Patents by Inventor Bruce Penning

Bruce Penning 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: 20260139760
    Abstract: A device to indicate the operational, electrical, and/or functional status and position of a valve, the device comprising: an enclosure assembly; a lid assembly removably securable to the enclosure assembly; an electronics module removably positioned between the enclosure assembly and the lid assembly; and a beacon assembly removably securable to the lid assembly, wherein the beacon assembly includes a beacon; wherein the electronics assembly includes a processor, at least one sensor and at least one switch monitoring the operational, electrical, and/or functional status and position of the valve, and a plurality of light emitting diodes; and wherein the processor is configured to monitor the at least one sensor and the at least one switch to instruct one or more of the plurality of light emitting diodes to illuminate one or more portions of the beacon to indicate the operational, electrical, and/or functional status and position of the valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2025
    Publication date: May 21, 2026
    Inventors: Bruce Penning, Adrian Penning
  • Publication number: 20140062579
    Abstract: Apparatus for fluid control device monitoring are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a body through which a shaft extends. The shaft is to be coupled to an actuator. An angular position of the shaft is based on a position of the actuator. The apparatus includes a target coupled to the shaft and a circuit including a user configurable switch and a proximity switch. The user configurable switch is configurable to a first state or a second state. When the user configurable switch is in the first state and the target is distant from the proximity switch, the circuit is to output a first signal. When the user configurable switch is in the second state and the target is distant from the proximity switch, the circuit is to output a second signal different than the first signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventors: Bruce Rigsby, Michael Simmons, Jennifer A. Floyd, Robert L. LaFountain, Bruce Penning
  • Patent number: 7980484
    Abstract: An anti-slabbing device pivotally coupled above a material conveyor and configured to drop down onto material conveyed and further configured so as to vibrate the leading edge of the material as it reaches the end of the conveyor to create a more consistent flow of material from the end of the conveyor down onto a spinner for distributing the material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Highway Equipment Company
    Inventors: Michael J. Podoll, Bruce Penning, David P. Beck