Patents by Inventor Isaac P. O'Brien-Herr

Isaac P. O'Brien-Herr 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).

  • ENERGY HARVESTING SENSORS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20220357238
    Abstract: A sensor system for monitoring a device, the sensor system including a housing, a base configured to attach the sensor system to the device to be monitored, a sensor configured to obtain data related to at least one operating parameter of the device, and an integral energy harvesting device configured to provide at least a portion of the energy required to operate the sensor system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: Dodge Acquisition Co.
    Inventors: Marius Rutkevicius, Graham Medlin, Stefan Rakuff, Rajib Mikail, Matthew Hetrich, Vasilios B. Kapousidis, Isaac P. O'Brien-Herr, Wei Xing
  • Pulley wear sensor system and method
    Patent number: 11414276
    Abstract: A drive pulley for a continuous conveyor includes an inner drum and a traction drum disposed along an outer peripheral surface of the inner drum. The traction drum has a thickness in a radial direction relative to the axle that is subject to wear during driving contact between the traction drum and a conveyor belt. At least one sensor is embedded in the traction drum. The at least one sensor has an outer wear surface that coincides with an outer surface of the traction drum. The at least one sensor is configured to wear such that the outer wear surface of the at least one sensor is adapted to wear at a same rate as the outer surface of the traction drum. The at least one sensor is configured to generate a wear signal that is indicative of wear of the traction drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Dodge Industrial, Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon W LeRoy, Artur Rdzanek, Isaac P. O'Brien-Herr, Kevin E. Walker
  • Pulley Wear Sensor System and Method
    Publication number: 20220219908
    Abstract: A drive pulley for a continuous conveyor includes an inner drum and a traction drum disposed along an outer peripheral surface of the inner drum. The traction drum has a thickness in a radial direction relative to the axle that is subject to wear during driving contact between the traction drum and a conveyor belt. At least one sensor is embedded in the traction drum. The at least one sensor has an outer wear surface that coincides with an outer surface of the traction drum. The at least one sensor is configured to wear such that the outer wear surface of the at least one sensor is adapted to wear at a same rate as the outer surface of the traction drum. The at least one sensor is configured to generate a wear signal that is indicative of wear of the traction drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: Dodge Acquisition Co.
    Inventors: Brandon W. LeRoy, Artur Rdzanek, Isaac P. O'Brien-Herr, Kevin E. Walker