Patents by Inventor Thomas D. Fleshner

Thomas D. Fleshner 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).

  • External impactor for bulk storage containers
    Patent number: 9493300
    Abstract: An impactor is externally securable to a container of flowable material to break up bridging or clumping of the material in the container. The impactor comprises a strike plate mountable to an outlet hopper or the like and a drive which axially reciprocally moves the hammer, such that operation of the drive causes the hammer to impact the strike plate to thereby pass vibrations into the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: The GSI Group LLC
    Inventors: Brad Eversole, Thomas D. Fleshner, Thomas Stuthman
  • Infrared feeder controller
    Patent number: 8056506
    Abstract: A control assembly for use in a feed delivery assembly comprises a housing having an inlet, an outlet, and a chamber between said inlet and outlet. The chamber is opened in a plane parallel, but radially offset from, an axis of the inlet and outlet. A tube member is removably receivable in the chamber. The removable tube member includes a tube having a length sufficient to span a distance between the inlet and outlet tubes. At least one infrared emitter and at least one infrared receiver are mounted on the tube member tube and are positioned to be opposed to each other such that the receiver will receive and detect light from the emitter. The emitter and receiver are operatively connected to a controller. The controller emits a signal when it is determined that the light from the emitter to the receiver is interrupted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: The GSI Group, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas D. Fleshner
  • INFRARED FEEDER CONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20100200089
    Abstract: A control assembly for use in a feed delivery assembly comprises a housing having an inlet, an outlet, and a chamber between said inlet and outlet. The chamber is opened in a plane parallel, but radially offset from, an axis of the inlet and outlet. A tube member is removably receivable in the chamber. The removable tube member includes a tube having a length sufficient to span a distance between the inlet and outlet tubes. At least one infrared emitter and at least one infrared receiver are mounted on the tube member tube and are positioned to be opposed to each other such that the receiver will receive and detect light from the emitter. The emitter and receiver are operatively connected to a controller. The controller emits a signal when it is determined that the light from the emitter to the receiver is interrupted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: THE GSI GROUP, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas D. Fleshner