Patents by Inventor Jon Richard Gillespie

Jon Richard Gillespie 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).

  • Furnace tap hole flow control and tapper system and method of using the same
    Patent number: 8715567
    Abstract: A molten metal flow controller (10) for a metal melt furnace having a tap hole (T) to release the molten metal from the furnace, where the controller (10) is configured to controllably release the flow of molten metal through the tap hole (T) using an actuator (14) that controllably moves a plunger (110) into and out of the tap hole (T) in response the increase or decrease in the molten metal flow rate through the tap hole (t) as measured by a sensor (130).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Gillespie + Powers, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon Richard Gillespie, Robert Alan Nash, II, Gregory Kurt Schroeder
  • FURNACE TAP HOLE FLOW CONTROL AND TAPPER SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20120074620
    Abstract: A molten metal flow controller (10) for a metal melt furnace having a tap hole (T) to release the molten metal from the furnace, where the controller (10) is configured to controllably release the flow of molten metal through the tap hole (T) using an actuator (14) that controllably moves a plunger (110) into and out of the tap hole (T) in response the increase or decrease in the molten metal flow rate through the tap hole (t) as measured by a sensor (130).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: GILLESPIE + POWERS, INC.
    Inventors: Jon Richard Gillespie, Robert Alan Nash, II, Gregory Kurt Schroeder
  • Optical shock sensor
    Patent number: 6043734
    Abstract: An optical shock sensor 22 which includes a light generator 40 adapted to generate light 46 and a light detector 44 which are an optical communication by means of a moveable hemispheric dome 48. Specifically, an intrusion, tampering, motion, and/or shock, applied to vehicle 11, causes the moveable dome 48 to move, and to interrupt or change the amount tyoe, focus and/or intensity of the light 46 which is reflected or communicated to light detector 44, thereby causing a tampering output signal to be selectively produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: Code Alarm, Inc.
    Inventors: Rand W. Mueller, Peter J. Stouffer, Jon Richard Gillespie, Joseph A. Santavicca, Matthew J. McAmmond