Patents by Inventor Mirko SKOWRON

Mirko SKOWRON 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).

  • Force measuring unit and system for measuring chain forces
    Patent number: 9809389
    Abstract: A force measuring unit for measuring a force applied to an individual chain link of a chain strand is used in underground mining applications. The force measuring unit may include a housing having a first end configured to be contacted by a first chain link leg and a second end configured to be contacted by a second chain link leg, and a distance measuring device accommodated within the housing and configured to measure an actual distance between the first chain link leg and the second chain link leg. The distance measuring device may include a first unit part configured to be contacted by the first chain link leg and a second unit part configured to be contacted by the second chain link leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Global Mining Europe GmbH
    Inventors: Simon Pauli, Detlef Hahn, Stefan Kratochvil, Christian Hauck, Mirko Skowron, Marco Ahler, Dominik Bittner, Manfred Ziegler
  • FORCE MEASURING UNIT AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING CHAIN FORCES
    Publication number: 20160304286
    Abstract: A force measuring unit for measuring a force applied to an individual chain link of a chain strand is used in underground mining applications. The force measuring unit may include a housing having a first end configured to be contacted by a first chain link leg and a second end configured to be contacted by a second chain link leg, and a distance measuring device accommodated within the housing and configured to measure an actual distance between the first chain link leg and the second chain link leg. The distance measuring device may include a first unit part configured to be contacted by the first chain link leg and a second unit part configured to be contacted by the second chain link leg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR GLOBAL MINING EUROPE GMBH
    Inventors: Simon PAULI, Detlef HAHN, Stefan KRATOCHVIL, Christian HAUCK, Mirko SKOWRON, Marco AHLER, Dominik BITTNER, Manfred ZIEGLER