Patents
US 11214448 B1: Axle-integrated movement sensing apparatus for conveyors
- Granted
- 2022-01-04
- Filed
- 2020-09-16 application 17022232
- Type
- Utility · 18 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A conveyor system may include a conveyor belt and a conveyor support structure supporting the belt which includes a support truss structure extending between ends of the conveyor support structure. The system may also include a pair of wheels and an axle assembly configured to rotatably support the wheels on the support truss structure. The axle assembly may include an elongated axle housing with opposite ends each having a said wheel of the pair of wheels rotatably mounted thereon, the axle housing having an interior, and a hub rotatably mounted on each of the ends of the axle housing with each hub having one of the wheels mounted thereon. The system may include a rotation detection assembly for detecting rotation of at least one wheel and being integrated with the axle assembly and at least partially positioned within the interior of the axle housing.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg220104.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masaba, Inc. 7 patents | US company or organization | Vermillion, SD | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Sudbeck | Hartington, NE | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B65G | Transport or storage devices, e.g. conveyors for loading or tipping, shop conveyor systems or pneumatic tube conveyors | B65G43/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-16 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SUDBECK, AARON signed 2020-09-15 | MASABA, INC. VERMILLION, SD | 53784/321 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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