Patents by Inventor Paul Martin Siegrist

Paul Martin Siegrist 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 for position-calibration of a digging assembly for electric mining shovels
    Patent number: 8515708
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of positioning mechanical equipment, and particularly to the likes of mechanical excavation and electric mining shovels. In one embodiment, there is disclosed a system for calibrating the sensors that measure hoist and crowd motions for an electric mining shovel, enabling the position of a bucket to be known with greater accuracy than can be achieved using previously known approaches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: CMTE Developement Limited
    Inventors: Peter Ross McAree, Anthony Walton Reid, Kevin John Austin, Paul Martin Siegrist
  • METHOD FOR POSITION-CALIBRATION OF A DIGGING ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRIC MINING SHOVELS
    Publication number: 20110029279
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of positioning mechanical equipment, and particularly to the likes of mechanical excavation and electric mining shovels. In one embodiment, there is disclosed a system for calibrating the sensors that measure hoist and crowd motions for an electric mining shovel, enabling the position of a bucket to be known with greater accuracy than can be achieved using previously known approaches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: CMTE Developement limited
    Inventors: Peter Ross McAree, Anthony Walton Reid, Kevin John Austin, Paul Martin Siegrist