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公开(公告)号：US12078725B2
公开(公告)日：2024-09-03
申请号：US17654010
申请日：2022-03-08
Applicant: Banner Engineering Corp.
Inventor： Wade Oberpriller , Kathryn Grant Phillips Longley
CPC classification number: G01S17/58 , G01S7/4814 , G01S7/4816 , G01S7/4972 , G01S17/06 , G01S17/42 , G01S17/89 , B65G13/00 , B65G2203/0233 , B65G2203/044
Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to detecting jams when an intensity of a reflected signal exceeds a predetermined intensity threshold and an intensity window metric based on historic intensity value(s) fails to exceed an intensity window threshold for more than a predetermined time threshold. In an illustrative example, a jam detection unit (JDU) may emit a signal and detect a reflection of the signal. The JDU may, for example, compare intensity of the reflected signal to the intensity threshold. The JDU, for example, may compare the intensity threshold with at least one historic intensity value to determine the intensity window metric. If the intensity value exceeds the intensity threshold and the intensity window metric has not exceeded the intensity window threshold for longer than the time threshold, then the JDU may, for example, generate a jam signal. Various embodiments may advantageously detect jams based on intensity of a reflected signal.
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公开(公告)号：USD1039406S1
公开(公告)日：2024-08-20
申请号：US29871181
申请日：2023-02-14
Applicant: Banner Engineering Corp.
Designer： Ashley Wise , Brad Trostad , Andy Tan
Abstract: FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a fill sensor showing the new design;
FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the fill sensor of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a front elevation view of the fill sensor of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view of the fill sensor of FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the fill sensor of FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the fill sensor of FIG. 1;
FIG. 7 is a left side elevation view of the fill sensor of FIG. 1; and,
FIG. 8 is a right side elevation view of the fill sensor of FIG. 1.
The claimed ornamental design is shown embodied on an assembly that may be used, for example, as a multi-dimensional distance measuring device (e.g., two-dimensional, three-dimensional, four-dimensional), which may be implemented, by way of example and not limitation, to monitor fill level in one or more volumes of interest. In an illustrative example, the claimed ornamental design may be implemented on device operating as a photoelectric sensor. The broken lines shown in the drawings illustrate unclaimed portions of the claimed design and form no part of the claimed design. Where no boundary line is shown between solid lines, this disclosure encompasses at least a corresponding embodiment in which a boundary line connects the ends of solid lines to demarcate a boundary between a claimed portion and an unclaimed portion.-
公开(公告)号：US11982763B2
公开(公告)日：2024-05-14
申请号：US17947915
申请日：2022-09-19
Applicant: Banner Engineering Corp.
Inventor： Timothy S. Gardner , Ilija Milosevic , Darin Dewayne Wampler , Jeremy Eickhoff
CPC classification number: G01S7/4813 , G01J1/0252 , G01J1/0271 , G01J1/0403 , G01S17/48 , G02B7/022 , G02B7/028
Abstract: A sensor device has a metal sensor housing with a housing base coupled to a frame base of a metal optical frame. A device mounting plate is orthogonal to the frame base. A securing device secures an optical communication device to the device mounting plate. A barrel mounting channel has first and second sidewalls, each extending obliquely to the frame base and defining a linear translation pathway along the frame base for a metal lens barrel. A fastener secures the metal lens barrel to the first and second sidewalls. A glass lens is in contact with three protrusions extending outward from an inner annular surface of the lens barrel. The optical communication device is configured to be in optical communication with the lens and is secured in a particular position in a translation plane mutually defined by the device mounting plate and the optical communication device.
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公开(公告)号：US11847384B2
公开(公告)日：2023-12-19
申请号：US18152648
申请日：2023-01-10
Applicant: Banner Engineering Corp.
Inventor： John Klesk , Danielle Liu , Greg Sorvari , Dean Erickson , Greg Anderson , Jeff Dixon
IPC: G06F30/13 , G06F30/39 , G06F30/12 , G06F30/333
CPC classification number: G06F30/13 , G06F30/12 , G06F30/39 , G06F30/333
Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to generating a wiring schema with more than one safety device sharing at least one test signal through one or more external terminal blocks when the number of terminals required by safety devices exceeds the number of available terminals of a safety controller. In an illustrative example, the method may include determining a total number of terminals A of safety devices to be connected to a safety evaluation device having a number of terminals B. If A is greater than B, the method may then include generating a wiring schema that one or more external terminal blocks may show indicia of electrical connections between an identified set of safety devices and a shared terminal of the safety evaluation device associated with that set. Various embodiments may advantageously expand a number of devices possible to be connected beyond a number of terminals.
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85.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20230132266A1
公开(公告)日：2023-04-27
申请号：US18146315
申请日：2022-12-23
Applicant: Banner Engineering Corp.
Inventor： Robert T. Fayfield , Ryan Kornetzke
IPC: G01M13/045 , G01H1/00 , G05B23/02
Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to a vibrational sensing system (VSS) including an accelerometer and a data processor, which determines an “operational state” of a mechanical drive unit, the processor further employing the “operational state” to gate learning of long-term vibrational data to exclude collection of non-operational data, the long-term data collected to calculate alarm thresholds. For example, vibrations from a target motor are sensed by a coupled accelerometer. Vibrational data from the accelerometer is fed into a data processor which determines the operational state of the motor. The operational state (e.g., on/off indication) may gate data collection such that data is only acquired during on-time, which may advantageously create accurate baselines from which alarm thresholds may be generated, and nuisance alarms may be avoided.
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公开(公告)号：US11609116B2
公开(公告)日：2023-03-21
申请号：US17446142
申请日：2021-08-26
Applicant: Banner Engineering Corp.
Inventor： Ashley Wise , Tim Dirks
Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to an open-loop control circuit (OLCC) configured to determine a photodiode element (PDE) drive voltage as a function of a commanded photodiode gain level and a measured temperature signal. In an illustrative example the OLCC may receive a current temperature of an APD element. The OLCC may, for example, receive a commanded gain for the APD relative to a predetermined reference gain. The OLCC may, for example, retrieve a predetermined efficiency characteristic (PEC) of the APD based on the current temperature. If the temperature corresponds to a substantially non-linear portion of the PEC, the OLCC may, for example, determine the drive voltage as a function of the temperature and the commanded gain based on the PEC. Various embodiments may advantageously provide direct control of output gain of photodiodes over a wide dynamic range of temperature associated with the photodiode.
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公开(公告)号：US20230082922A1
公开(公告)日：2023-03-16
申请号：US17947915
申请日：2022-09-19
Applicant: Banner Engineering Corp.
Inventor： Timothy S. Gardner , Ilija Milosevic , Darin Dewayne Wampler , Jeremy Eickhoff
Abstract: A sensor device has a metal sensor housing with a housing base coupled to a frame base of a metal optical frame. A device mounting plate is orthogonal to the frame base. A securing device secures an optical communication device to the device mounting plate. A barrel mounting channel has first and second sidewalls, each extending obliquely to the frame base and defining a linear translation pathway along the frame base for a metal lens barrel. A fastener secures the metal lens barrel to the first and second sidewalls. A glass lens is in contact with three protrusions extending outward from an inner annular surface of the lens barrel. The optical communication device is configured to be in optical communication with the lens and is secured in a particular position in a translation plane mutually defined by the device mounting plate and the optical communication device.
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88.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20230064350A1
公开(公告)日：2023-03-02
申请号：US17823361
申请日：2022-08-30
Applicant: Banner Engineering Corp.
Inventor： Chunmei Kang , Amanda Nelson , Brad Ragozzino , William Theunissen , Arthur Padget , Robb Weidemann
Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to detection systems with chatter-mitigated output indication. In an illustrative example, a sensor may generate a detection signal as a function of a physical relationship of a target to the sensor. A control circuit may, for example, generate a control signal in response to the detection signal and as a function of a predetermined indication response profile defining a transition threshold for each of multiple nominal transition points. A light-emitting indicator array may, for example, generate spatially distributed indication in response to the control signal. The indication may, for example, change from a first spatial distribution to a second spatial distribution in response to the detection signal crossing a first nominal transition point by at least a corresponding transition threshold (δ1i). Various embodiments may, for example, advantageously prevent the visual indication from responding to perturbations in the detection signal.
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89.发明授权公开(公告)号：US11585726B2
公开(公告)日：2023-02-21
申请号：US17301632
申请日：2021-04-09
Applicant: Banner Engineering Corp.
Inventor： Robert T. Fayfield , Ryan Kornetzke
IPC: G01M13/045 , G01H1/00 , G05B23/02
Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to a vibrational sensing system (VSS) including an accelerometer and a data processor, which determines an “operational state” of a mechanical drive unit, the processor further employing the “operational state” to gate learning of long-term vibrational data to exclude collection of non-operational data, the long-term data collected to calculate alarm thresholds. For example, vibrations from a target motor are sensed by a coupled accelerometer. Vibrational data from the accelerometer is fed into a data processor which determines the operational state of the motor. The operational state (e.g., on/off indication) may gate data collection such that data is only acquired during on-time, which may advantageously create accurate baselines from which alarm thresholds may be generated, and nuisance alarms may be avoided.
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公开(公告)号：US20220291382A1
公开(公告)日：2022-09-15
申请号：US17654010
申请日：2022-03-08
Applicant: Banner Engineering Corp.
Inventor： Wade Oberpriller , Kathryn Grant Phillips Longley
Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to detecting jams when an intensity of a reflected signal exceeds a predetermined intensity threshold and an intensity window metric based on historic intensity value(s) fails to exceed an intensity window threshold for more than a predetermined time threshold. In an illustrative example, a jam detection unit (JDU) may emit a signal and detect a reflection of the signal. The JDU may, for example, compare intensity of the reflected signal to the intensity threshold. The JDU, for example, may compare the intensity threshold with at least one historic intensity value to determine the intensity window metric. If the intensity value exceeds the intensity threshold and the intensity window metric has not exceeded the intensity window threshold for longer than the time threshold, then the JDU may, for example, generate a jam signal. Various embodiments may advantageously detect jams based on intensity of a reflected signal.
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