Patents by Inventor Kami Parker

Kami Parker 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 harvester for converting vibrational motion of a vibrating equipment into electrical energy, and a device for monitoring the operation of a vibrating equipment
    Patent number: 9121394
    Abstract: The invention relates to an energy harvester for converting vibrational motion of a vibrating equipment into electrical energy. The energy harvester comprises a pendulum arranged to be pivotably attached to said vibrating equipment, a motion limiter arranged to limit a pivoting motion of said pendulum, and a generator connected to said pendulum and arranged to convert said pivoting motion into electrical energy. The vibrational motion has an operating frequency, and said pendulum has a natural frequency different from said operating frequency. The invention also relates to a device for monitoring the operation of a vibrating equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Metso Minerals Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Jan F. Bachmann, Eugen Kramlich, Helge B. Wurst, Kami Parker, Scott Snyder
  • ENERGY HARVESTER FOR CONVERTING VIBRATIONAL MOTION OF A VIBRATING EQUIPMENT INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY, AND A DEVICE FOR MONITORING THE OPERATION OF A VIBRATING EQUIPMENT
    Publication number: 20140300113
    Abstract: The invention relates to an energy harvester for converting vibrational motion of a vibrating equipment into electrical energy. The energy harvester comprises a pendulum arranged to be pivotably attached to said vibrating equipment, a motion limiter arranged to limit a pivoting motion of said pendulum, and a generator connected to said pendulum and arranged to convert said pivoting motion into electrical energy. The vibrational motion has an operating frequency, and said pendulum has a natural frequency different from said operating frequency. The invention also relates to a device for monitoring the operation of a vibrating equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2013
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: Metso Minerals Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Jan F. Bachmann, Eugen Kramlich, Helge B. Wurst, Kami Parker, Scott Snyder