Patents by Inventor Kurt Alan Dykema

Kurt Alan Dykema 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).

  • Apparatus and method for monitoring conveyor systems
    Patent number: 12006160
    Abstract: In one aspect, an apparatus is provided for a conveyor belt system. The apparatus includes a conveyor belt cleaner having an elongate support and a pair of mounts configured to position the elongate support to extend across a conveyor belt. The apparatus includes a cleaner blade configured to be operatively mounted to the elongate support and engage a conveyor belt. The apparatus further includes a sensor configured to detect at least one characteristic of the elongate support as the elongate support vibrates during conveyor belt operation. A processor of the apparatus is configured to use the at least one characteristic of the elongate support to predict at least one property of the cleaner blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Flexible Steel Lacing Company
    Inventors: Brett E. DeVries, Todd A. Zeilinger, Kurt Alan Dykema, David Adrian Moelker
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING CONVEYOR SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20230056544
    Abstract: In one aspect, an apparatus is provided for a conveyor belt system. The apparatus includes a conveyor belt cleaner having an elongate support and a pair of mounts configured to position the elongate support to extend across a conveyor belt. The apparatus includes a cleaner blade configured to be operatively mounted to the elongate support and engage a conveyor belt. The apparatus further includes a sensor configured to detect at least one characteristic of the elongate support as the elongate support vibrates during conveyor belt operation. A processor of the apparatus is configured to use the at least one characteristic of the elongate support to predict at least one property of the cleaner blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Brett E. DeVries, Todd A. Zeilinger, Kurt Alan Dykema, David Adrian Moelker
  • Apparatus and method for monitoring conveyor systems
    Patent number: 11440745
    Abstract: In one aspect, an apparatus is provided for a conveyor belt system. The apparatus includes a conveyor belt cleaner having an elongate support and a pair of mounts configured to position the elongate support to extend across a conveyor belt. The apparatus includes a cleaner blade configured to be operatively mounted to the elongate support and engage a conveyor belt. The apparatus further includes a sensor configured to detect at least one characteristic of the elongate support as the elongate support vibrates during conveyor belt operation. A processor of the apparatus is configured to use the at least one characteristic of the elongate support to predict at least one property of the cleaner blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Flexible Steel Lacing Company
    Inventors: Brett E. DeVries, Todd A. Zeilinger, Kurt Alan Dykema, David Adrian Moelker
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING CONVEYOR SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20210179362
    Abstract: In one aspect, an apparatus is provided for a conveyor belt system. The apparatus includes a conveyor belt cleaner having an elongate support and a pair of mounts configured to position the elongate support to extend across a conveyor belt. The apparatus includes a cleaner blade configured to be operatively mounted to the elongate support and engage a conveyor belt. The apparatus further includes a sensor configured to detect at least one characteristic of the elongate support as the elongate support vibrates during conveyor belt operation. A processor of the apparatus is configured to use the at least one characteristic of the elongate support to predict at least one property of the cleaner blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Brett E. DeVries, Todd A. Zeilinger, Kurt Alan Dykema, David Adrian Moelker
  • Apparatus and method for monitoring conveyor systems
    Patent number: 10836585
    Abstract: In one aspect, an apparatus is provided for a conveyor belt system. The apparatus includes a conveyor belt cleaner having an elongate support and a pair of mounts configured to position the elongate support to extend across a conveyor belt. The apparatus includes a cleaner blade configured to be operatively mounted to the elongate support and engage a conveyor belt. The apparatus further includes a sensor configured to detect at least one characteristic of the elongate support as the elongate support vibrates during conveyor belt operation. A processor of the apparatus is configured to use the at least one characteristic of the elongate support to predict at least one property of the cleaner blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Flexible Steel Lacing Company
    Inventors: Brett E. DeVries, Todd A. Zeilinger, Kurt Alan Dykema, David Adrian Moelker
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING CONVEYOR SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20190193946
    Abstract: In one aspect, an apparatus is provided for a conveyor belt system. The apparatus includes a conveyor belt cleaner having an elongate support and a pair of mounts configured to position the elongate support to extend across a conveyor belt. The apparatus includes a cleaner blade configured to be operatively mounted to the elongate support and engage a conveyor belt. The apparatus further includes a sensor configured to detect at least one characteristic of the elongate support as the elongate support vibrates during conveyor belt operation. A processor of the apparatus is configured to use the at least one characteristic of the elongate support to predict at least one property of the cleaner blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Brett E. DeVries, Todd A. Zeilinger, Kurt Alan Dykema, David Adrian Moelker