Patents by Inventor Keith Pomerenke

Keith Pomerenke 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).

  • Methods and systems for detecting heavy machine wear
    Patent number: 10655306
    Abstract: Methods and systems for detecting heavy machine wear. One system includes a heavy machine tooth of an industrial machine having a working end and a mounting end opposite the working end. The system also includes a wear indicator included in the tooth. The wear indicator includes a conductive tip, a conductive outer body extending along at least a length of the tooth, a conductive inner core positioned within the outer body, and insulating material positioned between the outer body and the inner core. The conductive tip is positioned between the working end of the tooth and the outer body and electrically couples the outer body and the inner core to form an electric circuit. The system also includes a transmitter included in the tooth. The transmitter transmits a state of the electric circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Joy Global Surface Mining Inc
    Inventors: Keith Pomerenke, Richard Nicoson, James R. Popp, Daniel Schlegel
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING HEAVY MACHINE WEAR
    Publication number: 20180258619
    Abstract: Methods and systems for detecting heavy machine wear. One system includes a heavy machine tooth of an industrial machine having a working end and a mounting end opposite the working end. The system also includes a wear indicator included in the tooth. The wear indicator includes a conductive tip, a conductive outer body extending along at least a length of the tooth, a conductive inner core positioned within the outer body, and insulating material positioned between the outer body and the inner core. The conductive tip is positioned between the working end of the tooth and the outer body and electrically couples the outer body and the inner core to form an electric circuit. The system also includes a transmitter included in the tooth. The transmitter transmits a state of the electric circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Keith Pomerenke, Richard Nicoson, James R. Popp, Daniel Schlegel
  • Methods and systems for detecting heavy machine wear
    Patent number: 10024034
    Abstract: Methods and systems for detecting heavy machine wear. One system includes a heavy machine tooth of an industrial machine having a working end and a mounting end opposite the working end. The system also includes a wear indicator included in the tooth. The wear indicator includes a conductive tip, a conductive outer body extending along at least a length of the tooth, a conductive inner core positioned within the outer body, and insulating material positioned between the outer body and the inner core. The conductive tip is positioned between the working end of the tooth and the outer body and electrically couples the outer body and the inner core to form an electric circuit. The system also includes a transmitter included in the tooth. The transmitter transmits a state of the electric circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Joy Global Surface Mining Inc
    Inventors: Richard Nicoson, James R. Popp, Daniel Schlegel, Keith Pomerenke
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING HEAVY MACHINE WEAR
    Publication number: 20170138019
    Abstract: Methods and systems for detecting heavy machine wear. One system includes a heavy machine tooth of an industrial machine having a working end and a mounting end opposite the working end. The system also includes a wear indicator included in the tooth. The wear indicator includes a conductive tip, a conductive outer body extending along at least a length of the tooth, a conductive inner core positioned within the outer body, and insulating material positioned between the outer body and the inner core. The conductive tip is positioned between the working end of the tooth and the outer body and electrically couples the outer body and the inner core to form an electric circuit. The system also includes a transmitter included in the tooth. The transmitter transmits a state of the electric circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Richard Nicoson, James R. Popp, Daniel Schlegel, Keith Pomerenke