US 12,270,184 B2
Mining shovel with compositional sensors
Andrew Sherliker Bamber, Vancouver (CA); Ali Ala Alatrash, Vancouver (CA); Igor Petrovic, Vancouver (CA); and Greg Desaulniers, Vancouver (CA)
Assigned to MineSense Technologies Ltd., Vancouver (CA)
Filed by MineSense Technologies Ltd., Vancouver (CA)
Filed on Nov. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/506,849.
Application 18/506,849 is a continuation of application No. 17/234,480, filed on Apr. 19, 2021, granted, now 11,851,849.
Application 17/234,480 is a continuation of application No. 16/028,222, filed on Jul. 5, 2018, granted, now 10,982,414, issued on Apr. 20, 2021.
Application 16/028,222 is a continuation of application No. 15/351,071, filed on Nov. 14, 2016, granted, now 10,036,142, issued on Jul. 31, 2018.
Application 15/351,071 is a continuation of application No. 14/805,391, filed on Jul. 21, 2015, granted, now 9,522,415, issued on Dec. 20, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/027,144, filed on Jul. 21, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2024/0076854 A1, Mar. 7, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E02F 9/26 (2006.01); B07C 5/34 (2006.01); B07C 5/36 (2006.01); E02F 3/40 (2006.01); E02F 9/20 (2006.01); G01N 33/24 (2006.01); E02F 3/30 (2006.01); E02F 3/407 (2006.01)
CPC E02F 9/26 (2013.01) [B07C 5/34 (2013.01); B07C 5/36 (2013.01); E02F 3/40 (2013.01); E02F 9/2054 (2013.01); E02F 9/264 (2013.01); E02F 9/265 (2013.01); G01N 33/24 (2013.01); E02F 3/308 (2013.01); E02F 3/4075 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mining shovel bucket system, comprising:
a mining shovel bucket having a first side wall and a second side wall opposite the first side wall; and
an in-cheek sensor positioned on the first side wall and facing towards the second side wall,
wherein the in-cheek sensor is configured to collect data related to a composition of mining material as the mining material is loaded into the mining shovel bucket.