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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 12, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
John K Kellis, Winfield, AL (US);
Assignee:
FMC Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
19881002 ; 1985021 ;
Abstract
A conveyor belt condition monitoring system having a signal emitter for emitting at least one detectable signal disposed on one side of a conveyor belt, a signal receiver for receiving the detectable signal disposed on the opposite side of the conveyor belt, and a controller for controlling the emission of the at least one detectable signal and for monitoring the extent of blockage and/or transmission of the detectable signal by the conveyor belt.