Safety system and method for cutting machine

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8528452
APP PUB NO 20120152073A1
SERIAL NO

13191997

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A safety system prevents cutting machine operators from being accidentally carried through the infeed chute into the machine's cutting mechanism. An operator wears a safety device on his wrist and/or ankle and a sensor array mounts on opposing sides of the cutting machine's infeed chute. The sensor array elements are wound in opposite directions and connect in series opposing. The magnetic field of the safety device induces a current in the sensor array as it moves in the proximity of the sensor array. The safety system generates a signal which is proportional to the sum of the induced currents. When the signal exceeds a threshold, the safety system shuts off power to the feed mechanism and/or the cutting blades of the cutting machine, preventing injury to the operator.

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BUCHANAN JEFFPLACENTIA CA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Buchanan, Jeff Placentia, US 8 13
Buchanan, Mark Cerritos, US 71 965

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