Patents by Inventor Toby Adam Lennox Day

Toby Adam Lennox Day 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).

  • Sampling apparatus
    Patent number: 8020459
    Abstract: A sampling apparatus comprising: at least one distribution element for distributing a flow of material; one or more sampling ports for collecting a sample from the distributed flow of material; wherein at least one sampling port is adapted to move in the distributed flow in order to collect a sample; and wherein, in use, the at least one sampling port has a container associated therewith which moves with the sampling port and which receives and retains the sample collected by the said sampling port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Sandivk Mining and Construction Australia (Production/Suppy) Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Toby Adam Lennox Day
  • Closure system for a trough
    Patent number: 7650985
    Abstract: A closure system for a trough comprising a first closure member and a second closure member, the first closure member being movable between a closed position, where it closes against the perimeter of a first opening in the bottom of a trough and an open position where it retracts to a position away from contact with the perimeter of the first opening, the second closure member being movable between a closed position where it closes against the perimeter of a second opening in an opposite side of the bottom of the trough and an open position where it retracts to a position away from contact with the perimeter of the second opening, and first and second controllers operable to move the first closure member and second closure member respectively between the open and closed positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Sandvik Mining & Construction Australia Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Toby Adam Lennox Day
  • Closure system for a trough
    Publication number: 20080104891
    Abstract: A closure system for a trough comprising a first closure member and a second closure member, the first closure member being movable between a closed position, where it closes against the perimeter of a first opening in the bottom of a trough and an open position where it retracts to a position away from contact with the perimeter of the first opening, the second closure member being movable between a closed position where it closes against the perimeter of a second opening in an opposite side of the bottom of the trough and an open position where it retracts to a position away from contact with the perimeter of the second opening, and first and second controllers operable to move the first closure member and second closure member respectively between the open and closed positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Inventor: Toby Adam Lennox Day
  • Sampling apparatus
    Publication number: 20080105062
    Abstract: A sampling apparatus comprising: at least one distribution element for distributing a flow of material; one or more sampling ports for collecting a sample from the distributed flow of material; wherein at least one sampling port is adapted to move in the distributed flow in order to collect a sample; and wherein, in use, the at least one sampling port has a container associated therewith which moves with the sampling port and which receives and retains the sample collected by the said sampling port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Inventor: Toby Adam Lennox Day