Patents by Inventor Luke Francis Ellis

Luke Francis Ellis 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).

  • Method of weighing a load lifted by a lifting arm of a machine
    Patent number: 9630822
    Abstract: A method of weighing a load lifted by a lifting arm of a machine is disclosed and includes receiving a signal from an axle sensor, said signal representing a force exerted on an axle as a result of lifting the load, receiving a further signal from a further sensor, said further signal representing an angle or slope of the lifting arm relative to a chassis of the machine, and calculating, from the received signal and the received further signal, the weight of the load lifted by the lifting arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: J. C. Bamford Excavators Limited
    Inventors: Luke Francis Ellis, Luciano Argentieri, Richard Brooks
  • METHOD OF WEIGHING A LOAD
    Publication number: 20150027789
    Abstract: A method of weighing a load lifted by a lifting arm of a machine is disclosed and includes receiving a signal from an axle sensor, said signal representing a force exerted on an axle as a result of lifting the load, receiving a further signal from a further sensor, said further signal representing an angle or slope of the lifting arm relative to a chassis of the machine, and calculating, from the received signal and the received further signal, the weight of the load lifted by the lifting arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: J. C. Bamford Excavators Limited
    Inventors: Luke Francis Ellis, Luciano Argentieri, Richard Brooks