Patents by Inventor Larry B. Masten

Larry B. Masten 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).

  • Material mover bed floor drive synchronization system and method
    Patent number: 5108250
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling an automatic loading/unloading material mover. The mover includes a wheeled vehicle having a tiltable bed with a live floor and a non-driven wheel and is used to load and unload heavy objects, such as cotton modules. Pulse-generating magnetic sensors are used to measure the displacement of both the non-driven wheel, and hence the vehicle, and the live floor. The displacement of the live floor is controlled by the synchronization system and method which includes a digital processor to match the displacement of the vehicle so that heavy modules being loaded or unloaded are not torn apart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1992
    Assignee: Anderson & Bigham
    Inventors: Fred A. Fewin, Jr., Billy R. Masten, Larry B. Masten