Patents by Inventor Timothy C. O'Connor

Timothy C. O'Connor 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 and apparatus for tracing and blending commingled non-liquid bulk materials
    Patent number: 7707003
    Abstract: A method and system collects and manipulates information from various sources for the purpose of determining the location of loads of material in a bulk material storage container and tracing the number and identity of bulk material sources, such as farms or processing plants, for loads located within a bulk material storage container. Such production source information is thus uniquely associated with a particular non-liquid bulk material load. Surface mapping of a surface of bulk material stored in a storage container is performed before and after material is added to the container, and are used to determine position of loads within the storage container. Embodiments of the present invention, using knowledge of the position of loads within the container, may be used for the purposes of preplanning and enhancing blended load-out batches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Bin Tech L.L.L.P.
    Inventors: Timothy C. O'Connor, Guy A. Fromme
  • Method and Apparatus for Tracing and Blending Commingled Non-Liquid Bulk Materials
    Publication number: 20080156124
    Abstract: A method and system collects and manipulates information from various sources for the purpose of determining the location of loads of material in a bulk material storage container and tracing the number and identity of bulk material sources, such as farms or processing plants, for loads located within a bulk material storage container. Such production source information is thus uniquely associated with a particular non-liquid bulk material load. Surface mapping of a surface of bulk material stored in a storage container is performed before and after material is added to the container, and are used to determine position of loads within the storage container. Embodiments of the present invention, using knowledge of the position of loads within the container, may be used for the purposes of preplanning and enhancing blended load-out batches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Timothy C. O'Connor, Guy A. Fromme