Patents by Inventor Chris Brubaker

Chris Brubaker has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Cylinder position sensor
    Patent number: 8240240
    Abstract: A device for detecting the absolute position of a cylinder rod is provided. A cylinder assembly has a cylinder body with a gland member positioned thereof. The gland member has a rod opening extending therethrough. An adjustable sensor is mounted on the gland member, the adjustable sensor being operable to read one or more detectable features of the cylinder rod. The adjustable sensor can be incrementally adjusted relative to the cylinder rod to optimize the gap provided between the adjustable sensor and the cylinder rod, allowing the sensor to detect the motion and absolute position of the cylinder rod. The detectable features may be three tracks of data including first timing data and position data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: CNH America LLC
    Inventors: Douglas S. Fitzkee, Christopher A. Foster, John Posselius, Chris Brubaker, Justin Ringwald
  • ADJUSTABLE CYLINDER POSITION SENSOR
    Publication number: 20100107869
    Abstract: A device for detecting the absolute position of a cylinder rod is provided. A cylinder assembly has a cylinder body with a gland member positioned thereof. The gland member has a rod opening extending therethrough. An adjustable sensor is mounted on the gland member, the adjustable sensor being operable to read one or more detectable features of the cylinder rod. The adjustable sensor can be incrementally adjusted relative to the cylinder rod to optimize the gap provided between the adjustable sensor and the cylinder rod, allowing the sensor to detect the motion and absolute position of the cylinder rod. The detectable features may be three tracks of data including first timing data and position data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: CNH AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Douglas S. FITZKEE, Christopher A. FOSTER, John POSSELIUS, Chris BRUBAKER, Justin RINGWALD