Patents by Inventor Keating Dyas

Keating Dyas 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).

  • Electronic braking system for an irrigation machine
    Patent number: 11251725
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic braking system for an irrigation machine. According to an exemplary preferred embodiment, the present invention includes a drive controller which includes a power supplying circuit which signals an ON condition when a motive power request is input into the drive controller and an OFF condition when motive power is not input into the system. According to a further preferred embodiment, the present invention further includes a 3-phase induction motor connected to apply torque to a drive shaft which is connected to a least one drive wheel. According to a further preferred embodiment, the power supplying circuit supplies 480V AC of motive power to the drive motor when the drive controller signals the ON condition and 10-80V DC of non-motive power to at least one phase of the motor when the drive controller signals the OFF condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Valmont Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Keating Dyas, Tracy A. Thatcher
  • ELECTRONIC BRAKING SYSTEM FOR AN IRRIGATION MACHINE
    Publication number: 20190052197
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic braking system for an irrigation machine. According to an exemplary preferred embodiment, the present invention includes a drive controller which includes a power supplying circuit which signals an ON condition when a motive power request is input into the drive controller and an OFF condition when motive power is not input into the system. According to a further preferred embodiment, the present invention further includes a 3-phase induction motor connected to apply torque to a drive shaft which is connected to a least one drive wheel. According to a further preferred embodiment, the power supplying circuit supplies 480V AC of motive power to the drive motor when the drive controller signals the ON condition and 10-80V DC of non-motive power to at least one phase of the motor when the drive controller signals the OFF condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: Valmont Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Tracy A. Thatcher, Keating Dyas