Patents by Inventor Christopher Hampton

Christopher Hampton 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).

  • Apparatuses and methods for monitoring stall of motors
    Patent number: 9983047
    Abstract: A system and method for monitoring a level of material in a storage bin, including a gear train, a gear train shaft rotatably coupled to the gear train, a drive shaft, a coupling system to couple the gear train shaft to the drive shaft, a paddle coupled to the drive shaft to rotate in unison therewith, the paddle configured to engage a material in the storage bin when the level of material reaches a threshold level, and a stepper motor. A controller may be communicatively coupled to the stepper motor wherein the controller is configured to monitor the running state and the stall state of the stepper motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: VENTURE MEASUREMENT COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Starinki, Christopher Hampton, Brian Jamieson
  • APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR MONITORING STALL OF MOTORS
    Publication number: 20160238432
    Abstract: A system and method for monitoring a level of material in a storage bin, including a gear train, a gear train shaft rotatably coupled to the gear train, a drive shaft, a coupling system to couple the gear train shaft to the drive shaft, a paddle coupled to the drive shaft to rotate in unison therewith, the paddle configured to engage a material in the storage bin when the level of material reaches a threshold level, and a stepper motor. A controller may be communicatively coupled to the stepper motor wherein the controller is configured to monitor the running state and the stall state of the stepper motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicants: Venture Measurement, Venture Measurement, Venture Measurement
    Inventors: Michael Starinki, Christopher Hampton, Brian Jamieson