Patents
US 11993463 B2: Conveyor idler monitoring apparatus, systems, and methods
- Granted
- 2024-05-28
- Filed
- 2023-01-26 application 18160171
- Type
- Utility · 9 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Conveyor idler monitoring apparatus, systems and methods are provided. In some embodiments, one or more sensors (e.g., temperature sensors, load sensors, etc.) are supported by the shaft of a conveyor idler. In some embodiments, one or more sensors are in data communication with a wireless transmitter. In some embodiments, a power generator driven by rotation of the idler is in electrical communication with one or more sensors and/or a wireless transmitter. In some embodiments, idler monitoring systems are in data communication with a conveyor monitoring system and/or operational monitoring system.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg240528.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superior Industries, Inc. 76 patents | US company or organization | Morris, MN | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osvaldo Baggio | São Paulo, BR | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Eduardo Martinelli | São Paulo, BR | 2 | 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 | B65G43/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F16C | Shafts; flexible shafts; elements or crankshaft mechanisms; rotary bodies other than gearing elements; bearings | F16C13/022 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01K | Measuring temperature; measuring quantity of heat; thermally-sensitive elements not otherwise provided for | G01K13/04 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-26 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BAGGIO, OSVALDO signed 2023-07-26 MARTINELLI, EDUARDO signed 2023-07-26 | SUPERIOR INDUSTRIES, INC. MORRIS, MN | 64393/369 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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