Patents by Inventor Collin A. Wicks

Collin A. Wicks 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).

  • Cleaning apparatus including a rotating spray head assembly rotation sensor
    Patent number: 11618046
    Abstract: A containment tank assembly is described that includes a tank including an inner surface and a cleaning apparatus mounted to the tank. The cleaning apparatus includes an elongate arm and a rotary spray head assembly rotationally coupled to an end of the elongate arm. A rotating nozzle assembly is rotationally coupled to the rotary spray head. A magnetic field source is coupled to the rotary spray head so as to generate a spatially changing magnetic field in accordance with a rotation of the rotary spray head assembly in relation to the end of the elongate arm. A magnet field sensor is carried in a fixed relation to the elongate arm. The magnetic field sensor, in operation, generates a sensor signal that varies in accordance with the spatially changing magnetic field in accordance with the rotation of the rotary spray head assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Spraying Systems Co.
    Inventors: Geoffrey A. Tanner, Collin A. Wicks, Samuel W. Scully, John E. Ekpenyong