Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Plummer

Jeffrey Plummer 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).

  • Patent number: 11440069
    Abstract: A bender includes a rotatable bending shoe having at least one channel therein configured to receive a workpiece, a seat proximate to the bending shoe which is configured to receive the workpiece thereon, and a sensor provided on the seat which is configured to sense the presence of the workpiece. In some embodiments, the sensor is configured to sense an end of the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: GREENLEE TOOLS, INC.
    Inventors: Sean Daugherty, Jeffrey Plummer, Ryan Mantell, Gerald Tully
  • Publication number: 20210016337
    Abstract: A bender includes a rotatable bending shoe having at least one channel therein configured to receive a workpiece, a seat proximate to the bending shoe which is configured to receive the workpiece thereon, and a sensor provided on the seat which is configured to sense the presence of the workpiece. In some embodiments, the sensor is configured to sense an end of the workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Sean Daugherty, Jeffrey Plummer, Ryan Mantell, Gerald Tully
  • Patent number: 10792718
    Abstract: A bender includes a rotatable bending shoe having a plurality of channels therein configured to receive a workpiece and a follower assembly. The follower assembly includes a mount, a follower bar attached to the mount, the follower bar having a plurality of channels therein configured to receive the workpiece, a roller attached to the mount and engaged against the follower bar, the roller having an eccentric shaft extending therefrom, and a motor for rotating the shaft and roller, wherein rotation of the shaft and roller causes the follower bar to translate toward or away from the bending shoe. A drive member can be provided to move the mount toward or away from the bending shoe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: GREENLEE TOOLS, INC.
    Inventors: Sean Daugherty, Jeffrey Plummer, Ryan Mantell, Gerald Tully
  • Publication number: 20200002687
    Abstract: A bender includes a rotatable bending shoe having a plurality of channels therein configured to receive a workpiece and a follower assembly. The follower assembly includes a mount, a follower bar attached to the mount, the follower bar having a plurality of channels therein configured to receive the workpiece, a roller attached to the mount and engaged against the follower bar, the roller having an eccentric shaft extending therefrom, and a motor for rotating the shaft and roller, wherein rotation of the shaft and roller causes the follower bar to translate toward or away from the bending shoe. A drive member can be provided to move the mount toward or away from the bending shoe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Sean Daugherty, Jeffrey Plummer, Ryan Mantell, Gerald Tully
  • Patent number: 10406580
    Abstract: An automated bender and its method of operation according to some embodiments of the disclosure is provided. The automated bender includes a carousel which has all of the necessary components for bending a variety of conduit sizes provided thereon. The carousel can be rotated to a desired bending position to bend a particular type of conduit. A straight workpiece is fed into the automated bender and a bent workpiece, which may have multiple bends therein, is output from the automated bender. This bending process is performed without manual intervention. Software for achieving same is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: GREENLEE TOOLS, INC.
    Inventors: Sean Daugherty, Jeffrey Plummer, Ryan Mantell, Gerald Tully, Sumeet Pujari
  • Publication number: 20190027253
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for determining a likelihood that an individual is ready. The methods, systems, and apparatus include actions of obtaining health data for a set of individuals, providing the health data for the set of individuals to a readiness classifier that classifies individuals as either ready or as not ready, obtaining, from the readiness classifier, classifications for each of the individuals of the set of individuals, generating, from the classifications for each of the individuals of the first set of individuals, a readiness risk scoring model that determines a risk that an individual is not ready from health data of the individual, obtaining health data regarding a particular individual, and determining, from the health data regarding the particular individual and the readiness risk scoring model, a risk that the particular individual is not ready.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: James Hendry Hoover, Katherine Kramer, Oliva Marie Casto, Donnalee Sykes, Jeffrey Plummer, Timothy Krappweis, William Moran, Kimberly Green, Christopher David, Sarah Krappweis, Christopher Stewart, Jeffrey Morris, Dwayne Alan Nelson, James Neighbors, Gi Yeun Kang, Darsh Nand, Patty Horoho, Denise Hopkins-Chadwick
  • Patent number: 9849494
    Abstract: An automated bender and its method of operation according to some embodiments of the disclosure is provided. The automated bender includes a carousel which has all of the necessary components for bending a variety of conduit sizes provided thereon. The carousel can be rotated to a desired bending position to bend a particular type of conduit. A straight workpiece is fed into the automated bender and a bent workpiece, which may have multiple bends therein, is output from the automated bender. This bending process is performed without manual intervention. Software for achieving same is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Plummer, Sean Daugherty, Ryan Mantell, Gerald Tully
  • Patent number: 9663304
    Abstract: A rotary chuck includes a clamp assembly, a first drive mechanism for operating the clamp assembly to clamp an associated workpiece, a frame rotationally fixed to the clamp assembly, and a second drive mechanism for rotating the frame and the clamp assembly. The second drive mechanism can rotate the frame and the clamp assembly around 360 degrees. A pair of alignment springs are engaged with a mounting plate upon which the second drive mechanism is mounted. The mounting plate can pivot relative to a stable surface to which it is mounted, and the springs limit the pivotal movement. Each first and second drive mechanism includes a motor, and are connected to a microprocessor for operation of the respective motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: GREENLEE TEXTRON INC.
    Inventors: Ryan Mantell, Jeffrey Plummer, Gerald Tully, Sean Daugherty
  • Publication number: 20150142157
    Abstract: An automated bender and its method of operation according to some embodiments of the disclosure is provided. The automated bender includes a carousel which has all of the necessary components for bending a variety of conduit sizes provided thereon. The carousel can be rotated to a desired bending position to bend a particular type of conduit. A straight workpiece is fed into the automated bender and a bent workpiece, which may have multiple bends therein, is output from the automated bender. This bending process is performed without manual intervention. Software for achieving same is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Sean Daugherty, Jeffrey Plummer, Ryan Mantell, Gerald Tully
  • Publication number: 20070284559
    Abstract: An attachment system for a cable puller provides for securing the cable puller to various sized conduits. The attachment system includes a clamping assembly having pivotable arms angled to generally be formed in V-shapes at the ends which engage and trap the conduit at four separate points. The clamping arms have gripping members that radially nest against the conduit threads and an overhang portion which acts as a location stop for the conduit. Each clamping arm has a face which extends past the pivot point. A screw and a nut between the extended portion of the clamping arms act on a push block which in turn acts against the arm faces such that when the nut is screwed inward, it causes the gripping members to be forced against the conduit in order to secure the conduit in place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventor: JEFFREY PLUMMER
  • Publication number: 20070034845
    Abstract: An adaptor for a cable puller provides for attachment of the cable puller to various sized conduits. The adaptor provides a V-shaped groove in which the conduit rests. A T-shaped clamp secures the adaptor to the conduit. Gripping members are provided along the V-shaped groove. The gripping members include ribs which mesh with a thread on the outer surface of the conduit to provide a secure connection between the cable puller and the conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2005
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Inventor: Jeffrey Plummer
  • Publication number: 20050051759
    Abstract: An assembly includes a cable puller, a wheeled carriage and an adapter mounted on the wheeled carriage. The cable puller has vise chains attached thereto. The adapter has a frame onto which the cable puller is mounted by the vise chains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2003
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventor: Jeffrey Plummer