Patents by Inventor Gregory A. Byzewski

Gregory A. Byzewski 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).

  • Method and apparatus for measuring a load in a material handling system
    Patent number: 9182270
    Abstract: A system and method for determining the load present in a material handling system is disclosed. A commissioning routine executing on a motor drive controls operation of a hoisting motor with a known load present. The commissioning routine stores values of current provided to the motor or torque generated by the motor at various operating speeds in memory on the motor drive. During subsequent runs of the motor drive, the value of the current/torque is monitored as a function of the speed of the motor and compared to the stored values. The resulting value of the load may be monitored and action taken if the value of the load exceeds the rated capacity of the material handling system. Optionally, the measured load may be displayed to an operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Magnetek, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurtis L. Verheyen, Gregory A. Byzewski
  • Method and Apparatus for Measuring a Load in a Material Handling System
    Publication number: 20130302113
    Abstract: A system and method for determining the load present in a material handling system is disclosed. A commissioning routine executing on a motor drive controls operation of a hoisting motor with a known load present. The commissioning routine stores values of current provided to the motor or torque generated by the motor at various operating speeds in memory on the motor drive. During subsequent runs of the motor drive, the value of the current/torque is monitored as a function of the speed of the motor and compared to the stored values. The resulting value of the load may be monitored and action taken if the value of the load exceeds the rated capacity of the material handling system. Optionally, the measured load may be displayed to an operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Gregory A. Byzewski, Kurtis L. Verheyen