Patents by Inventor Toby Imes

Toby Imes 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).

  • Vibratory apparatus with electro-mechanical sensor
    Patent number: 11939167
    Abstract: A vibratory apparatus includes a deck, an electro-mechanical sensor and at least one vibratory exciter. The deck has an upper surface configured to receive items to be conveyed in at least a first direction along a longitudinal axis from a first deck end to a second deck end. The electro-mechanical sensor includes a wheel disposed above the upper surface of the deck, the wheel being rotatable about a wheel axis disposed transverse to the longitudinal axis, and an electronic sensor associated with the wheel, the electronic sensor configured to generate a signal representative of the revolutions per unit time of the wheel. The at least one vibratory exciter is attached to the deck and is configured to move the material along the deck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: General Kinematics Corporation
    Inventors: Ben Belton, Oscar L. Mathis, Jr., Steve Massman, Toby Imes
  • VIBRATORY APPARATUS WITH ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SENSOR
    Publication number: 20220363485
    Abstract: A vibratory apparatus includes a deck, an electro-mechanical sensor and at least one vibratory exciter. The deck has an upper surface configured to receive items to be conveyed in at least a first direction along a longitudinal axis from a first deck end to a second deck end. The electro-mechanical sensor includes a wheel disposed above the upper surface of the deck, the wheel being rotatable about a wheel axis disposed transverse to the longitudinal axis, and an electronic sensor associated with the wheel, the electronic sensor configured to generate a signal representative of the revolutions per unit time of the wheel. The at least one vibratory exciter is attached to the deck and is configured to move the material along the deck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Ben Belton, Oscar L. Mathis, JR., Steve Massman, Toby Imes