and method for collection of non-metallic and metallic foreign object debris (FOD) is disclosed. The foreign object debris system consists of one or more debris collection modules and can be deployed in various width configurations. Debris collection modules can be pulled, pushed, attached to moving equipment, vehicles or to a tow trailer to provide motion. Each pickup module consists of a frame, a debris bin area, a brush, one or more rigid ramp(s) with replaceable tip(s). Multiple debris collection modules can be connected to form a wider or narrower sweeping width. As the foreign object debris system travels forward, debris travels up the tip(s) and ramp(s) and is deposited into a debris bin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: John MAGUIRE, Brian WEBER
  • Patent number: 12226782
    Abstract: A continuous discharge ceramic powered steel shot magnetic sweeper apparatus is disclosed. The magnetic sweeper apparatus consists of at least one handle, a frame, support wheel(s), a frontal debris bin, drive wheels, a finned tube housing a ceramic magnetic assembly. The ceramic magnetic assembly comprises a sealed magnetic drum and rotating non-ferrous finned tubes. The magnet is continuously cleaned off as the magnetic sweeper apparatus is pushed forward. Magnetic debris accumulates on the magnet assembly and is deposited in the frontal debris bin. The magnetic sweeper apparatus design utilizes field differences created by the magnet position and angle to achieve the automatic pick-up and drop-off of debris at different locations of the drum. Furthermore, the apparatus aims to solve this high-cost rare earth magnet problem by using lower cost ceramic magnets as an alternative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Inventors: Brian Weber, Shuyue Zhang
  • Patent number: 12213634
    Abstract: A continuous discharge magnetic sweeper apparatus with a vertical axis rotary clean off attachment. The main magnetic sweeper consists of a handle, a back wheel, a frontal debris bin, a drive wheel and a finned drum housing a magnetic assembly. Magnetic debris is attracted by magnet assembly, accumulates on the finned drum and is deposited in the frontal debris bin. The vertical axis rotary clean off attachment connects to the magnetic sweeper and consists of a main frame body, a mounting feature, a support wheel, a rotary cap and a finned driving wheel. The finned driving wheel is a hollow finned wheel driven by contact with a wall, assisting the magnetic field to move shot from the wall side into the main sweeper's range to be picked up by the main sweeper apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Inventors: Brian Weber, Shuyue Zhang
  • Publication number: 20250000326
    Abstract: A continuous discharge magnetic sweeper apparatus with horizontal axis rotary clean off is disclosed. The magnetic sweeper apparatus consists of a handle, back wheels or front caster, a frontal debris bin and drive wheels housing a ceramic magnetic assembly. The ceramic magnetic assembly comprises a sealed magnetic drum and rotating non-ferrous finned tube, and the magnet is continuously cleaned off as the magnetic sweeper apparatus is pushed forward. Magnetic debris accumulates on the outside of the finned tube at the bottom of the sealed magnet assembly and is deposited in the frontal debris bin. The magnetic sweeper apparatus' horizontal axis continuous discharge design utilizes field differences created by the magnet position and angle to achieve the automatic pick-up and drop-off of debris at different locations of the drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Brian WEBER, Shuyue ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20240216927
    Abstract: A continuous discharge ceramic powered steel shot magnetic sweeper apparatus is disclosed. The magnetic sweeper apparatus consists of at least one handle, a frame, support wheel(s), a frontal debris bin, drive wheels, a finned tube housing a ceramic magnetic assembly. The ceramic magnetic assembly comprises a sealed magnetic drum and rotating non-ferrous finned tubes. The magnet is continuously cleaned off as the magnetic sweeper apparatus is pushed forward. Magnetic debris accumulates on the magnet assembly and is deposited in the frontal debris bin. The magnetic sweeper apparatus design utilizes field differences created by the magnet position and angle to achieve the automatic pick-up and drop-off of debris at different locations of the drum. Furthermore, the apparatus aims to solve this high-cost rare earth magnet problem by using lower cost ceramic magnets as an alternative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Brian WEBER, Shuyue ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20240215793
    Abstract: A continuous discharge magnetic sweeper apparatus with a vertical axis rotary clean off attachment. The main magnetic sweeper consists of a handle, a back wheel, a frontal debris bin, a drive wheel and a finned drum housing a magnetic assembly. Magnetic debris is attracted by magnet assembly, accumulates on the finned drum and is deposited in the frontal debris bin. The vertical axis rotary clean off attachment connects to the magnetic sweeper and consists of a main frame body, a mounting feature, a support wheel, a rotary cap and a finned driving wheel. The finned driving wheel is a hollow finned wheel driven by contact with a wall, assisting the magnetic field to move shot from the wall side into the main sweeper's range to be picked up by the main sweeper apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Brian WEBER, Shuyue ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20240191446
    Abstract: A low-profile magnet mounted permanent magnetic sweeper apparatus with wrap around technology is disclosed. The magnetic sweeper is mounted on the underside of a forklift or prime mover vehicle. The magnetic sweeper apparatus comprises a plurality of magnet mount pods mounted on each corner of the magnet housing. A large bar magnet is placed within the magnet housing and is capped on either end. A sleeve having a pull handle is around the magnet housing. Magnetic debris accumulates on the sleeve which can be pulled off the magnet housing whereby the debris can be removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Emmett TOWNSEND, Brian WEBER
  • Publication number: 20240194384
    Abstract: A rare earth portable magnetic cleaning apparatus configured to collect magnetic debris. The portable magnetic cleaning apparatus comprises a quick clean-off sleeve, a handle body, an ergonomic and extendable handle and an internal rare earth housing. The quick clean-off sleeve is a four-sided plastic sleeve held on and released with push button mechanism. The sleeve slips on an off easily to easily clean off debris. The ergonomic and extendable handle slides on over the main magnet tube housing to reduce operator strain and fatigue and accommodate operators of different heights. The internal rare earth housing consists of an internal plastic device to allow rare earth magnets to be charged as an assembly and then safely handled by the user. The housing holds the rare earth magnets in a proximity to each other that would otherwise push apart/rotate/attract them to each other after magnetization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Brian WEBER, Matthew NORMAN
  • Publication number: 20240165636
    Abstract: A front mount mechano-hydraulic magnetic sweeper apparatus having a debris collection and retention system. The magnetic sweeper apparatus addresses ferrous debris pickup with ground tracking capabilities ahead of its swept path. The magnetic sweeper apparatus features a large magnet hanging out-front of the vehicle or primary mover, which allows for ferrous debris pickup and retention utilizing complete wrap around technology. Objects as small as paperclips, up to large items like rail spikes and steel axles, are able to be safely retrieved and retained beneath the magnet. Obstructions such as sharp ramps, speedbumps, potholes, small curbs, ruts, and other rough terrain can be traversed without having to sacrifice lifting the magnet which reduces magnetic performance. A quadric cycle chain mechanism allows for magnet clean off and debris storage in a smooth and controlled motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Emmett TOWNSEND, Brian WEBER
  • Publication number: 20240164615
    Abstract: An industrial hanging magnetic sweeper apparatus auto clean-off, side shift and height adjustment features. The magnetic sweeper apparatus mounts to an industrial vehicle using chains and maintains multiple points of contact. This allows movement of the apparatus independently from the vehicle which reduces damage to the apparatus and the vehicle in the case of incidental ground contact. The apparatus includes a hydraulic side shift of the magnet allowing debris to be collected from outside the primary mover track width. The apparatus also allows for height adjustment on each individual side. Two top links, one for each side, can adjust the sweeping height of the magnetic sweeper for optimal pickup performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Emmett TOWNSEND, Brian WEBER
  • Publication number: 20240159004
    Abstract: A gravity clean-off magnetic sweeper apparatus that connects to the front of industrial equipment or industrial vehicles where a bucket would normally go. The magnetic sweeper is lifted off the ground slightly and driven around an area to pick up metal debris. The collected debris is then cleaned off of the bottom of the invention by lifting it with the machine and pivoting it downward. As the magnetic sweeper is pivoted downward, the mass of the magnets, which is greater than its attraction force to the metal debris attached to the pan in between the magnet and the debris, allows the magnet to hang vertically, as the pan is forced away from the magnet. This removes the metal debris away from the magnetic field and allows it to fall from the magnetic sweeper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: John MAGUIRE, Brian WEBER
  • Patent number: 11671320
    Abstract: One or more virtual supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) controllers are provided. The virtual SCADA controller(s) may be deployed upon a detection of a failure of a physical SCADA controller. An on-site module may detect failure including a security breach which causes the physical SCADA controller to be disconnected from a network and the virtual SCADA controller(s) to take over control. The virtual SCADA controller(s) may be on-site or off-site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: UT-BATTELLE, LLC
    Inventors: Jared M. Smith, Jordan A. Johnson, Brian Weber, Christopher R. Hathhorn, Benjamin T. McDaniel
  • Publication number: 20220131748
    Abstract: One or more virtual supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) controllers are provided. The virtual SCADA controller(s) may be deployed upon a detection of a failure of a physical SCADA controller. An on-site module may detect failure including a security breach which causes the physical SCADA controller to be disconnected from a network and the virtual SCADA controller(s) to take over control. The virtual SCADA controller(s) may be on-site or off-site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: UT-Battelle, LLC
    Inventors: Jared M. Smith, Jordan A. Johnson, Brian Weber, Christopher R. Hathhorn, Benjamin T. McDaniel
  • Publication number: 20220050697
    Abstract: Whether testing intrusion detection systems, conducting training exercises, or creating data sets to be used by the broader cybersecurity community, realistic user behavior is a desirable component of a cyber-range. Existing methods either rely on network level data or replay recorded user actions to approximate real users in a network. Probabilistic models can be fit to actual user data (sequences of application usage) collected from endpoints. Once trained to the user's behavioral data, these models can generate novel sequences of actions from the same distribution as the training data. These sequences of actions can be fed to emulator software via configuration files, which replicate those behaviors on end devices. The models are platform agnostic and can generate behavior data for any emulation software package. In some embodiments a latent variable is added to faithfully capture and leverage time-of-day trends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Timothy S. Oesch, Robert A. Bridges, Jeffrey A. Nichols, Jared M. Smith, Kiren E. Verma, Brian Weber, Oumar Souleymane Diallo
  • Patent number: 11141612
    Abstract: A chemical protective shelter system for encapsulating an uncontaminated person or persons is presented. The chemical protective shelter system has a cover assembly extending a length between a top end and a bottom end and having interior surface and an exterior surface and an opening which can be opened and closed repeatedly while still sealing. The chemical protective shelter system includes a layer of a chemical adsorbent material capable of filtering chemical agents while allowing oxygen and carbon dioxide to pass through the material. The chemical protective shelter is specially adapted to house a plurality of people and facilitate a tent like function. The system also includes a port for auxiliary filtered air. The system may also include a powered air purifying respirator which positively pressures the interior space of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: POLO CUSTOM PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Weber, Karly Groon, Sherrie Conn, Rhonda Sutton
  • Publication number: 20200360737
    Abstract: A chemical protective shelter system for encapsulating an uncontaminated person or persons is presented. The chemical protective shelter system has a cover assembly extending a length between a top end and a bottom end and having interior surface and an exterior surface and an opening which can be opened and closed repeatedly while still sealing. The chemical protective shelter system includes a layer of a chemical adsorbent material capable of filtering chemical agents while allowing oxygen and carbon dioxide to pass through the material. The chemical protective shelter is specially adapted to house a plurality of people and facilitate a tent like function. The system also includes a port for auxiliary filtered air. The system may also include a powered air purifying respirator which positively pressures the interior space of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Brian Weber, Karly Groon, Sherrie Conn, Rhonda Sutton
  • Patent number: 8740525
    Abstract: A cargo restraint system for securing cargo within a truck bed having fixed anchors includes a plurality of adjustable-length straps attachable to the truck bed, and a cargo net attached to the straps and slidable along at least a portion thereof. Hooks are fixed to the straps for attaching the straps to the truck bed anchors, and each strap includes a cam buckle for selectively adjusting the length of the strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Setwear Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Lance Michael Coury, Steven Brian Weber, Lance Richard Coury
  • Patent number: 7997602
    Abstract: A motorcycle including a frame, an engine mounted to the frame, two wheels mounted for rotation to the frame with at least one of the wheels operably coupled to the engine, a rack coupled to the frame, and a storage case. The storage case including a body and a latch. The body defining a cavity and an opening that provides access to the cavity, and the body including a base that has a recess shaped to receive a portion of the rack. The latch is movably coupled to the base and is movable between an open position that provides access to the recess, and a closed position that inhibits access to the recess. The storage case is movable between an attached position where the portion of the rack is positioned within the recess and the latch is in the closed position, and a detached position where the latch is in the open position and the portion of the rack is positioned outside of the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Chan, Douglas D. Clarkson, Brian Weber, Chad Buchanan
  • Publication number: 20100012416
    Abstract: A motorcycle including a frame, an engine mounted to the frame, two wheels mounted for rotation to the frame with at least one of the wheels operably coupled to the engine, a rack coupled to the frame, and a storage case. The storage case including a body and a latch. The body defining a cavity and an opening that provides access to the cavity, and the body including a base that has a recess shaped to receive a portion of the rack. The latch is movably coupled to the base and is movable between an open position that provides access to the recess, and a closed position that inhibits access to the recess. The storage case is movable between an attached position where the portion of the rack is positioned within the recess and the latch is in the closed position, and a detached position where the latch is in the open position and the portion of the rack is positioned outside of the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2008
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicants: HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY GROUP, INC., M-C INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Adam Chan, Douglas D. Clarkson, Brian Weber, Chad Buchanan
  • Patent number: D1071428
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Inventor: Brian Weber