US 12,404,113 B2
Conveyor belt operation monitoring system
Nathaniël Akkermans, Breda (NL); and Pieter Remco de Vries, Zaandijk (NL)
Assigned to Ashworth Bros., Inc., Fall River, MA (US)
Filed by Ashworth Bros., Inc., Fall River, MA (US)
Filed on Aug. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/364,693.
Prior Publication US 2025/0042669 A1, Feb. 6, 2025
Int. Cl. B65G 43/02 (2006.01); B65G 23/44 (2006.01)
CPC B65G 43/02 (2013.01) [B65G 23/44 (2013.01); B65G 2203/0275 (2013.01); B65G 2203/0283 (2013.01); B65G 2203/0291 (2013.01); B65G 2203/042 (2013.01); B65G 2207/24 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sensor assembly for a conveyor belt, comprising:
one or more sensors configured to be integrated with the belt and collect data regarding belt operating conditions; and
an onboard controller including a device processor and a non-transient computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions, executable by the processor, to perform the following functions:
receiving data from the one or more sensors; and
transmitting the data to an offboard controller;
wherein the data regarding belt operating conditions includes belt angle data.