Patents by Inventor Mike Thompson

Mike Thompson 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).

  • Patent number: 11179728
    Abstract: An adjustable toggle assembly adapted for use on an item of crushing equipment having a frame and a jaw, said adjustable toggle assembly. The assembly includes a wedge having a generally tapered configuration, a first wear bar configured to contact the wedge, and a second wear bar configured to contact the wedge. The assembly also has a first cover plate and a second cover plate. The assembly further includes a means for moving the wedge relative to the first wear bar and the second wear bar. The assembly still further includes a first toggle seat that is connected to the frame and a second toggle seat that is connected to the jaw. The means for moving the wedge relative to the first wear bar and the second wear bar is adapted to move the wedge between a contracted position and an expanded position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Telsmith, Inc.
    Inventors: Josh Terry, Lodewikus van der Walt, Mike Thompson
  • Publication number: 20200179936
    Abstract: An adjustable toggle assembly adapted for use on an item of crushing equipment having a frame and a jaw, said adjustable toggle assembly. The assembly includes a wedge having a generally tapered configuration, a first wear bar configured to contact the wedge, and a second wear bar configured to contact the wedge. The assembly also has a first cover plate and a second cover plate. The assembly further includes a means for moving the wedge relative to the first wear bar and the second wear bar. The assembly still further includes a first toggle seat that is connected to the frame and a second toggle seat that is connected to the jaw. The means for moving the wedge relative to the first wear bar and the second wear bar is adapted to move the wedge between a contracted position and an expanded position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: Telsmith, Inc.
    Inventors: Josh Terry, Lodewikus van der Walt, Mike Thompson
  • Patent number: 6871935
    Abstract: A printer head cleaning system for cleaning a printer head, such as a video inkjet printer head reduces exposure of personnel to hazardous solvent vapors by containing and evacuating evaporated cleaning solvent vapors. The printer head cleaning system includes a printer head drying fixture configured to receive a printer head in an interior of the fixture and a vapor capture device for drawing air through the fixture and past the printer head to evaporate and evacuate vapors of the cleaning solution from the printer head. The fixture includes a first end, a second end, a port for receiving the printer head, and a fluid path within the interior of the fixture from the first end to the second end which passes around the printer head when the printer head is received in the fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Harrison, Mike Thompson, Charles L. Stiff
  • Publication number: 20040160474
    Abstract: A printer head cleaning system for cleaning a printer head, such as a video inkjet printer head reduces exposure of personnel to hazardous solvent vapors by containing and evacuating evaporated cleaning solvent vapors. The printer head cleaning system includes a printer head drying fixture configured to receive a printer head in an interior of the fixture and a vapor capture device for drawing air through the fixture and past the printer head to evaporate and evacuate vapors of the cleaning solution from the printer head. The fixture includes a first end, a second end, a port for receiving the printer head, and a fluid path within the interior of the fixture from the first end to the second end which passes around the printer head when the printer head is received in the fixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2003
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Inventors: Mark A. Harrison, Mike Thompson, Charles L. Stiff