Patents by Inventor Peter E. Lomasney

Peter E. Lomasney 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).

  • Bumper system for automatic guided vehicles
    Patent number: 5048637
    Abstract: A bumper system for use on automatic guided vehicles includes a bumper, a pair of double-action, spring biased hinges, and a pair of switches cooperating with the hinges. The bumper is an arcuate, resilient strip which extends across the entire forward portion of the vehicle and is fixed at its opposite ends to the hinges. Upon engagement with an obstruction, the bumper flexes and pivots either of the hinges. Such movement by the hinges is sensed by the switches which, in turn, cooperate with the drive control system to stop the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1991
    Assignee: Mannesmann Demag Corporation
    Inventor: Peter E. Lomasney